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Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

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NAVPS
(11-01-2024)
$53.24
Change
$0.23 (0.43%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

As at July 31, 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): 9.41%

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 0.03% 2.37% 3.13% 10.28% 17.40% 9.60% 0.70% 7.71% 5.69% 5.30% 8.53% 8.37% 8.94% 9.36%
Benchmark 2.68% 7.00% 3.58% 15.44% 26.42% 18.54% 6.68% 13.24% 10.46% 8.48% 9.96% 10.16% 10.20% 11.10%
Category Average 0.80% 5.53% 2.21% 10.36% 21.72% 14.66% 2.62% 10.07% 6.75% 4.49% 5.66% 6.45% 6.78% 6.99%
Category Rank 209 / 270 239 / 270 137 / 269 134 / 268 218 / 268 251 / 258 182 / 245 171 / 226 137 / 199 120 / 188 70 / 177 72 / 160 61 / 154 53 / 138
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -4.92% 5.89% 5.74% 0.38% 4.50% 1.94% -4.32% 1.99% 3.24% 6.10% -3.54% 0.03%
Benchmark -3.48% 6.78% 6.26% -0.78% 7.29% 4.69% -5.36% 3.32% -1.00% 6.13% -1.81% 2.68%

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 2 2 4 3 4
Category Rank 71/ 125 86/ 139 100/ 158 86/ 162 26/ 182 96/ 193 96/ 200 201/ 244 143/ 246 245/ 264

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 96.45
Cash and Equivalents 3.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 35.30
Healthcare 27.42
Industrial Services 12.65
Industrial Goods 9.13
Real Estate 5.94
Other 9.56

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Maximus Inc 5.62
Exlservice Holdings Inc 5.47
Parsons Corp 5.17
Verra Mobility Corp Cl A 5.15
Commvault Systems Inc 4.77
Charles River Laboratories Intl Inc 4.59
Akamai Technologies Inc 4.58
Bio-Techne Corp 4.54
Tenable Holdings Inc 4.41
CoStar Group Inc 4.34

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)

Canada Life US Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund A

Median

Other - U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.70% 16.29% 14.18%
Beta 0.71% 0.82% 0.80%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.86% 0.84%
Sharpe -0.13% 0.29% 0.59%
Sortino -0.14% 0.34% 0.72%
Treynor -0.02% 0.06% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 40.59% 81.05% 87.27%
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 13.81% 13.70% 16.29% 14.18%
Beta 0.81% 0.71% 0.82% 0.80%
Alpha -0.03% -0.04% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.78% 0.86% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.89% -0.13% 0.29% 0.59%
Sortino 1.78% -0.14% 0.34% 0.72%
Treynor 0.15% -0.02% 0.06% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 40.59% 81.05% 87.27%

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) $232

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 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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