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Canada Life US Dividend Fund A

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U.S. Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(05-23-2025) 		$19.02
Change
-$0.26 (-1.37%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Canada Life US Dividend Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 14, 2017): 9.60%

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 -4.91% -12.74% -3.75% -9.46% 8.38% 14.46% 10.40% 9.36% 11.14% 8.58% 9.55% - - -
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -4.77% -8.70% -2.93% -5.04% 8.60% - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 68 / 220 212 / 220 132 / 213 214 / 219 110 / 211 40 / 196 83 / 193 78 / 189 124 / 187 93 / 182 77 / 168 - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 3 1 2 2 3 3 2 - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.05% 3.23% 1.77% 0.26% 1.58% 2.14% 5.71% 0.56% 3.77% -2.35% -6.03% -4.91%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.62% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.84% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - 3.17% 17.37% 4.14% 21.34% -4.90% 8.34% 33.90%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - 2 4 2 3 3 2 1
Category Rank - - - 46/ 166 144/ 181 82/ 187 140/ 189 138/ 192 87/ 193 18/ 206

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

33.90% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.90% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.21
International Equity 3.43
Cash and Equivalents 1.79
Canadian Equity 1.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.72
Financial Services 17.26
Consumer Services 12.18
Healthcare 11.46
Consumer Goods 6.16
Other 24.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.57
Europe 3.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 4.90
Alphabet Inc Cl A 4.10
Amazon.com Inc 3.95
Microsoft Corp 3.94
Broadcom Inc 2.42
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.41
Morgan Stanley 2.25
Abbvie Inc 2.23
Parker-Hannifin Corp 2.21
Republic Services Inc 2.15

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return11121314151617-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Canada Life US Dividend Fund A

Median

Other - U.S. Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.82% 11.23% -
Beta 0.77% 0.77% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.83% 0.84% -
Sharpe 0.57% 0.78% -
Sortino 1.04% 1.22% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 94.99% 95.55% -
Volatility 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 12.21% 11.82% 11.23% -
Beta 0.95% 0.77% 0.77% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.98% 0.83% 0.84% -
Sharpe 0.41% 0.57% 0.78% -
Sortino 0.68% 1.04% 1.22% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 84.18% 94.99% 95.55% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A94.0​94.089.8​89.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A93.7​93.786.6​86.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A89.0​89.085.5​85.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A95.0​95.090.8​90.80%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 July 14, 2017
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $319

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX1221
MAX1321
MAX1421

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth and dividend income by investing primarily in dividend income-producing U.S. equities that offer above average yields, and/or potential for growing their yields. The Fund may obtain this exposure by investing directly in securities, by investing in securities of other investment funds, or by a combination of these means. Any proposed change to

Investment Strategy

The sub-advisor employs a disciplined investment process to construct a portfolio of attractively valued companies that combines dividend yield with the potential for growth. The investment process blends top-down macro-analysis with bottom-up fundamental and quantitative stock research. Stock selection is the primary contributor to value added, with attention paid to both upside potential and downside risk.

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 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

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

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