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Canada Life Canadian Growth Balanced Fund - A Series

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(11-04-2025)
$12.69
Change
-$0.10 (-0.76%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Canada Life Canadian Growth Balanced Fund - A Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 09, 2020): 7.46%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.36% 4.20% 6.87% 7.10% 9.04% 11.70% 10.04% 6.97% 7.68% - - - - -
Benchmark 4.50% 9.66% 16.45% 18.36% 21.69% 22.44% 16.97% 10.62% 12.32% 10.56% 10.18% 9.50% 9.11% 9.42%
Category Average 2.39% 4.65% 9.11% 9.53% 11.28% 15.29% 12.32% 7.08% 9.01% 7.49% 7.01% 6.61% 6.44% 6.73%
Category Rank 264 / 390 305 / 390 306 / 370 295 / 370 281 / 370 332 / 366 339 / 364 249 / 356 310 / 352 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.31% 4.20% -1.99% 2.82% -0.37% -2.16% -1.44% 2.95% 1.09% 0.45% 1.34% 2.36%
Benchmark 0.37% 5.15% -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.18% (July 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.49% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 11.14% -2.95% 8.46% 10.20%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 4 1 3 4
Category Rank - - - - - - 324/ 352 41/ 360 262/ 364 345/ 366

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.14% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 34.85
US Equity 24.04
Canadian Government Bonds 15.82
Canadian Corporate Bonds 13.81
Cash and Equivalents 5.48
Other 6.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 31.38
Financial Services 14.30
Technology 13.39
Consumer Services 5.82
Industrial Services 5.67
Other 29.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.03
Europe 3.55
Latin America 0.31
Asia 0.06
Other 0.05

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Life Canadian Focused Small-Mid Cap Fund A 6.51
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 3.91
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.62
Ontario Province 3.60% 02-Jun-2035 2.31
Royal Bank of Canada 2.04
Shopify Inc Cl A 1.72
Microsoft Corp 1.69
Constellation Software Inc 1.57
Toronto-Dominion Bank 1.54
NVIDIA Corp 1.53

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Canada Life Canadian Growth Balanced Fund - A Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.94% 8.52% -
Beta 0.73% 0.74% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.83% -
Sharpe 0.75% 0.60% -
Sortino 1.54% 0.95% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 90.74% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.19% 7.94% 8.52% -
Beta 0.79% 0.73% 0.74% -
Alpha -0.07% -0.02% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.84% 0.83% -
Sharpe 0.83% 0.75% 0.60% -
Sortino 1.56% 1.54% 0.95% -
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 71.66% 90.74% - -

Fund Details

Start Date September 09, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $177

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX7801
MAX7901
MAX8001

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to generate capital appreciation and income over time by investing primarily in Canadian equity and fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest in foreign equity and fixed income securities. The Fund will pursue this objective by investing in securities directly and/or by investing in other investment funds. Any proposed change to

Investment Strategy

The Fund’s asset mix will generally be kept within the following target ranges: 60-90% equity securities, 10-40% fixed income securities, including cash and cash equivalents. The asset allocation portfolio manager will adjust the percentage of the Fund invested in each asset class based on changes in the market outlook for each asset class.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

  • David Arpin
  • Nelson Arruda
  • Scott Carscallen

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

Mackenzie Investments

Distributor

Quadrus Investment Services Limited

IPC Investment Corporation

IPC Securities Corporation

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.25%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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