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Canada Life Canadian Focused Small-Mid Cap Fund A

Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(06-10-2025)
$29.39
Change
$0.10 (0.34%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Canada Life Canadian Focused Small-Mid Cap Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (January 15, 2001): 5.41%

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 7.71% 2.64% -2.35% 0.21% 9.34% 8.32% 5.01% 1.67% 6.17% 6.60% 5.24% 4.51% 4.96% 5.23%
Benchmark 6.67% 4.50% 0.34% 3.66% 12.28% 15.37% 8.09% 5.29% 13.60% 9.85% 6.89% 6.99% 7.61% 6.84%
Category Average 5.60% 0.69% -3.58% -0.54% 12.45% 11.73% 7.75% 3.98% 11.25% 9.78% 8.17% 8.14% 8.68% 7.53%
Category Rank 8 / 48 19 / 48 21 / 48 20 / 48 42 / 48 40 / 48 39 / 48 44 / 48 44 / 48 36 / 45 30 / 36 31 / 36 32 / 34 27 / 33
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 1.86% 6.18% -1.47% 1.46% -0.85% 4.45% -2.56% 1.89% -4.18% -3.40% -1.36% 7.71%
Benchmark -1.61% 5.68% -1.27% 3.54% 1.20% 4.03% -3.21% 1.97% -2.72% 0.21% -2.24% 6.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.37% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-18.31% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 9.89% 12.86% 1.39% -12.62% 24.04% 22.42% 8.06% -14.98% 4.36% 12.91%
Benchmark -3.54% 27.23% 7.15% -14.41% 17.42% 12.92% 18.74% -10.51% 8.17% 18.86%
Category Average -2.19% 16.27% 9.79% -11.20% 21.83% 30.06% 13.94% -13.64% 7.90% 18.68%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 1 2 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 6/ 31 30/ 34 35/ 35 30/ 36 8/ 39 13/ 48 48/ 48 35/ 48 35/ 48 41/ 48

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.04% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-14.98% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 64.27
US Equity 28.22
Cash and Equivalents 3.32
Income Trust Units 3.02
International Equity 1.12
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 14.81
Financial Services 12.49
Real Estate 11.84
Healthcare 10.99
Basic Materials 10.62
Other 39.25

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.82
Asia 0.81
Europe 0.30
Latin America 0.01
Other 0.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.32
Definity Financial Corp 2.78
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 2.60
Descartes Systems Group Inc 2.42
Savaria Corp 2.34
Chartwell Retirement Residences - Units 2.30
Element Fleet Management Corp 2.27
Tecsys Inc 2.12
Stantec Inc 2.06
New Gold Inc 2.04

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)

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Canada Life Canadian Focused Small-Mid Cap Fund A

Median

Other - Cdn Foc Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.18% 12.99% 13.62%
Beta 0.74% 0.67% 0.67%
Alpha -0.01% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.62% 0.70%
Sharpe 0.14% 0.34% 0.32%
Sortino 0.33% 0.46% 0.32%
Treynor 0.02% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.48% 98.68% 98.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 13.17% 13.18% 12.99% 13.62%
Beta 0.98% 0.74% 0.67% 0.67%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.03% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.74% 0.62% 0.70%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.14% 0.34% 0.32%
Sortino 0.98% 0.33% 0.46% 0.32%
Treynor 0.06% 0.02% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 98.74% 97.48% 98.68% 98.40%

Fund Details

Start Date January 15, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $139

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1253
MAX1353
MAX1453

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide above-average long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly traded equity issues of small to mid capitalized Canadian companies with above average growth potential. Any proposed change to the fundamental investment objectives of the Fund must be approved by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

The focus is on selecting stocks with strong earnings growth, healthy fundamentals and attractive valuation relative to industry comparables and historic norms. The asset allocation guidelines for the Fund are as follows: Canadian stocks: 70% to 100%, Foreign stocks: 0% to 30%, Short-term fixed income securities: 0% to 30%. These are guidelines only; the Fund’s actual allocation to a particular asset class may deviate from these guidelines at the discretion of the sub-advisor.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Sub-Advisor

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Canada Life Investment Management Ltd.

Custodian

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Registrar

Mackenzie Financial Corporation

Distributor

Quadrus Investment Services Limited

IPC Investment Corporation

IPC Securities Corporation

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.52%
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) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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