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Midday Edition. Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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$44.98
+1.34%

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XEQT climbs 1.34% at midday as a global chipmaker rebound pushes all four sleeves higher

XEQT has extended its morning advance through midday, rising 1.34% to $44.98 as a broad chipmaker rebound carries all four regional sleeves higher. The gain, running at roughly 2.7 times the recent 20-day average daily move, has built considerably since the early session. U.S. technology is the largest single contributor among tracked exposures, with the sector up 2.85% and accounting for the most ground inside the fund's biggest sleeve. International developed and emerging markets have added meaningful lift of their own, with Asia-Pacific strength in semiconductor-linked equities driving much of the day's momentum.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Notable day · This afternoon's +1.34% move is 2.7× 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

    25.38% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.99% +0.25 pts to XEQT

    Canada's sleeve is up 0.99%, contributing roughly a quarter of a percentage point to XEQT. The session's story here is materials: the sector has surged 4.61% among tracked exposures, consistent with gold rising 1.50% and copper climbing 3.47% on the day. Energy has added further support, up 1.45% in line with WTI crude advancing above $84. Financials, the sleeve's largest component, have risen a more modest 0.57%, while consumer staples and information technology are marginal detractors.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.43% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +1.18% +0.54 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve is up 1.18%, supplying the largest absolute contribution to XEQT at roughly 0.54 percentage points. Technology leads decisively among tracked sectors, rising 2.85% and accounting for close to a full percentage point of within-sleeve gain on its own. Industrials and financials are modestly positive, while communication services and consumer staples are small drags. The CAD/USD move is minimal and does not materially alter the sleeve's net result.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.29% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +1.66% +0.40 pts to XEQT

    XEF.TO is up 1.66%, contributing 0.40 percentage points, making this sleeve the second-largest driver of the day's advance. Japan accounts for the bulk of the gain within tracked exposures, rising 2.79% as AI chip names including SK Hynix and Samsung lifted regional sentiment. The Netherlands and Germany each advanced more than 1%, with the DAX closing above 25,000 supported by positive economic data. The JPY/CAD exchange rate fell 1.15%, which means yen-denominated Japanese gains translated into somewhat smaller Canadian-dollar returns, though Japan's magnitude was large enough to remain the dominant contributor.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.71% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +2.95% +0.14 pts to XEQT

    XEC.TO has risen 2.95%, the strongest sleeve return of the session, though its 4.71% weight limits its contribution to XEQT to about 0.14 percentage points. South Korean equities surged 6.90% among tracked exposures, recovering a portion of recent AI-driven losses, while Taiwan-listed semiconductor equities rose 5.14%. India added a smaller but positive 0.59%. Saudi Arabia and Malaysia were marginal detractors, but the sleeve's overall direction was unambiguously shaped by Northeast Asian chip-linked strength.

    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 1.34% advance that is nearly three times the recent daily average is not routine, and the breadth of it matters: every sleeve contributed, with the largest gains coming from segments that bore the steepest losses in last week's AI trade reversal. What the session reveals is how quickly concentrated sector damage can reverse when sentiment shifts. The fund's geographic spread meant that strength in chip-intensive markets across Asia and the U.S. registered simultaneously rather than sequentially, amplifying the day's result without requiring any single bet to pay off.

Signals

  • 01

    VIX drops 8% as risk appetite returns

    The VIX, a measure of expected near-term swings in U.S. equities, has dropped 8.31% to 17.10, consistent with a broad shift away from defensive positioning. When the VIX falls sharply alongside gains across all four sleeves, it suggests the day's advance reflects returning appetite for risk rather than a narrow sector rotation.

  • 02

    Copper and gold power Canadian materials

    Canadian materials have surged 4.61% among tracked exposures, a move consistent with copper climbing 3.47% and gold rising 1.50% simultaneously. The combination lifts a sector that makes up nearly 15% of the Canada sleeve, shifting Canada's contribution from a minor role early in the session to a meaningful one by midday.

  • 03

    Korea and Taiwan semiconductors rebound sharply

    South Korean and Taiwan semiconductor-linked equities have risen 6.90% and 5.14% respectively among tracked exposures, recovering ground from last week's AI trade reversal. Despite emerging markets comprising less than 5% of XEQT by weight, the intensity of the rebound in these two markets stands out as the sharpest sector-country move anywhere in the fund.

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