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Midday Edition. Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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$45.86
+0.42%

Headline

XEQT advances on broad sleeve strength as Canadian financials and emerging markets lead.

XEQT was trading at $45.86 by midday, up 0.42% on the session, with all four regional sleeves contributing positive returns. Canadian financials and materials provided the largest lift, while U.S. technology and healthcare sectors gained despite softer industrials. Emerging market equities led in percentage terms, with South Korean and Taiwanese semiconductor stocks recovering from overnight losses, while a pullback in crude oil prices offered relief to energy-importing developed markets.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's +0.42% move is 0.7× 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

    25.91% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.65% +0.17 pts to XEQT

    Canada rose 0.65%, the strongest sleeve of the day, driven by financials which contributed 0.465 percentage points on strength in major bank stocks. Materials added 0.216 percentage points, while energy declined sharply as crude oil prices retreated 3.2% early in the session. The financials component overcame energy weakness to deliver the sleeve's outperformance.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.75% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.20% +0.09 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve edged up 0.20% as technology and communication services posted modest gains while consumer staples and industrials declined. Technology contributed 0.256 percentage points, offsetting weakness elsewhere in the portfolio. The 10-year Treasury yield retreated 1.25%, supporting rate-sensitive sectors, though the overall sleeve move remained muted.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.49% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.27% +0.07 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets gained 0.27% as oil's pullback eased inflation concerns across Europe. Japan contributed 0.142 percentage points while Australia and Sweden each added 0.074 and 0.038 percentage points respectively. Softer commodity prices provided relief to bond markets and supported equities across the region.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.69% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +1.41% +0.07 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets rose 1.41%, with South Korean equities surging 3.06% as semiconductor stocks rebounded from overnight losses. Taiwan advanced 1.73% and India gained 1.75%, together accounting for the bulk of sleeve outperformance. Chip-sector stabilization after early weakness provided the primary momentum for the sleeve's strong relative performance.

    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

Strength in financials and materials within Canada, combined with broad U.S. technology gains and a recovery in Asian semiconductors, underpinned a modest daily advance. The session shows typical cross-sleeve participation without any single region dominating. For a long-term holder, the resilience of gains across all four sleeves despite soft conditions early in the trading session reflects a market that remains constructive, even if conviction remains measured.

Signals

  • 01

    Canadian financials power the sleeve

    Canadian financials delivered the single largest tracked contribution to XEQT's gain today at 0.465 percentage points. For a long-term holder, this reflects the traditional role of the financial sector as a core driver of Canadian market moves; today's strength in banks underscores their outsized weight in the sleeve.

  • 02

    Semiconductor rebound lifts emerging markets

    Emerging markets advanced 1.41%, nearly four times the pace of the global average, driven by a rebound in South Korean and Taiwanese semiconductor stocks. This recovery after overnight weakness signals a market willing to buy chips on dips, a behavioural signal that may matter if volatility persists in the sector.

  • 03

    Oil decline reshapes commodity balance

    Oil prices fell 3.2% in early trading, easing inflationary pressure on both developed and emerging market equities. A drop of this magnitude in crude typically supports energy-importing developed markets while creating headwinds for energy producers, a dynamic visible in today's divergence between materials and energy within Canada.

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