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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

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U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeE Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

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NAVPS
(06-11-2025) 		$47.66
Change
-$0.37 (-0.78%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 08, 2002): 8.69%

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 5.56% -7.55% -13.10% -9.33% -3.24% 4.15% 0.81% -1.63% 4.20% 3.61% 4.99% 5.46% 7.13% 6.61%
Benchmark 5.58% -6.29% -10.63% -6.07% 7.21% 15.09% 10.58% 6.40% 11.61% 9.53% 8.20% 8.59% 9.79% 8.62%
Category Average 5.06% -5.08% -11.31% -6.55% 1.00% 8.72% 4.99% 1.48% 7.45% 5.12% 3.88% 4.47% 5.61% 4.97%
Category Rank 136 / 294 219 / 294 194 / 293 217 / 293 203 / 268 216 / 263 211 / 256 182 / 243 190 / 224 135 / 196 102 / 186 80 / 172 70 / 158 57 / 140
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 3.24% 6.10% -3.54% 0.03% -1.61% 7.08% -4.17% 5.67% -7.18% -6.07% -6.76% 5.56%
Benchmark -1.00% 6.13% -1.81% 2.68% 2.75% 10.22% -4.86% 5.64% -5.13% -6.25% -5.32% 5.58%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.90% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 8.55% 11.05% 9.64% 10.64% 19.95% 11.35% 17.80% -17.75% 6.24% 11.34%
Benchmark 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76% 24.39%
Category Average 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64% 13.19%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 1 2 2 4 3 4 3
Category Rank 85/ 138 99/ 157 86/ 161 26/ 181 96/ 192 95/ 199 201/ 243 142/ 245 244/ 263 170/ 267

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.95% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.75% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 95.16
International Equity 2.84
Cash and Equivalents 2.00

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 23.94
Healthcare 21.25
Industrial Goods 9.88
Industrial Services 9.50
Financial Services 8.68
Other 26.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.16
Latin America 1.57
Europe 1.27

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Maximus Inc 2.83
iRhythm Technologies Inc 2.72
CoStar Group Inc 2.53
Verra Mobility Corp Cl A 2.53
Akamai Technologies Inc 2.51
Cirrus Logic Inc 2.21
Keysight Technologies Inc 2.18
Bio-Techne Corp 2.03
Charles River Laboratories Intl Inc 2.01
HealthEquity Inc 2.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.43% 14.58% 14.75%
Beta 0.77% 0.80% 0.82%
Alpha -0.07% -0.05% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe -0.13% 0.19% 0.39%
Sortino -0.10% 0.22% 0.44%
Treynor -0.03% 0.03% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 28.67% 81.32% 80.27%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 18.89% 15.43% 14.58% 14.75%
Beta 0.91% 0.77% 0.80% 0.82%
Alpha -0.09% -0.07% -0.05% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.85% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe -0.27% -0.13% 0.19% 0.39%
Sortino -0.35% -0.10% 0.22% 0.44%
Treynor -0.06% -0.03% 0.03% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency - 28.67% 81.32% 80.27%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A4.3​4.37.8​7.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 08, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $185

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX7829
MAX7929
MAX8029

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term growth of capital and a reasonable rate of return by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities. The Fund may also invest from time to time in equity securities of companies based outside of North America and in fixed income securities of U.S. and Canadian corporations and government bodies. Any proposed change to

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 also placed on paying reasonable prices for the growth that companies in the portfolio are expected to achieve. Most of the companies in the Fund will be small- to mid-capitalization companies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation
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 2.52%
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) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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