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GWL Canadian Focused Dividend DSC

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$1,327.15
Change
$8.40 (0.64%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 25, 1997): 6.96%

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 2.61% 6.45% 12.52% 18.89% 15.76% 18.51% 10.65% 9.56% 11.78% 8.98% 9.24% 7.47% 7.46% 7.98%
Benchmark 3.86% 10.53% 21.41% 29.96% 25.71% 28.17% 18.89% 14.43% 16.18% 14.11% 14.34% 12.08% 11.80% 12.16%
Category Average 2.83% 6.08% 11.92% 18.67% 15.14% 19.38% 11.98% 10.37% 12.59% 9.96% 10.23% 8.62% 8.67% 8.97%
Category Rank 227 / 283 132 / 283 86 / 283 126 / 283 113 / 283 155 / 280 184 / 270 159 / 269 154 / 263 162 / 261 143 / 228 101 / 168 107 / 167 76 / 155
Quartile Ranking 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.63% 2.62% 0.00% -1.08% -1.23% 5.39% 1.54% 0.95% 3.12% 4.46% -0.69% 2.61%
Benchmark -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.42% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.12% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -8.22% 19.26% 4.99% -9.75% 16.99% -2.39% 25.33% -3.02% 5.16% 13.59%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3
Category Rank 120/ 144 49/ 159 130/ 167 124/ 168 145/ 228 147/ 263 180/ 263 117/ 269 196/ 270 199/ 280

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.33% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.75% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.15
US Equity 7.47
Income Trust Units 3.61
Cash and Equivalents 0.40
International Equity 0.36
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.96
Energy 17.24
Basic Materials 14.12
Industrial Services 7.78
Technology 6.09
Other 21.81

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.00
Latin America 1.64
Europe 0.32
Asia 0.02
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.32
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.96
Manulife Financial Corp 4.70
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.54
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.79
Bank of Montreal 3.42
Enbridge Inc 3.32
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.90
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 2.73
TC Energy Corp 2.48

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)

GWL Canadian Focused Dividend DSC

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.43% 10.66% 11.53%
Beta 0.86% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha -0.05% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.93% 0.93%
Sharpe 0.65% 0.85% 0.57%
Sortino 1.27% 1.34% 0.67%
Treynor 0.08% 0.11% 0.08%
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 8.53% 10.43% 10.66% 11.53%
Beta 0.82% 0.86% 0.85% 0.86%
Alpha -0.04% -0.05% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.95% 0.93% 0.93%
Sharpe 1.45% 0.65% 0.85% 0.57%
Sortino 3.32% 1.27% 1.34% 0.67%
Treynor 0.15% 0.08% 0.11% 0.08%
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 November 25, 1997
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $319

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GWL72168

Investment Objectives

The objective of this Fund is to provide long-term capital and income growth.

Investment Strategy

This segregated fund invests primarily in dividend yielding Canadian stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

The Great West Life Assurance Company

  • Tony Warzel
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

GLC Asset Management Group 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 300
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.61%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 4.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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