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Midday Edition. Friday, June 19, 2026

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$45.53
+0.20%

Headline

U.S. technology lifts XEQT to fresh 52-week high as international markets fade.

XEQT advanced 0.20% to $45.53 in midday trading, a muted session shaped by U.S. equity market closure for Juneteenth. The U.S. sleeve, which supplies nearly half the fund's exposure, rose 0.40% as technology instruments captured continuing investor interest, contributing roughly 70% of the day's gain. Canada slipped 0.09% as losses in materials outweighed strength in energy and financials, while developed international markets eased 0.09% and emerging markets fell 0.69%. The Canadian dollar weakened 0.32% against the greenback, though this offered no offset benefit to the fund's dollar-denominated assets.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.20% move is 0.2× 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

    24.87% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    -0.09% -0.02 pts from XEQT

    Canada's index dropped 0.09% as materials declined 2.02%, reflecting weakness in gold and base metals. Energy gained 0.90% on strength in oil prices, and financials rose 0.42%, but these gains proved insufficient to offset the commodity sector's drag. The pullback extended broader unease about the stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and their ripple effects on commodity and geopolitical risk.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.24% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    +0.40% +0.18 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve rose 0.40%, led by technology strength as record inflows flowed into the sector through the week. Among tracked sectors, technology advanced 0.78%, while financials and industrials contributed modest gains of 0.36% and 0.10%. The absence of live U.S. cash-equity pricing meant Canadian-listed technology instruments captured the sector's momentum, anchoring the sleeve's outperformance relative to other XEQT regions.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.65% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    -0.09% -0.02 pts from XEQT

    Developed international markets declined 0.09% as European weakness offset modest strength in Asia. Australia, France, and the UK all posted losses between 0.35% and 0.92%, while Japan recovered 0.29% and Italy gained 0.48%. Europe's pullback reflected renewed uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Iran peace accord and its implications for energy prices and regional stability.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    5.16% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    -0.69% -0.04 pts from XEQT

    Emerging markets fell 0.69% as weakness across most tracked economies overshadowed bright spots in technology. South Africa tumbled 2.94%, while South Korea, China, and India each declined between 0.13% and 0.18%. Despite a continued chip rally that boosted Seoul stocks to a fresh record, broader emerging-market sentiment remained fragile on U.S.-Iran negotiation delays and their uncertain impact on global growth and commodity demand.

    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

A subdued session defined by narrow divergence and a U.S. market absence. The American-listed truth layer, XTOT, advanced 0.40% as Canadian-listed technology instruments captured ongoing sector momentum, offsetting weakness elsewhere within the U.S. sleeve. Canada's modest decline was driven by losses in materials, which overshadowed gains in energy and financials. Emerging markets stumbled on weakness across most tracked economies, while developed international markets faced headwinds from declines in Australia, France, and the UK. For a long-term holder, the session underscores how single-day moves compressed by a U.S. market closure remain less informative than the fund's broader rolling-month trajectory.

Signals

  • 01

    VIX declines sharply amid U.S. absence

    VIX declined 9% to 16.78, indicating a reduction in near-term equity market anxiety and consistent with the U.S. sleeve's outperformance. For a long-term holder, this suggests that volatility fears are not driving today's modestly positive session, leaving the door open for continued steady gains when U.S. markets reopen.

  • 02

    Materials weakness offsets energy gains in Canada

    Canada's materials sector lost 2.02% as gold prices fell 1.79%, a classic inverse relationship that penalized domestic mining and metals exposure. This drag offset energy's 0.90% gain driven by a 1.11% rise in crude oil, keeping the Canadian sleeve subdued despite commodity price strength in energy markets.

  • 03

    US technology concentration drives sleeve breadth

    The U.S. sleeve's 0.40% advance represents its strongest showing relative to other regions today, driven entirely by technology's continued rally into an electronically traded session. This concentration of U.S. gains in a single sector underscores the portfolio's dependency on technology momentum while other regions falter, a pattern worth monitoring as the rolling month nears its midpoint.

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