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GWL Canadian Dividend NL

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025

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NAVPS
(05-06-2026)
$899.24
Change
$7.00 (0.78%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 12, 2000): 5.98%

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 -3.20% 6.10% 9.31% 6.10% 23.88% 17.26% 14.58% 9.07% 11.16% 14.36% 9.61% 9.26% 8.13% 8.83%
Benchmark -4.32% 3.93% 10.43% 3.93% 34.83% 24.96% 21.18% 13.97% 15.19% 19.59% 14.05% 13.29% 11.94% 12.59%
Category Average -2.78% 4.78% 8.50% 4.78% 23.39% 17.29% 14.77% 9.24% 11.54% 15.03% 10.39% 9.94% 8.83% 9.43%
Category Rank 219 / 291 96 / 283 118 / 282 96 / 283 142 / 282 143 / 279 118 / 269 110 / 267 127 / 261 132 / 261 137 / 226 72 / 166 72 / 165 58 / 157
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -1.54% 5.05% 1.38% 0.65% 3.07% 4.19% -0.62% 2.77% 0.88% 1.96% 7.50% -3.20%
Benchmark -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.43% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 16.48% 7.32% -8.95% 18.95% -4.41% 24.75% -2.58% 5.83% 14.37% 19.39%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51% 19.73%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 3 2 3
Category Rank 92/ 157 73/ 165 82/ 166 75/ 226 206/ 261 203/ 261 86/ 267 141/ 269 137/ 279 162/ 282

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.75% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.95% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 86.59
US Equity 7.52
Income Trust Units 2.96
International Equity 2.13
Cash and Equivalents 0.76
Other 0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.96
Energy 17.60
Basic Materials 16.06
Industrial Services 7.56
Utilities 4.71
Other 23.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.92
Europe 1.59
Latin America 0.91
Asia 0.52
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.02
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.03
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.69
Manulife Financial Corp 4.49
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.87
Bank of Montreal 3.35
Enbridge Inc 3.14
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.88
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.77
TC Energy Corp 2.38

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

GWL Canadian Dividend NL

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.34% 10.91% 11.69%
Beta 0.87 0.84 0.86
Alpha -0.03 -0.01 -0.02
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% 0.91%
Sharpe 1.02 0.77 0.63
Sortino 2.00 1.22 0.77
Treynor 0.12 0.10 0.09
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.22% 10.34% 10.91% 11.69%
Beta 0.87 0.87 0.84 0.86
Alpha -0.05 -0.03 -0.01 -0.02
Rsquared 0.90% 0.94% 0.93% 0.91%
Sharpe 1.93 1.02 0.77 0.63
Sortino 4.79 2.00 1.22 0.77
Treynor 0.23 0.12 0.10 0.09
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

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 December 12, 2000
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $56

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
CLGTO062

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to maximize dividend income consistent with preserving capital and maintaining liquidity by investing primarily in preferred and common shares of Canadian corporations, which the Advisor believes will yield a high level of dividend income. The Fund invests primarily in preferred and common shares of Canadian and foreign companies which will yield high level of dividend income.

Investment Strategy

This segregated fund invests primarily in dividend yielding Canadian stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Mackenzie Investments

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Assurance Co.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 300
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.71%
Management Fee 2.55%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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