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Midday Edition. Friday, August 21, 2026

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$45.56
+0.50%

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XEQT gains 0.50% at midday as gold lifts miners and all four sleeves advance

XEQT was trading at $45.56 by midday, up 0.50% on the day, with gains broadening since the early snapshot. All four regional sleeves are advancing, and the fund's move has grown as U.S. equities joined the rally that Canadian and international markets had already established. Gold's 2.35% rise is the clearest thread running through the session, lifting miners in Canada and supporting commodity-linked shares abroad. The VIX, a measure of expected near-term swings in U.S. equities, has retreated 4.43%, consistent with the broad positive tone.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.50% move is 0.8× 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

    25.86% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.71% +0.18 pts to XEQT

    Canadian equities are up 0.71%, contributing the largest share of XEQT's gain among the four sleeves. Materials is driving the sleeve, with a 2.95% advance among the tracked materials names adding roughly 0.56 percentage points within that sleeve alone. Gold's rally to $4,678 is the clear catalyst, lifting miners even as utilities, real estate, and consumer staples tracked lower.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.94% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.31% +0.14 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve has strengthened considerably since the morning, rising 0.31% and contributing 0.139 percentage points to XEQT. Health care, financials, and consumer discretionary are the standout sectors among the areas tracked, each advancing more than 0.85%. The bond market remains restless with the 10-year Treasury yield up 0.81%, yet equities have largely held their footing.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.38% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.64% +0.15 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets are up 0.64%, the strongest sleeve return of the session. Japan led among the countries tracked, with a 0.92% gain contributing the most within this sleeve, followed by the UK, where mining stocks were lifted by precious metals prices. European markets, including Germany and Spain, clawed back ground to finish the week on a positive note despite lingering pressure from bond yields.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.74% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.62% +0.03 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets are up 0.62%, a small but clean contribution given the sleeve's 4.74% weight. Brazil and South Africa posted the sharpest gains among the countries tracked, consistent with the commodity-positive tone of the session. Taiwan-related large-cap technology names recovered from earlier weakness, while China-related equities added modestly.

    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

Breadth across all four sleeves on a day when gold surged 2.35% and the VIX retreated to 15.30 tells a coherent story: commodity strength anchored Canada while a global risk-on tone carried international and emerging markets higher. The U.S. sleeve, barely positive at the open, has since found firmer footing across health care, financials, and consumer names. XEQT's gain is modest relative to recent daily swings, sitting at roughly 0.8 times the 20-day average absolute move, which is precisely the kind of session that compounds quietly without requiring any attention.

Signals

  • 01

    Gold and copper surge together

    Gold has surged 2.35% to $4,678.80, and copper has risen 1.75%. Precious and industrial metals strength of this breadth tends to flow directly into Canadian materials and international mining stocks, which is precisely what the sleeve data shows today.

  • 02

    VIX drops, risk appetite widens

    The VIX, which tracks the market's expectation of near-term price swings in U.S. equities, has fallen 4.43% to 15.30, signalling a meaningful easing of near-term anxiety. That shift is consistent with the broad advance across all four sleeves and the recovery in U.S. equities from their flat opening position.

  • 03

    Yields rise, equities hold firm

    The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has risen 0.81% to 4.734%, and yet equities across all four sleeves are advancing. Rising yields typically weigh on rate-sensitive sectors, and Canadian utilities and real estate are indeed tracking lower, but the broader market is absorbing the pressure without giving ground.

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