MACKENZIE GLOBAL LARGE CAP QUALITY GROWTH USD Q COMMENTARY

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1 MACKENZIE GLOBAL LARGE CAP QUALITY GROWTH USD

2 INCEPTION: October BENCHMARK: MSCI World Total Return Index MACKENZIE STRATEGY ASSETS: US$ 5,876 million PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM: Paul Musson, CFA Industry Start: 1992 Firm Start: 2000 Matt Moody, MBA, CFA Industry Start: 1999 Firm Start: 2005 Robert McKee, MSc., MBA, CFA Industry Start: 2007 Firm Start: 2011 Hussein Sunderji, MBA, CFA Industry Start: 2007 Firm Start: 2013 Graham Meagher, CFA Associate Portfolio Manager Industry Start: 1999 Firm Start: 2014 Adam Gofton,CFA Associate Portfolio Manager Industry Start: 2007 Firm Start: 2013 James Morrison, MBA, CFA Associate Portfolio Manager Industry Start: 2005 Firm Start: 2014 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY In Q2 2018, the Mackenzie Global Large Cap Quality Growth Composite returned 0.0% (Gross, USD), -0.2% (Net, USD). This compares with the MSCI World Index return of 1.7%. CONTRIBUTORS TO PERFORMANCE From a sector perspective, the portfolio benefited from an underweight exposure and stock selection in Financials, as well as favorable selection in Consumer Staples. At a regional level, stock selection in the United States, Sweden and Germany contributed to relative performance. The largest active contributors included: Henry Schein, Costco Wholesale Corporation, W.W. Grainger, and Nike. These stocks, as a group were, weaker performers last year for a variety of reasons but mostly focused on channel shift dynamic, price transparency and Amazon. Though all these dynamics are real we believe the degree of impact was, and is, being overstated. Henry Schein continues to execute well in a slower dental market and we expect consistent results to chip away at the disintermediation theme. Schein announced they are spinning out their animal health distribution business while combining it with Vets First Choice. We ll do our diligence on the combined company in advance of the spinoff later in the year. The spin is partly about multiple realization as fast-growing animal health businesses attract comparatively high multiples. Costco sold off a year ago after Amazon purchased Whole Foods. We increased our position as we don t see any immediate nor likely long-term impact from the acquisition. It will be very difficult for Amazon to compete with Costco s cost position for a very long time. Costco is slowly migrating their advantage online and we expect continued success. Grainger has shown that their price adjustment could be effective and they have significant advantages in the marketplace, both online and offline. A strong industrial market has helped them as well. Nike has started to regain consumer mindshare with new innovation while the Adidas driven retro sneaker trend is starting to fade. We believe Nike is executing their triple double strategy at a very high level and expect continued market share growth. They saw a lot of success in their first year with the NBA apparel deal and are seeing a lot of strength in China. Zain Shafiq, MBA Senior Investment Analyst Industry Start: 2008 Firm Start: 2014 Jason Miller, MBA, CFA Senior Investment Analyst Industry Start: 2008 Firm Start: 2016

3 DETRACTORS FROM PERFORMANCE From a sector perspective, an underweight exposure to and stock selection in Information Technology and stock selection in Consumer Discretionary detracted from relative performance the most. Having no exposure to the outperforming Energy sector also hindered. At a regional level, stock selection in Hong Kong and Australia detracted from performance, as did the exposure to South Korea. Cash weighting in the portfolio detracted from relative performance, as the benchmark experienced a positive return during the period. The largest active detractors included: Hyundai Motor Company, Samsonite International, and CK Hutchison Holdings. Hyundai Motor s share price fell during the quarter due to concern about the impact of potential auto tariffs imposed the U.S. Hyundai s Q1 F2018 results, reported in late April, were also somewhat weak, but the company has since reported a rebound in unit sales in various geographies, including the U.S. and China. While Hyundai Motor would likely not be unscathed by the imposition of auto tariffs in the U.S., we believe the impact would be manageable given the company s local production footprint in the U.S. and diverse global selling and production footprint (the U.S. accounts for ~15% of total unit sales for Hyundai Motor). Samsonite was the target of a short-seller report in late May. The report called into question some of Samsonite s accounting practices, the credentials of CEO Ramesh Tainwala, and other governance-related matters. This caused Samsonite s share price to fall significantly. Samsonite subsequently issued a rebuttal, which thoroughly addressed the majority of the issues outlined in the short-seller report. However, Samsonite decided to part ways with its CEO due to issues related to credibility, and replaced him with CFO Kyle Gendreau. We have met Mr. Gendreau on several occasions he has good knowledge of the business and has been actively involved in the formation of the company s strategy. We are comforted by the fact that Chairman Tim Parker will remain in his role, and will be actively involved in strategic planning and oversight. Samsonite s share price recovered some of the decline, but is still well below peak levels and currently trades at an attractive valuation. Business performance has been strong and we do not believe these recent events pose a material risk to the company s operations or long-term prospects. CK Hutchison s valuation has compressed due to a decline in the broader Hong Kong equity market, and weaker sentiment towards interest-rate sensitive stocks. Some of CKHH s key segments are infrastructure-related and somewhat interest rate sensitive, however we do not view CKHH as a bond-proxy given its ability to capture inflation through pricing, significant excess free cashflow generation, and diverse business mix. CKHH also announced during Q2 that founder and Chairman Li Ka Shing will retire, and will be succeeded by his son Victor Li; we are very comfortable with this transition, as Victor Li has been deeply involved in CKHH s various businesses for a number of years and we expect the Company to operate with the same philosophy and long-term mindset under his leadership.

