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• TSMC reported revenue for July of 467.58 billion New Taiwan dollars ($14.5 billion), up 44.7% year on year.
• The group makes chips for Big Tech customers like Nvidia and Google, so the firm’s financial figures are closely watched as a sign of AI semiconductor demand.
• European semiconductor stocks rose on Monday, with ASML up more than 2%, and Infineon and STMicro also trading higher.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on Monday reported a big sales jump for July, as demand for its artificial intelligence-related chips continued to strengthen.

TSMC, the world’s biggest chip manufacturer, reported revenue for July of 467.58 billion New Taiwan dollars ($14.5 billion), up 44.7% year on year.

Investors are closely scrutinizing Big Tech spending and return on investment, as the sector continues to funnel unprecedented amounts of capital into building out AI infrastructure, including designing and buying semiconductors.

TSMC manufactures chips for a variety of customers, including Nvidia and Google’s own custom semiconductors, so the Taiwanese firm’s sales are a closely watched metric of tech sector demand.

“TSMC is now guiding for 40% growth in revenues for this year, so July’s numbers put it ahead of that figure. This is no mean feat and highlights that for now demand is still there and takes the pressure off August and September somewhat in that these two months don’t have to be as aggressive,” Ben Barringer, head of technology research at Quilter Cheviot, told CNBC.

“Demand in the semiconductor industry, however, can shift quickly so it is important that people do not read too much into the monthly numbers as they can jump around. The company is, however, continuing to expand with various additional investments, so you would hope this level of chip production can continue.”

TSMC does not provide commentary on its monthly revenue figures. But the company’s second-quarter earnings reported last month showed that high-performance computing, which is where TSMC books AI chip sales, accounted for 66% of revenue.

The company struck a bullish tone during its earnings report and said it expects 2026 revenue to increase by slightly above 40% in U.S. dollar terms. TSMC also raised its capital expenditure projection to between $60 billion and $64 billion for this year.

“AI-related demand continues to be extremely robust,” said TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei. 

European semiconductor stocks rose on Monday with ASML up more than 2%, and Infineon and STMicro also trading higher.

Amid some of the market jitters around AI capex, semiconductor stocks have seen a recent sell-off. The PHLX Semiconductor index, which tracks a basket of chip stocks, is down around 15% from its June high. However, it is still around 72% higher for the year. TSMC’s shares are up 50% for the year.

The Canadian financial sector’s share of the country’s benchmark stock index, the TSX, is at its highest level in eight years, underscoring investor enthusiasm for bank shares and nervousness about energy and materials.

The financial sector now accounts ⁠for 37 per cent ​of the TSX, reducing the diversification benefits of owning a broad index and leaving investors exposed to an eventual drop in financial shares.

The TSX has outperformed the S&P 500 in 2025 and so far this year in part because it offered an alternative to highly tech-concentrated U.S. indexes.

Canada’s Big Six lenders – Royal Bank of Canada (RY-T +0.29%increase), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD-T +0.12%increase), Bank of Montreal (BMO-T +0.34%increase), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS-T -0.08%decrease), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM-T +0.28%increase) ​and National Bank of Canada (NA-T -0.19%decrease) – are among Canada’s biggest financial companies and control a ‌large chunk of the market.

After several banks posted consecutive quarters of double-digit earnings growth, they are trading at near multidecade high valuation levels, prompting some investors to question whether future earnings growth can keep pace with lofty expectations.

“That is an area of concern for me and it’s been for quite some time,” said Michael Dehal, a senior portfolio manager at Dehal Investment Partners at Raymond James. “If the earnings cannot live up to the multiple, you are going to see ‌the price decline and ​that’s going to weigh on the ‌TSX.”

Financial stocks have outperformed energy and materials, which includes mining shares, since the U.S. attacked Iran in February, as gold prices fell and ​hopes of a peace deal arrested a spike in the price of oil.

