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Canada Life Canadian Focused Growth Fund A

Canadian Focused Equity

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FundGrade D

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Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$16.47
Change
$0.07 (0.44%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Canada Life Canadian Focused Growth Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 21, 2016): 9.49%

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 1.60% 4.13% 8.89% 11.34% 8.41% 13.71% 9.92% 6.88% 9.13% 9.13% 9.75% 8.85% 9.57% -
Benchmark 2.40% 9.32% 19.50% 24.89% 22.25% 25.90% 18.51% 13.08% 14.56% 13.15% 13.28% 11.29% 11.41% 11.35%
Category Average 1.87% 5.90% 12.90% 16.58% 13.85% 19.75% 14.55% 10.38% 12.26% 11.16% 11.12% 9.28% 9.30% 9.09%
Category Rank 360 / 603 465 / 602 506 / 596 448 / 574 460 / 574 504 / 568 505 / 561 487 / 550 478 / 537 461 / 528 419 / 509 372 / 480 267 / 431 -
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.64% 3.89% -1.03% -3.20% -1.77% 4.58% 1.52% 1.09% 1.90% 2.75% -0.25% 1.60%
Benchmark -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57% 2.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.50% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 14.15% -2.63% 21.54% 10.72% 22.46% -10.71% 9.74% 13.58%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Category Rank - - 91/ 431 81/ 481 194/ 513 188/ 529 305/ 537 315/ 550 455/ 561 510/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.46% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.71% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 55.16
US Equity 38.74
International Equity 4.67
Cash and Equivalents 0.89
Income Trust Units 0.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.75
Technology 20.60
Basic Materials 9.75
Consumer Services 8.86
Industrial Services 8.17
Other 29.87

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.34
Europe 4.55
Asia 0.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Life Canadian Focused Small-Mid Cap Fund A 7.61
Royal Bank of Canada 4.06
Shopify Inc Cl A 3.18
NVIDIA Corp 2.60
Microsoft Corp 2.59
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.45
Apple Inc 2.41
Brookfield Corp Cl A 2.04
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.94
Constellation Software Inc 1.92

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Canada Life Canadian Focused Growth Fund A

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.47% 11.56% -
Beta 0.81% 0.90% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.77% -
Sharpe 0.64% 0.58% -
Sortino 1.23% 0.90% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 82.90% 85.15% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.67% 9.47% 11.56% -
Beta 0.88% 0.81% 0.90% -
Alpha -0.10% -0.04% -0.03% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.84% 0.77% -
Sharpe 0.66% 0.64% 0.58% -
Sortino 1.06% 1.23% 0.90% -
Treynor 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% -
Tax Efficiency 54.41% 82.90% 85.15% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date November 21, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $504

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX7825
MAX7925
MAX8025

Investment Objectives

The Fund invests mainly in Canadian equity securities issued by Canadian corporations to achieve long-term capital growth and provide a reasonable rate of return. Any proposed change to the fundamental investment objectives of the Fund must be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The investment approach follows a company-focused investment style, seeking companies with strong management, good growth prospects and a solid financial position. Emphasis is placed on paying reasonable prices for the free cash flow growth that companies in the portfolio are expected to achieve. Generally, the Fund will not invest more than 49% of its assets in foreign securities.

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 2.49%
Management Fee 2.00%
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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