Quarterly Portfolio Fund update

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How Portfolio Funds performed during Q3 2024

Canadian equities and fixed income drove most of the absolute returns in the third quarter. Portfolios with a higher allocation toward equity funds posted stronger returns as stock markets continued to rise after central banks around the world started cutting interest rates.

Note: Rates of return for each portfolio are provided on an after-fees (net) basis. Given that fees are only applied at the portfolio level, all references to underlying fund performance are before fees (gross).

Key take-aways

Canadian inflation fell below 2% in the third quarter, largely driven by decreasing gasoline and energy prices. The year- over-year change in the consumer price index (CPI) dropped from 2.5% in July down to 1.6% in September. The Canadian unemployment rate also decreased by 0.1% in September (the first decrease since January 2024). This gave the Bank of Canada more than enough confidence to start cutting interest rates and end its historic period of restrictive monetary policy. Other central banks, like the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, also started rate-cutting cycles. This helped Canadian and international equity market performance.

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Current rates of return are available on our Segregated Fund Performance page. Your personal rate of return will vary, depending on the contributions and withdrawals you make over time. For details, please refer to your Policy Statement.

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Returns, investment segmentation and top holdings as of September 30, 2024. Rates of return for periods less than one year are simple rates of return. All others are annualized rates of return. Securities regulations do not allow us to report performance for a fund that has been available for less than one year. The returns reflect changes in unit value and assume that all income/realized net gains are retained by the segregated fund in the periods indicated and are reflected in higher unit values of the fund. The returns do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or other optional charges or income taxes payable that would have reduced returns or performance. Past performance of any fund is not necessarily indicative of its future performance.

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