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GWL American Growth DSC

U.S. Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2021

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$1,440.02
Change
-$29.38 (-2.00%)

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): 7.42%

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 -1.75% 6.02% 14.87% 13.60% 10.21% 27.07% 19.23% 13.64% 15.16% 18.49% 16.55% 15.38% 15.91% 14.51%
Benchmark -0.03% 8.17% 18.44% 14.45% 14.74% 25.89% 21.96% 14.84% 17.03% 16.62% 16.53% 15.65% 15.90% 15.16%
Category Average 0.08% 5.46% 14.22% 10.22% 8.36% 19.89% 16.54% 10.18% 12.44% 12.41% 12.45% 11.45% 11.93% 11.20%
Category Rank 727 / 813 505 / 761 435 / 761 114 / 756 279 / 756 61 / 692 168 / 651 136 / 647 129 / 641 46 / 622 64 / 533 48 / 416 46 / 414 48 / 400
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.98% 6.36% -4.65% -9.13% -0.88% 8.26% 6.01% 3.15% -0.92% 6.28% 1.54% -1.75%
Benchmark 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.34% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.64% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 22.48% 1.26% 15.89% 2.19% 11.70% 43.05% 20.28% -10.12% 15.05% 40.00%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 2 4 1 4 2 3 1
Category Rank 24/ 327 302/ 407 99/ 414 117/ 416 450/ 534 35/ 624 491/ 641 208/ 647 407/ 651 102/ 692

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

43.05% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.12% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 97.36
Cash and Equivalents 2.64

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 43.86
Consumer Services 13.49
Healthcare 12.24
Financial Services 8.22
Industrial Goods 6.24
Other 15.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.22
Other 1.78

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 7.77
Apple Inc 7.32
Alphabet Inc Cl A 5.88
Amazon.com Inc 5.54
Broadcom Inc 4.57
Danaher Corp 3.67
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.53
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.44
Applied Materials Inc 3.24
Uber Technologies Inc 3.13

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 American Growth DSC

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.42% 15.45% 15.17%
Beta 1.19% 1.05% 1.06%
Alpha -0.06% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.82% 0.85%
Sortino 1.78% 1.28% 1.25%
Treynor 0.13% 0.12% 0.12%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 18.22% 15.42% 15.45% 15.17%
Beta 1.24% 1.19% 1.05% 1.06%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.80% 0.78% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.97% 0.82% 0.85%
Sortino 0.73% 1.78% 1.28% 1.25%
Treynor 0.07% 0.13% 0.12% 0.12%
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) $146

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
GWL72176

Investment Objectives

This Fund invests primarily in large, well-capitalized U.S. companies, which have above-average growth prospects.

Investment Strategy

This segregated fund invests primarily in United States stocks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

AGF Investments Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

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 2.99%
Management Fee 2.65%
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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