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August 31, 2026

Fund Overview

The objective of the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and income by investing in a diversified portfolio comprised primarily of fixed income, equity and real estate related investments. The portfolio, at times, may assume limited exposures to commodity related investments or other alternative asset classes.

Risk Rating

This fund's risk rating is Low to Medium

As of August 31, 2026

Asset Allocation (%)

Asset Percent
Canadian Bonds - Funds 40.0%
Canadian Equity 21.0%
US Equity 20.8%
International Equity 14.3%
Cash and Equivalents 1.9%
Commodities 1.5%
Income Trust Units 0.5%

Sector Allocation (%)

Sector Percent
Fixed Income 48.8%
Financial Services 12.1%
Technology 11.6%
Basic Materials 7.4%
Energy 4.5%
Healthcare 3.5%
Consumer Services 3.3%
Consumer Goods 3.3%
Industrial Goods 3.1%
Industrial Services 2.4%

Geographic Allocation (%)

Region Percent
North America 83.9%
Europe 9.3%
Asia 4.7%
Africa and Middle East 0.3%
Latin America 0.3%
Other 1.5%

Top 10 Holdings (%)

As of August 31, 2026

Name Percent
ACTIVE CANADIAN BOND INT SEG 40.18%
BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF (ZCN) 16.12%
BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 14.97%
BMO MSCI EAFE Hedged to CAD Index ETF (ZDM) 13.47%
TD Q Canadian Dividend ETF (TQCD) 2.45%
Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) 2.04%
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.72%
CI Gold Bullion ETF C$ Hedged Series (VALT) 1.46%
iShares S&P/TSX Energy Tran Mat Idx ETF (XETM) 1.38%
iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index ETF (XGD) 1.31%

Growth of $10,000

As of August 31, 2026

Period:

For the period 08/31/2016 through 08/31/2026 with $10,000 CAD investment, The value of the investment would be $15,988

Calendar Return (%)

As of August 31, 2026

Period 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Fund 10.33 11.28 8.54 -11.51 9.29 2.69 12.48 -4.97 5.68 3.40

Compound Return (%)

As of August 31, 2026

Period 1 mth 3 mths 6 mths 1 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
Fund 0.97 1.07 3.40 12.60 10.79 5.14 4.85

Fees

Product Current annual LIO admin fee Maximum annual LIO admin fee
Equation Generation IV (Low Fee) 0.75 % 0.75 %
Equation Generation IV (Bonus) 1.75 % 1.75 %
EquiLife 0.75 % 0.75 %
Equation Generation III 2.75 % 2.75 %
Equation Generation II 2.75 % 2.75 %

Other Fund Information

Product Availabilty

Equation Generation IV
EquiLife
Equation Generation III
Equation Generation II

Date of Inception:

September 2013

Estimated Management
Expense Ratio (MER)*:

2.50%

Fund Category

Global Neutral Balanced

Portfolio Manager

The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada

Investment Style

Equity

Market Capitalization: Large

Fund Style: Growth

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Summary

For the period 08/31/2016 through 08/31/2026 with $10,000 CAD investment

Total returns performance

59.88% Up

Value of $10,000 investment

$15,987.68  CAD