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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade E

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NAVPS
(05-08-2024)
$51.75
Change
-$0.31 (-0.59%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 08, 2002): 9.22%

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 -4.32% 1.92% 14.56% 2.31% 7.78% -0.02% -1.80% 7.31% 3.57% 6.88% 6.58% 9.07% 7.99% 8.91%
Benchmark -5.36% 6.30% 19.68% 5.48% 16.56% 9.97% 4.33% 13.56% 7.75% 8.72% 7.93% 10.49% 9.03% 10.27%
Category Average -5.21% 18.06% 18.06% 2.34% 11.91% 4.64% 0.64% 10.09% 4.26% 4.45% 4.57% 6.42% 5.49% 6.40%
Category Rank 82 / 279 184 / 278 206 / 278 162 / 278 200 / 274 225 / 261 174 / 254 171 / 216 134 / 198 77 / 183 65 / 169 62 / 160 51 / 142 45 / 129
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -1.95% 4.35% 2.05% -1.51% -3.78% -4.92% 5.89% 5.74% 0.38% 4.50% 1.94% -4.32%
Benchmark -2.53% 6.21% 3.66% -0.56% -5.43% -3.48% 6.78% 6.26% -0.78% 7.29% 4.69% -5.36%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.90% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 15.82% 8.55% 11.05% 9.64% 10.64% 19.95% 11.35% 17.80% -17.75% 6.24%
Benchmark 18.40% 11.76% 14.08% 8.66% -2.87% 21.65% 11.78% 20.00% -11.77% 13.76%
Category Average 10.57% 6.25% 9.80% 10.84% -7.63% 15.90% 4.61% 23.16% -17.30% 11.64%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 3 4
Category Rank 72/ 126 87/ 140 101/ 159 86/ 163 26/ 183 98/ 194 95/ 210 212/ 254 145/ 256 252/ 274

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 99.28
Cash and Equivalents 0.72

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 37.02
Healthcare 24.61
Industrial Services 11.46
Industrial Goods 9.01
Consumer Services 7.58
Other 10.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
iRhythm Technologies Inc 5.26
Maximus Inc 5.08
Akamai Technologies Inc 5.00
Cirrus Logic Inc 4.96
Westinghouse Air Brake Techs Corp 4.94
Commvault Systems Inc 4.78
Verra Mobility Corp Cl A 4.78
Charles River Laboratories Intl Inc 4.73
Parsons Corp 4.72
Tenable Holdings Inc 4.64

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 US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.29% 16.19% 14.12%
Beta 0.71% 0.82% 0.80%
Alpha -0.05% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.87% 0.85%
Sharpe -0.28% 0.18% 0.58%
Sortino -0.41% 0.16% 0.68%
Treynor -0.05% 0.03% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency - 56.57% 86.20%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 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 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.72% 13.29% 16.19% 14.12%
Beta 0.78% 0.71% 0.82% 0.80%
Alpha -0.05% -0.05% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.82% 0.87% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.26% -0.28% 0.18% 0.58%
Sortino 0.63% -0.41% 0.16% 0.68%
Treynor 0.05% -0.05% 0.03% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - 56.57% 86.20%

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 08, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $229

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. 01-31-2022
Mackenzie Financial Corporation 01-31-2022

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Advisor Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.
Custodian CIBC Mellon Trust Company
Registrar Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Distributor Quadrus Investment Services Limited
Auditor Deloitte & Touche 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 2.53%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 2.50%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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