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GWL Canadian Premier Balanced NL

Canadian Equity Balanced

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$869.16
Change
$1.82 (0.21%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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GWL Canadian Premier Balanced NL

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 23, 1996): 5.42%

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 1.61% 5.52% 11.60% 10.33% 7.72% 13.24% 10.40% 7.22% 9.38% 8.05% 8.14% 6.30% 6.33% 6.45%
Benchmark 2.96% 8.58% 16.44% 22.97% 19.80% 22.26% 15.17% 10.99% 12.00% 10.90% 11.37% 9.61% 9.41% 9.70%
Category Average 1.52% 4.25% 8.20% 11.52% 9.30% 14.17% 10.06% 7.16% 8.36% 7.46% 7.81% 6.43% 6.51% 6.64%
Category Rank 231 / 557 115 / 557 47 / 557 306 / 557 310 / 557 276 / 535 149 / 520 165 / 520 72 / 520 78 / 504 104 / 449 109 / 361 101 / 344 90 / 337
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.37% 3.46% -1.95% -3.40% -2.39% 3.37% 1.98% 1.26% 2.43% 2.28% 1.53% 1.61%
Benchmark -2.58% 2.89% -0.02% -1.20% -0.27% 4.19% 2.20% 1.08% 3.81% 4.50% 0.91% 2.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.99% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.34% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -2.07% 10.73% 4.99% -8.70% 12.02% 4.31% 21.26% -9.73% 13.48% 12.16%
Benchmark -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48% 17.11%
Category Average -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70% 12.92%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 4 3 1 4 1 2
Category Rank 220/ 298 103/ 339 214/ 344 267/ 361 393/ 449 306/ 504 46/ 520 423/ 520 37/ 520 246/ 535

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.26% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.73% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 37.98
Canadian Corporate Bonds 23.75
US Equity 20.79
International Equity 8.29
Canadian Government Bonds 6.58
Other 2.61

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 30.73
Financial Services 25.94
Technology 9.59
Industrial Services 6.99
Consumer Services 5.34
Other 21.41

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.70
Europe 7.51
Asia 0.79

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 6.42
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.99
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.54
Manulife Financial Corp 2.97
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.09
Richelieu Hardware Ltd 2.08
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.00
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.99
Expeditors Intl of Washington Inc 1.99
Assa Abloy AB Cl B 1.97

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

GWL Canadian Premier Balanced NL

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.17% 9.78% 10.49%
Beta 0.85% 0.91% 0.94%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.69% 0.48%
Sortino 1.38% 1.06% 0.52%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.52% 9.17% 9.78% 10.49%
Beta 0.97% 0.85% 0.91% 0.94%
Alpha -0.10% -0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.79% 0.82% 0.84% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.60% 0.70% 0.69% 0.48%
Sortino 0.85% 1.38% 1.06% 0.52%
Treynor 0.05% 0.08% 0.07% 0.05%
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 January 23, 1996
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $32

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GWL72030

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide a balance of long-term capital appreciation and a consistent level of current income.

Investment Strategy

This segregated fund invests primarily in Canadian fixed income securities and stocks with exposure to foreign stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

The Great West Life Assurance Company

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Invesco Canada Ltd.

Custodian

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.82%
Management Fee 2.60%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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