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Midday Edition. Monday, July 6, 2026

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$45.53
+0.15%

Headline

U.S. technology rebound lifts XEQT to midday gain after holiday break.

XEQT was up 0.15% in midday trading as U.S. technology equities rebounded following the Independence Day holiday closure. Part of today's move reflects U.S. sleeve catch-up after the prior U.S. market closure. The U.S. sleeve contributed 0.058 percentage points to XEQT's gain, driven by technology's 2.08% advance, while Canadian materials and energy losses dragged the home market 0.25% lower, offsetting strength in Canadian financials and industrials. Emerging markets' 0.31% rise, led by South Korean equities, contributed a further 0.015 pp.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.15% 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

    24.86% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    -0.25% -0.06 pts from XEQT

    Canada's sleeve declined 0.25% on sharp losses in materials and energy sectors as gold and crude oil prices retreated. Financials and industrials provided partial offset, gaining 0.94% and 0.88% respectively, but could not overcome the materials drag. The weakness reflects renewed commodity price pressure after the holiday break.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.74% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.13% +0.06 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve gained 0.13% as technology equities surged 2.08%, with dip buyers returning to chip stocks after the holiday. This rebound powered the sleeve's positive contribution despite small losses in health care and consumer staples. The divergence between the Canadian-listed XTOT and U.S.-listed ITOT reflects currency strength in the U.S. dollar.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.44% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.09% +0.02 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets edged up 0.09%, with Japan leading the charge at 2.10% and contributing 0.535 pp to the sleeve. The Netherlands and Sweden also posted solid gains, while Switzerland and the UK saw modest declines. Japan's strength remains the sleeve's dominant driver.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.81% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.31% +0.01 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets climbed 0.31%, with South Korean equities rallying 6.26% on semiconductor sector momentum and contributing 1.348 pp to the sleeve. Taiwan and China added positive momentum at 2.37% and 2.10% respectively. The broad strength across major Asian equity markets supported the sleeve's outperformance.

    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 modest gain reflects a calibrated mix of forces returning from the Independence Day break. U.S. technology's 2.08% rise anchors the sleeve's positive contribution, while Canadian materials' steep 2.44% decline is the day's largest single headwind. The divergence between the U.S. and Canadian sleeves is notable but not unusual: materials weakness and energy softness on lower commodity prices weigh heavily on a resource-loaded home market, while tech dip-buyers in the U.S. capture the rebound. Long-term holders should view this pattern as routine rotation, not a signal of structural change.

Signals

  • 01

    South Korea chip rally drives emerging markets

    South Korean equities surged 6.26% today, driving nearly half of the emerging markets sleeve's gain. For a long-term XEQT holder, this concentrated move underscores the outsized influence of single-country rallies within a diversified emerging markets sleeve and serves as a reminder that regional concentration can drive short-term volatility.

  • 02

    Tech-materials divergence reflects commodity reset

    U.S. technology stocks gained 2.08% while Canadian materials fell 2.44%, a 4.52 pp sectoral divergence that highlights the differing commodity and growth exposures between the two sleeves. This gap is typical when commodity prices decline and technology dip-buyers become active, worth noting as a source of apparent sleeve divergence rather than underlying sleeve weakness.

  • 03

    CAD weakness aids U.S. sleeve returns

    Currency translation added 0.10 pp to the U.S. sleeve's return as the Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar, partially offsetting a 0.31% decline in the Canadian-listed XTOT. This FX effect, though modest, illustrates how currency movements can create divergence between components of the U.S. sleeve and invites awareness of the role foreign-exchange plays in returns on non-hedged global equity.

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