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Midday Edition. Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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$46.10
+0.20%

Headline

XEQT pares its midday gain as energy losses widen and U.S. weakness deepens.

XEQT was up 0.20% in midday trading, a marked pullback from a stronger open. Canada's contribution to the fund has shrunk as energy and utilities losses accelerated, while the U.S. sleeve has turned negative on weakness in communication services and energy. Emerging markets also declined modestly, leaving gains concentrated in Canada's materials and technology sectors and isolated strength in Japan within international developed markets. Strength in gold and copper has supported materials, but that advantage has narrowed as crude oil weakness pressured energy producers.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.20% move is 0.3× 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

    25.08% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +1.07% +0.27 pts to XEQT

    Canada was up 1.07% as of midday, though its contribution to XEQT has eroded from an earlier +0.411 percentage points to +0.267 pp. Materials remain the clearest strength, gaining 5.22% on rising gold and copper prices. Technology added another 3.71%, lifted by Shopify's outperformance on stronger-than-expected revenue guidance. Energy has turned sharply negative, down 2.08%, as crude oil weakness overwhelmed any benefit from prior gains.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.60% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    -0.26% -0.12 pts from XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve declined 0.26% in midday trading, reversing from a small gain at the open. Health care and technology provided support, up 0.94% and 0.39% respectively on continued strength in corporate earnings and artificial intelligence spending narratives. Communication services and energy acted as drags, down 1.53% and 1.75%, weighing heavily enough to tip the sleeve into negative territory. Currency headwinds also played a role as the Canadian dollar strengthened, translating U.S. gains into weaker returns when measured in CAD.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.47% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.00% +0.00 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets were flat, with Japan's 0.91% gain offset by losses elsewhere. Japan's advance was the sleeve's clearest driver, while Germany, Singapore, and Hong Kong posted modest declines. The United Kingdom and Switzerland remained anchored near breakeven. The overall zero return masks genuine regional divergence, with developed Asian markets supported by yen dynamics while European losses compressed gains elsewhere in the sleeve.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.72% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    -0.39% -0.02 pts from XEQT

    Emerging markets declined 0.39% as weakness in South Korea, Taiwan, and India outpaced gains in South Africa and Brazil. South Korea fell 0.53%, Taiwan lost 0.22%, and India slipped 0.37%, reflecting mixed sentiment across the region's largest exposures. China showed relative resilience with only a 0.11% decline. The sleeve's modest negative contribution underscores how concentrated emerging market performance remains in specific sectors and countries within the broader exposure.

    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 session where Canadian strength has faded from its morning momentum while U.S. weakness has deepened. The Canadian sleeve's contribution has narrowed as energy losses intensified through the afternoon, offsetting earlier materials and technology gains. For a disciplined long-term holder, the session illustrates how intraday concentration can shift; the broad rally that defined the open has given way to a more mixed picture where gains and losses are more closely balanced.

Signals

  • 01

    Gold strength, crude weakness drive sector split

    Gold surged 3.67% while crude oil slipped 0.75%, a divergence that favored materials over energy within Canada and weighed on U.S. energy stocks. This pattern is worth watching because it reveals how commodity movements can fragment a fund's performance when sectoral exposures diverge sharply.

  • 02

    CAD strength narrows U.S. sleeve returns

    The Canadian dollar strengthened 0.28% against the U.S. dollar, translating U.S. equity gains into weaker returns when converted to CAD. This dynamic has cost the U.S. sleeve roughly 0.28 percentage points today and serves as a reminder that currency moves can flatten sleeve performance even when underlying equity indices hold steady.

  • 03

    Intraday momentum wanes despite broad earnings support

    XEQT has retraced roughly 0.48 percentage points from its open, moving from +0.67% to +0.20% by midday. This pullback reflects selling pressure in energy and communication services that has overwhelmed earlier gains in materials and technology, illustrating how intraday momentum can shift without a material change in the overall market narrative.

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