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Midday Edition. Monday, June 8, 2026

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$44.19
+0.71%

Headline

All four sleeves advance as tech rebounds and emerging markets surge.

XEQT was trading up 0.71% at $44.19 in midday trading on Monday as all four regional sleeves turned positive. The United States led the advance with a 0.85% gain, anchored by a rebound in technology stocks following Friday's semiconductor selloff; this alone contributed 0.386 percentage points to XEQT's move. Emerging markets posted the strongest return at 2.13%, with South Korea surging 6.74% and Taiwan advancing 2.98%, together accounting for more than 0.66 percentage points of XEQT's total gain. Canada's energy and materials sectors lifted the domestic sleeve 0.40%, while international developed markets gained 0.68%, supported by strength in Japan and the Netherlands amid cooling Middle East tensions.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.71% move is 1.0× the 20-day average move.

This scale measures size, not what to do. Larger moves are a normal part of holding a global all-equity fund.

The Regions

  • Canada

    25.33% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.40% +0.10 pts to XEQT

    The Canadian sleeve advanced 0.40%, with energy and materials as the primary drivers. Energy stocks gained 1.95%, bolstered by crude oil's 0.67% rise to $91.15 per barrel, while materials added 0.77%. Financials provided steady support with a 0.30% gain, offsetting modest weakness in consumer staples and utilities. Base metal strength and energy sector resilience characterized the session.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.30% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.85% +0.39 pts to XEQT

    Technology stocks powered the U.S. sleeve to a 0.85% gain, jumping 2.99% as chipmakers bounced back from Friday's selloff. This single sector contributed over one percentage point to XEQT's advance. Other sectors mixed: communication services, financials, and health care posted small declines, while energy and consumer discretionary supported the broader move. The VIX fell 14.23%, signaling reduced risk aversion and appetite for equities.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.37% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.68% +0.16 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets gained 0.68%, led by Japan's 1.57% surge and small but consistent gains in the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Sweden. Initial selling pressure on Middle East conflict headlines eased as Iran signaled a halt to further strikes, allowing equity markets to stabilize. Switzerland remained nearly flat, reflecting rate and currency headwinds, while the broader region recovered from early session weakness.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.82% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +2.13% +0.10 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets posted a 2.13% gain, driven by a sharp 6.74% surge in South Korea and a 2.98% advance in Taiwan as semiconductor-heavy portfolios rebounded. Together these two markets contributed over 1.3 percentage points to XEQT's total move. China slipped 0.53%, Brazil fell 0.96%, and India posted minimal change. Saudi Arabia and South Africa added modest support, with selective strength in Korea and Taiwan offsetting weakness elsewhere in the sleeve.

    Emerging Markets market region icon

Colored bars represent biggest contributors to XEQT's move this afternoon (threshold = ±0.1 percentage points). Returns are daily ETF price moves for tracked regional or sector categories and may differ slightly from raw index movements.

The Hold Line

XEQT's gain marks a genuine recovery in risk appetite across all four sleeves. The breadth is noteworthy: even as some regions contended with Middle East headlines and rate concerns, every sleeve found upside support. Emerging markets contributed twice their sleeve weight, driven by exceptional strength in South Korea and Taiwan that offset weakness in China. For a long-term holder, today's session affirms that the fund's diversification remained intact during a choppy transition from last week's tech selloff to renewed appetite for semiconductors and growth. The fund sits 26.3% above its 52-week low with steady momentum intact.

Signals

  • 01

    Tech and chip rebound after AI selloff

    Semiconductor stocks rebounded sharply on Monday after last week's AI-led selloff, lifting technology to a gain of 2.99% and anchoring the U.S. sleeve advance. For a long-term holder, such reversals are routine; the fund has now absorbed a sharp decline and a quick rebound within ten trading days, a pattern consistent with normal equity market churn.

  • 02

    Emerging markets driven by semiconductor strength

    South Korea and Taiwan surged 6.74% and 2.98% respectively, delivering outsized gains from emerging markets even as China and Brazil declined. This regional divergence underscores that emerging market strength was narrowly concentrated in semiconductor-exposed economies rather than broad-based, a dynamic worth monitoring in coming sessions.

  • 03

    VIX plunges on risk-on reversal

    The VIX fell 14.23% to 18.45, the sharpest single-day decline in recent memory, signaling a sharp reversal in risk sentiment as Middle East tensions eased and equity flows resumed. For passive investors, such volatility contractions often coincide with broadening rallies across uncorrelated sleeves, which is precisely what today's session delivered: gains in all four regions.

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