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Canada Life Global Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(02-24-2025)
$10.02
Change
-$0.03 (-0.31%)

As at January 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Canada Life Global Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 09, 2020): 5.37%

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 2.76% -1.25% -3.21% 2.76% 7.05% 4.75% 0.15% 2.35% - - - - - -
Benchmark 4.42% 7.83% 10.64% 4.42% 25.87% 14.94% 9.84% 9.06% 9.83% 10.22% 8.09% 9.31% 9.96% 8.91%
Category Average 3.49% 4.58% 4.31% 3.49% 17.09% 10.80% 5.54% 5.26% 7.62% 7.36% 5.17% 6.27% 6.64% 5.92%
Category Rank 212 / 279 254 / 278 270 / 278 212 / 279 247 / 266 207 / 248 216 / 231 158 / 211 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 4.60% 2.40% -2.79% 1.59% -0.50% 5.09% -1.41% 1.01% -1.58% -1.03% -2.90% 2.76%
Benchmark 5.26% 3.87% -3.18% 2.98% -1.02% 5.44% -1.29% 3.07% 0.86% 6.51% -3.05% 4.42%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.96% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.30% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 16.69% -18.87% 9.07% 3.51%
Benchmark 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59% 18.68%
Category Average 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82% 12.04%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 4 3 4
Category Rank - - - - - - 59/ 209 175/ 231 185/ 248 218/ 266

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.69% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.87% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 63.16
International Equity 29.89
Cash and Equivalents 4.80
Canadian Equity 2.15

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.00
Technology 15.65
Industrial Services 11.56
Industrial Goods 10.09
Basic Materials 7.93
Other 28.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 70.11
Europe 10.77
Asia 9.26
Latin America 5.53
Africa and Middle East 2.30
Other 2.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash Equivalents 4.80
Kyndryl Holdings Inc 2.83
Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc 2.49
Assured Guaranty Ltd 2.28
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd 2.27
Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc 2.23
Advance Auto Parts Inc 2.07
Barrett Business Services Inc 2.04
Hackett Group Inc 2.02
Healthcare Services Group Inc 1.97

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)

Canada Life Global Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.99% - -
Beta 0.79% - -
Alpha -0.07% - -
Rsquared 0.82% - -
Sharpe -0.21% - -
Sortino -0.23% - -
Treynor -0.04% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility 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 9.43% 12.99% - -
Beta 0.62% 0.79% - -
Alpha -0.07% -0.07% - -
Rsquared 0.59% 0.82% - -
Sharpe 0.32% -0.21% - -
Sortino 0.81% -0.23% - -
Treynor 0.05% -0.04% - -
Tax Efficiency 25.89% - - -

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 September 09, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $56

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MAX7811
MAX7911
MAX8011

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of global small to mid-capitalization companies. The Fund will pursue this objective by investing in securities directly and/or by investing in other mutual funds. Any proposed change to the fundamental investment objectives of the Fund must be approved by a majority of votes cast at meeting of the Fund’s investors called for that purpose.

Investment Strategy

A multi-portfolio manager approach is used by the sub-advisor, with each portfolio manager focusing on different geographic locations. U.S. Mid-Cap The sub-advisor seeks companies with strong management, good growth prospects and attractive financial metrics. Emphasis is also placed on paying reasonable prices for the growth that companies in the portfolio are expected to achieve.

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

-

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.58%
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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