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Canada Life Canadian Focused Growth Fund A

Canadian Focused Equity

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$15.49
Change
$0.09 (0.62%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at January 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Canada Life Canadian Focused Growth Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 21, 2016): 9.13%

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 1.02% 6.13% 10.77% 6.13% 9.17% 6.17% 6.51% 13.11% 8.83% 8.37% 8.98% - - -
Benchmark 3.64% 7.74% 16.61% 7.74% 16.32% 5.70% 8.49% 15.92% 9.66% 9.13% 8.45% 9.56% 7.77% 8.09%
Category Average 2.64% 15.90% 15.90% 7.94% 16.06% 6.31% 8.21% 15.66% 9.39% 8.40% 7.55% 8.35% 6.66% 6.83%
Category Rank 564 / 620 507 / 620 561 / 620 507 / 620 576 / 617 382 / 605 488 / 592 529 / 578 396 / 571 341 / 528 208 / 484 - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 0.15% -2.77% 4.36% 0.52% -0.54% -3.00% -3.59% 5.86% 2.25% 1.06% 3.96% 1.02%
Benchmark 2.42% -3.65% 3.16% 2.78% -1.03% -3.68% -2.36% 7.23% 3.38% 0.82% 3.10% 3.64%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.50% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.61% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 14.15% -2.63% 21.54% 10.72% 22.46% -10.71% 9.74%
Benchmark 10.96% -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60%
Category Average 9.08% -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34%
Quartile Ranking - - - 1 1 2 2 3 3 4
Category Rank - - - 94/ 475 83/ 528 221/ 564 195/ 578 344/ 586 344/ 600 493/ 612

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 53.48
US Equity 23.49
International Equity 16.99
Cash and Equivalents 6.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 18.79
Industrial Services 15.11
Technology 11.74
Consumer Services 11.07
Industrial Goods 10.64
Other 32.65

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 83.01
Europe 16.99

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 5.83
CAE Inc 5.12
Stantec Inc 5.06
Intact Financial Corp 5.01
Royal Bank of Canada 4.93
Accenture PLC Cl A 4.45
Premium Brands Holdings Corp 4.27
Schneider Electric SE 4.23
Aon PLC Cl A 4.18
Boyd Group Services Inc 3.68

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 13.24% 13.48% -
Beta 0.91% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.76% 0.80% -
Sharpe 0.34% 0.55% -
Sortino 0.49% 0.72% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 88.08% 91.14% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.41% 13.24% 13.48% -
Beta 0.81% 0.91% 0.83% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.82% 0.76% 0.80% -
Sharpe 0.44% 0.34% 0.55% -
Sortino 1.06% 0.49% 0.72% -
Treynor 0.06% 0.05% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 94.34% 88.08% 91.14% -

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) -

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 08-19-2022
Mackenzie Financial Corporation 08-19-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar Mackenzie Investments
Distributor Quadrus Investment Services Limited
Auditor Deloitte LLP

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) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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