4 CONTRIBUTORS AVG. ACTIVE WEIGHT CONTRIBUTION TO Q2 RETURNS TOP 5 CONTRIBUTORS SECTOR Henry Schein, Inc. Health Care 4.7% 0.3% Costco Wholesale Corporation Consumer Staples 2.9% 0.3% W.W. Grainger, Inc. Industrials 3.3% 0.3% NIKE, Inc. Class B Consumer Discretionary 1.3% 0.2% PepsiCo, Inc. Consumer Staples 1.2% 0.2% DETRACTORS AVG. ACTIVE WEIGHT CONTRIBUTION TO Q2 RETURNS TOP 5 DETRACTORS SECTOR Hyundai Motor Company Consumer Discretionary 1.9% -0.4% Samsonite International S.A. Consumer Discretionary 1.3% -0.3% CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd Industrials 2.3% -0.3% Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary -1.6% -0.2% Brambles Limited Industrials 1.1% -0.2% PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION COUNTRY ATTRIBUTION Performance 2018 Q2 Country 2018 Q2 Sector 1 Year Country as at June 30, Year Sector as at June 30, % -12% -10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% SECTOR ATTRIBUTION Consumer Discretionary Consumer Staples Energy Financials Health Care Industrials Information Technology Materials Real Estate Telecommunication Services Utilities Cash -2% -1% 0% 1% Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Cash -2% -1% 0% 1% Allocation Stock Selection Currency Cash Other Attribution versus MSCI World Total Return Index in USD

5 PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY Portfolio activity resulted in increased exposure to Consumer Staples and Health Care, while the cash level decreased as a result. At the country level, exposure to the United State and the United Kingdom had meaningful increases. Reckitt Benckiser (RB) was a new addition to the portfolio in the quarter, and contributed positively to performance. RB is a branded consumer goods company, focused on OTC healthcare and household cleaning products, with a portfolio of brands including Strepsils, Gaviscon, Durex, Enfamil, and Lysol. Longtime clients might have recognized the name, as RB featured prominently in the portfolios for several years in the past. Aside from great brands in interesting niches, RB has a very interesting culture that is entrepreneurial, lean, and performance oriented. We believe a recent internal split of the company into two separate units (Health, and Hygiene Home) will be beneficial in accentuating the advantages of this culture. We divested our position in Colruyt SA. Colruyt, a Belgian food retailer, has been an investment for over a decade, and in many ways exemplifies the type of business we look for: an understandable business model, demonstrably superior to its competition, conservatively-financed, economically resilient, and supported by an attractive corporate culture. It became a staple in our presentations and meetings with clients, with great anecdotes around its obsessive focus on low prices and cost-efficient operations. All the reasons for owning the company remain intact, but from an investment perspective we believe the risk-reward profile has become unfavorably skewed. Colruyt s success over many years has resulted in a market share of approximately 32% in Belgium, leaving little room for further gains (there are few examples globally of food retailers reaching and sustaining levels much higher than this). On the other hand, new competitors are entering the market, existing players are increasing competitive pressure, and there is a looming possibility of a big push into online/home delivery (where Colruyt is well placed to succeed, but at a cost). In our view the risk-reward has become asymmetric, with limited potential for long-term growth and material potential for adverse outcomes. To repeat some comments from last quarter, we believe that high quality stocks, while expensive, are a little less expensive than they were in the recent past, and some names on our watch list have become closer to being actionable (or, in the case of RB, have already become actionable). So while cash levels remain close to the upper range, we will keep our usual level of discipline and are hopeful of finding additional opportunities for deploying capital throughout the remainder of the year. NAMES ADDED Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom-Consumer Staples) NAMES REMOVED Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. (Belgium-Consumer Staples) OUTLOOK Our portfolios are not positioned to reflect any one specific macro risk, theme, or outlook. We position our portfolios at a stock specific level, based on what valuations are telling us, relative to our long-term expectations and growth assumptions for each business. COMPOSITE AND BENCHMARK PERFORMANCE (USD) AS AT JUNE 30, MONTHS 6 MONTHS 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS SINCE INCEPTION* Mackenzie Global Large Cap Quality Growth (Gross) 0.0% -1.7% 0.7% 4.3% 4.7% 3.5% 6.0% 6.3% Mackenzie Global Large Cap Quality Growth (Net) -0.2% -2.1% -0.2% 3.4% 3.7% 2.5% 5.0% 5.3% MSCI World Total Return Index 1.7% 0.4% 11.1% 14.6% 8.5% 6.7% 9.9% 4.8% 1 Mackenzie Investments (the Firm ) has been managing Global Large Cap Quality Growth assets since October The Firm claims compliance with GIPS starting January 1, 2008 and has been independently verified for the period of January 1, 2008 to December 31, Returns for periods greater than 1 year have been annualized. *The composite inception date is January 1, 2008.

