CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co

Diversified mechanical Mechanical CIK 1046192
League rank
#96
in Diversified mechanical · #2101 overall
Long book
$55.82B
Q1 2026
Positions
1841
Top-10 weight
30%
concentration
Last quarter
+13.9%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
2%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co is a mechanically diversified allocator, running a $55.82B US long book across 1841 positions.

The portfolio is moderately concentrated (top 10 ≈ 30% of the book). The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: NVIDIA CORP, APPLE INC, MICROSOFT CORP, ALPHABET INC-CL A, AMAZON.COM INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 0.4pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. Its holdings are mechanical (indexing / client flows), so position changes carry no stock-picking signal.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+2.6%
Q2 2024
+6.7%
Q3 2024
+1.3%
Q4 2024
-3.8%
Q1 2025
+9.8%
Q2 2025
+7.6%
Q3 2025
+2.3%
Q4 2025
-3.5%
Q1 2026
+13.9%

Sector allocation

Technology
38%
Financials
12%
Healthcare
9%
Consumer discretionary
9%
Industrials
9%
Services media
6%
Utilities
4%
Other
4%

Long book by quarter

$49.61B
Q1 2024
$53.13B
Q2 2024
$57.38B
Q3 2024
$57.98B
Q4 2024
$56.76B
Q1 2025
$63.09B
Q2 2025
$69.87B
Q3 2025
$57.47B
Q4 2025
$55.82B
Q1 2026

What does CANADA LIFE own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
NVDA NVIDIA CORPTechnology19.1M$3.35B6.0%+1.4%
AAPL APPLE INCTechnology12.1M$3.07B5.5%+0.7%
MSFT MICROSOFT CORPTechnology6.4M$2.38B4.3%+3.6%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC-CL ATechnology5.7M$1.65B3.0%+0.7%
AMZN AMAZON.COM INCConsumer discretionary7.7M$1.60B2.9%+2.2%
META META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS ATechnology2.0M$1.15B2.1%+0.7%
AVGO BROADCOM INCTechnology3.5M$1.10B2.0%+1.6%
GOOG ALPHABET INC-CL CTechnology3.6M$1.05B1.9%+0.8%
TSLA TESLA INCIndustrials2.3M$859.8M1.5%+2.1%
XOM EXXON MOBIL CORPEnergy4.1M$691.2M1.2%+1.7%
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & COFinancials2.3M$665.8M1.2%+0.9%
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSONHealthcare2.6M$629.7M1.1%-3.1%
BRK/B BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL BFinancials1.3M$603.8M1.1%-9.5%
LLY ELI LILLY & COHealthcare630.5K$581.9M1.0%+0.6%
NFLX NETFLIX INCServices media5.3M$513.4M0.9%+7.6%
V VISA INC-CLASS A SHARESServices media1.6M$484.3M0.9%-0.3%
MA MASTERCARD INC - AServices media954.8K$479.0M0.9%+16.9%
AMAT APPLIED MATERIALS INCTechnology1.3M$452.6M0.8%-14.2%
HD HOME DEPOT INCConsumer discretionary1.3M$427.8M0.8%-1.4%
CSCO CISCO SYSTEMS INCTechnology5.5M$425.6M0.8%-0.3%
PG PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THEOther2.7M$388.9M0.7%+2.0%
ABBV ABBVIE INCHealthcare1.7M$379.9M0.7%+1.1%
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPConsumer discretionary369.0K$368.8M0.7%+2.6%
MRK MERCK & CO. INC.Healthcare3.0M$358.9M0.6%+0.1%
MCD MCDONALD'S CORPConsumer discretionary1.1M$354.5M0.6%+2.8%
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCFinancials1.1M$311.5M0.6%+1.1%
AZN ASTRAZENECA PLCHealthcare1.5M$295.8M0.5%New
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCTechnology861.5K$291.6M0.5%-12.1%
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESTechnology1.4M$287.7M0.5%+2.7%
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples3.7M$280.4M0.5%+0.4%
BKNG BOOKING HOLDINGS INCIndustrials62.2K$262.9M0.5%+2.1%
ORCL ORACLE CORPTechnology1.8M$262.6M0.5%-1.8%
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPFinancials5.0M$245.7M0.4%+0.2%
PEP PEPSICO INCConsumer staples1.5M$241.4M0.4%-13.3%
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INCHealthcare1.7M$234.2M0.4%-0.5%
MRSH MARSH & MCLENNAN COSFinancials1.3M$232.9M0.4%+1.6%
IBM INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPTechnology954.3K$232.1M0.4%+1.8%
CAT CATERPILLAR INCIndustrials316.9K$225.0M0.4%+1.6%
EXC EXELON CORPUtilities4.5M$222.0M0.4%+3.2%
VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCommunications4.3M$218.2M0.4%+1.1%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INCServices media505.4K$215.8M0.4%+8.0%
CRH CRH PLCIndustrials2.0M$204.5M0.4%+2.6%
TJX TJX COMPANIES INCConsumer discretionary1.3M$204.0M0.4%+0.4%
CVX CHEVRON CORPEnergy977.7K$202.7M0.4%+13.3%
NKE NIKE INC -CL BOther3.8M$199.5M0.4%+2.2%
T AT&T INCCommunications6.7M$195.4M0.4%+0.3%
MDT MEDTRONIC PLCHealthcare2.2M$193.8M0.3%+1.6%
ABT ABBOTT LABORATORIESHealthcare1.9M$192.2M0.3%-0.2%
TTE TOTALENERGIES SEEnergy2.0M$189.9M0.3%+0.4%
PFE PFIZER INCHealthcare6.7M$187.6M0.3%+0.1%

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 14, 20261921$55.82B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 13, 20261870$57.47B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 17, 20252132$69.87B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 15, 20252537$63.09B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 20252174$56.76B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 13, 20252201$57.98B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 13, 20242246$57.38B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 12, 20242271$53.13B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 13, 20242333$49.61B $K fixed canonicalSEC ↗