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Midday Edition. Monday, June 22, 2026

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$45.50
+0.04%

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Canada and emerging markets lead XEQT fractionally higher as U.S. communication services lag

XEQT inched ahead 0.04% in midday trading as Canada's 0.54% gain and emerging markets' 1.70% surge offset a 0.25% U.S. decline, with international developed markets posting a modest 0.40% rise. Part of today's move reflects U.S. sleeve catch-up after the prior U.S. market closure. Canadian materials led domestically, advancing 1.03%, while financials and energy also contributed. The U.S. sleeve's weakness centered on communication services, down 2.45%, and consumer discretionary, off 1.21%, though health care and technology posted modest gains. Emerging markets' strength was heavily concentrated in Taiwan, which surged 1.68% on semiconductor and AI optimism, while Brazil, India, and China also advanced.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.04% move is <0.1× 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

    24.78% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.54% +0.13 pts to XEQT

    The Canadian sleeve advanced 0.54%, powered by materials rallying 1.03% and financials climbing 0.42%, alongside energy's 0.77% gain as oil market repricing took hold. Technology and consumer staples trimmed gains modestly. Within the covered 84% of the sleeve, materials and financial services together accounted for more than half of the day's contribution, reflecting broad demand among resource-linked and lending-focused equities.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.41% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    -0.25% -0.11 pts from XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve declined 0.25% as Wall Street resumed trading following a three-day weekend. Communication services bore the steepest losses at 2.45%, followed by consumer discretionary down 1.21%. Health care and industrials cushioned the fall with gains of 1.18% and 0.96% respectively, while technology's modest 0.22% advance provided limited support. The weakness reflected profit-taking after recent strength and renewed caution around geopolitical developments.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.61% of XEQT

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

    International developed markets rose 0.40%, led decisively by Japan's 0.81% surge as the Nikkei breached 72,000 for the first time in its history on AI infrastructure momentum. The UK added 0.70%, while France retreated 1.17% and other euro-area markets edged lower, reflecting uneven appetite for risk across developed regions. Japan's outsized gain, representing roughly 26% of the sleeve, drove the region's positive outcome despite broader European headwinds.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    5.13% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +1.70% +0.09 pts to XEQT

    The emerging markets sleeve soared 1.70%, driven almost entirely by Taiwan's 1.68% rally as TSMC and semiconductor equities surged on AI enthusiasm, with the region hitting new highs. South Korea, responsible for roughly 23% of the sleeve, was nearly flat at 0.01%. Brazil, India, and China added modest gains, while South Africa fell sharply on domestic pressures. Taiwan's chip-led strength, combined with steadier advances in India and Brazil, overwhelmed scattered weakness elsewhere in the tracked exposures.

    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

For a long-term XEQT holder, today illustrates how geopolitical thaw can produce decisive regional divergence. Canada's broad strength, anchored by materials and financials, offset U.S. weakness driven primarily by communication services and consumer discretionary. Emerging markets' outsized gain came almost entirely from Taiwan's chip-led surge, while oil's 2.8% decline provided a mild headwind to energy-heavy sleeves but worked in favor of valuations more broadly. Such sessions reward disciplined diversification without demanding action.

Signals

  • 01

    Emerging markets led by Taiwan chipmakers

    Taiwan's chipmaking sector led emerging markets to their largest daily gain in weeks, with semiconductor-focused equities benefiting from global AI infrastructure demand. For XEQT, this concentration underscores how emerging markets' year-to-date outperformance of 33.37% masks heavy reliance on a single country and sector within that sleeve; today's move is consistent with that theme but does not warrant any adjustment to holdings.

  • 02

    Japan hits record high on AI momentum

    Japan's Nikkei 225 crossed 72,000 for the first time in its 76-year history, driven by AI-infrastructure optimism that lifted the entire developed markets region despite weakness in continental Europe. This regional divergence, with Japan's gain offsetting losses in France and other euro-area markets, mirrors earlier sessions where geopolitical risk thaws and rate expectations differ sharply between regions.

  • 03

    Oil declines as Iran talks ease geopolitical risk

    Oil prices fell 2.83% on progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, easing energy market risk and supporting valuations across sectors sensitive to discount rates, yet the U.S. sleeve still declined as communication services and consumer discretionary weakness outweighed the benefit. This decoupling worth noting: falling commodity prices do not guarantee broad U.S. equity strength when sentiment in high-multiple sectors shifts independently.

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