⁠Since February, financials have climbed 22 per cent, compared with a 7-per-cent gain for energy and a 25-per-cent drop in materials, although ⁠miners have clawed back some losses in recent days. As recently as March, financials accounted for 31 per cent of the TSX, according to LSEG data.

Investors remain largely positive ​about the country’s financial sector. The five largest Canadian bank stocks are trading at an average of 15 times forward earnings, an estimate of future profits for the next 12 months. The top five U.S. banks, in comparison, trade at 12 times their forward earnings.

Canadian bank stocks are the most expensive they’ve been since 2010, when compared with the top five U.S. bank stocks. Even so, Veritas Investment Research analyst Shalabh Garg in July upgraded his view on Canadian banks, ⁠recommending that investors at least maintain a market-weight exposure to the Big Six banks, from an underweight position.

“Although the macro backdrop remains uncertain, we believe the Big Six banks can sustain current premium valuations, as they are largely immune to potential disruption from AI tools, will continue to benefit from constructive financial markets, and are unlikely to face a systemic credit event in the near future,” he noted.

The big banks, five of which are among the 10 largest Canadian companies, have bet on diversifying their revenue streams, with a large portion coming ⁠from capital markets and wealth management. Market uncertainty has boosted income from their trading business, ​while an uptick in investment banking activity has brought in more fee income.

Retail clients have shown more resilience as savings rise and mortgages are paid ⁠on time, while the Canadian economy has shown signs of improvement despite uncertainty owing to U.S. tariffs. Strong underwriting practices have helped banks maintain strong loan books. At the same time, ‌investments in AI are expected to boost savings for the banks.

Over the past few years, banks have built strong vaults to protect themselves against potential ​loan defaults, which could add to earnings growth if those loan losses do not materialize and the banks can release those provisions.

“They’re proving their competitive advantages at every segment, and now you’re seeing the payback,” said Anthony Visano, managing director at Toronto-based investment management firm Kingwest & Co.

Mr. Visano said that historically, when the sector has held a similar weighting, financial stocks have outperformed the broader index ​over the following 12 months, returning an average 20.5 per cent versus 14.5 per cent for the TSX.

Canadian banks start reporting earnings the last week of August.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. AQN-T -1.06%decrease said on Friday that it plans to move its corporate headquarters to the United States, putting executives closer to the bulk of its operations and exposing the company to a larger pool of investors.

The redomicile of Algonquin, currently based in Oakville, Ont., would come after years of restructuring that has resulted in the majority of its revenue generated by electricity distributors it owns in several U.S. states.

The company, a former market darling whose stock has languished in recent years, said it planned to relocate its head office to Chicago, but maintain a presence in Oakville. It will seek shareholder approval to do so in the first half of 2027.

“Today, over 80 per cent of our operations are located in the United States with less than 5 per cent in Canada,” Algonquin chief executive officer Rod West said on a conference call. “Redomicile into the U.S. would better align our corporate structure with our assets and where we expect to grow.”

In addition, Mr. West said, the shift would reduce cross-border tax costs and increase the potential for a wider range of investors as the stock gets included in more indexes and exchange-traded funds.

Encana Corp., now known as Ovintiv Inc. OVV-T +4.75%increase, and Brookfield Asset Management BAM-T -0.18%decrease are among companies that have redomiciled in the U.S. in response to expansion of operations in that country and a desire for more passive investment in a much larger market for vehicles such as index funds.

The move can be unpopular in Canada, though, especially in the current political and trade environment. A month after President Donald Trump began his second term as U.S. president in 2025, Montreal based trucking company TFI International Inc. TFII-T +0.50%increase said it would shift its headquarters south, but reversed the decision in response to fierce shareholder backlash.

For Algonquin, the redomicile could lead to inclusion within Russell, S&P and CRSP benchmarks, but deletion from some Canadian indexes, said Robert Hope, analyst at Bank of Nova Scotia. Because U.S. indexes are larger, passive investment inflows would offset Canadian selling over time, Mr. Hope wrote in a note to clients.