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Information under Composite and Benchmark Performance (USD) reflects the performance of the Mackenzie Global Large Cap Quality Growth Composite, and does not necessarily reflect the performance that any particular account investing in the same or similar securities may have had during the period. The performance of other accounts is likely to differ from the performance shown for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to: differences in market conditions, portfolio turnover and in the number, types, availability and diversity of securities that can be purchased; economies of scale, regulations and other factors applicable to the management of large separate accounts and mutual funds; client-imposed investment restrictions; the timing of client investments and withdrawals; the deduction of taxes; tax considerations; and other factors. 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Although certain client accounts comprising the Mackenzie Global Large Cap Quality Growth Composite are managed in Canadian dollars, the performance information shown above was converted from Canadian dollars and is expressed in U.S. dollars. The performance of an account managed in U.S. dollars may differ. Returns were converted at the end of each month based on the 4:00 PM spot rate on the last business day of the month as reported by StatPro to our system vendor CGI StarSource.

7 IMPORTANT NOTES (cont'd) COMPLIANCE STATEMENT Mackenzie Investments claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS ). Mackenzie Investments has been independently verified for the periods January 1, 2008 through December 31, Verification assesses whether (1) the firm has complied with all the composite construction requirements of the GIPS standards on a firm-wide basis and (2) the firm s policies and procedures are designed to calculate and present performance in compliance with the GIPS standards. The Global Large Cap Quality Growth Composite has been examined for the periods January 1, 2008 through December 31, The verification and performance examination reports are available upon request. FIRM OVERVIEW Mackenzie Financial Corporation ( Mackenzie Investments ) provides investment management and related services through multiple distribution channels. Assets under management as at June 30, 2018 were US$ 97.8 billion. We provide our investment management expertise through mutual funds, pooled funds, segregated accounts, and separate accounts for retail and institutional investors. Mackenzie Investments is dedicated to generating consistently superior long-term investment returns for its clients. The Firm is a member of the IGM Financial Inc. (TSX:IGM) group of companies. On October 19th, 2017, the investment management functions of Investors Group and Mackenzie Investments joined together to form a single global investment management organization to support both companies resulting in the 2017 increase in total firm assets. As part of this new investment management organization, Investors Group Inc. became part of Mackenzie Investments in order to effectively serve both Investors Group and Mackenzie Investments clients. There has been no change of ownership impact to the two firm s mutual parent, IGM Financial. COMPOSITE DESCRIPTION The Global Large Cap Quality Growth composite seeks to provide long-term capital growth by investing in high quality, larger capitalization companies from anywhere in the world with a focus on maximizing risk-adjusted returns. The composite was created on December 31, BENCHMARK DESCRIPTION The benchmark is the MSCI World Total Return Index, net of withholding taxes. The MSCI World Total Return Index is a free float adjusted, market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. It consists of 23 developed market country indices. REPORTING CURRENCY Valuations and composite performance are reported in U.S. dollars. The composite includes Canadian dollar portfolios that have been converted to U.S. dollars. LIST OF COMPOSITES A complete list of composite descriptions is available to prospective clients upon request. Please contact Aaron Pittman at apittman@mackenzieinvestments.com. Mackenzie Financial Corporation All rights reserved /18 MACKENZIE INVESTMENTS 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3K1 T F E apittman@mackenzieinvestments.com mackenzieinvestments.com