“The timing may be uneven, with near-term weakness possible as deletions precede additions, but the longer-term effect is a structural improvement in demand for AQN shares,” he said.

Mr. Hope noted that shares in eight Canadian companies that have redomiciled since 2018 fell because of selling by Canadian institutions, then recovered as U.S. investors and indexers bought in. This effect could be muted with Algonquin, however, because of its already-large U.S. shareholder base, he wrote.

Activist investors, led by New York-based Starboard Value LP, held 8.65 per cent of Algonquin stock as of March 31, according to S&P Capital IQ.

Algonquin shares were off more than 1 per cent at $7.94 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Friday afternoon. The company announced the redomicile plan in conjunction with its second-quarter results, in which it reported that net earnings fell 67 per cent from the same quarter a year earlier.

The shares are down more than 10 per cent in the past six months and are well below highs of more than $20 last hit in 2021.

Investors had once benefited from Algonquin’s renewable power and utility assets, which allowed a steadily rising dividend. However, rapid expansion and a heavy debt load forced the company to cut the dividend twice and prompted the sale of its renewable business for US$2.5-billion in 2024.

Since becoming CEO last year, Mr. West has rebranded Algonquin as a pure-play regulated generation, transmission and distribution utility business, with companies operating in 13 U.S. states, Bermuda, Chile and Canada.

He declined on Friday to offer the company’s expected cost of the redomicile to the U.S. but said he believes the recurring benefit will outweigh the one-time cost.

“Overall, we believe this positions us to more effectively execute on our strategic priorities and enhance long-term shareholder value,” he told analysts.

In the second quarter, net income was US$4.9-million, or 1 U.S. cent a share, down from year-earlier US$14.8-million, or 2 U.S. cents.

The company said higher regulated rates in some of its U.S. markets were offset by higher operating and interest expenses as well as unfavourable weather.

• The blaze in Summerland has nearly doubled in size overnight.
• British Columbia’s premier says the fire was like “a bomb going off”.
• Residents fled around midnight as flames advanced west of Okanagan Lake.

British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after thousands of people in the western Canadian province were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.

The Bald Range wildfire was burning out of control and grew rapidly to about 9,500 hectares (23,500 acres), prompting evacuation orders in Summerland, Peachland and other districts west of Okanagan Lake in the province’s southern interior. The region produces most of B.C.’s wine and is Canada’s second-largest wine-producing area.

Premier David Eby told a news conference on Saturday that one fire official had likened the fire to “a bomb going off”.

“He described flames on 100-foot tree, flames going 200 feet above that, and the fire creating its own weather system, which creates lightning, which then feeds on itself,” Eby said.

“Homes have been lost, and properties have been destroyed. Some people became trapped as conditions changed very quickly, and needed to be rescued,” the premier said, adding it remained a very dynamic and threatening situation.

Summerland has a population of about 12,000 people, according to the 2021 census, and Peachland is home to about 6,500 residents.

A state of emergency grants the provincial government immediate access to special powers including travel restrictions and supply protections to prevent price gouging, and specific tools to coordinate rescue work.

Officials said the Bald Range wildfire triggered the largest evacuation event so far this summer and more than 20,000 people across B.C. have been forced to evacuate their homes.

“A lot of farms have been affected. We don’t know how many structures have been lost. They’re still busy fighting the fire,” Summerland Mayor Doug Holmes said in a phone interview from Penticton. “We have to brace ourselves for the worst.”

Overnight evacuation

Many residents left overnight, driving south to Penticton or north to Kelowna before highways began to close.

Terry Fries of Summerland was watching a football game on Friday night when a neighbor advised him to get a bag ready as the fire grew.

“At the time, it was still farther back, and you could see it behind the hills,” he said. When B.C. authorities issued the evacuation order around midnight, he and his family drove about 45 km (28 miles) north to the city of Kelowna.

Residents recorded videos of fires by the highway and of structures burning as they evacuated. By Saturday afternoon, ashes began to settle on cars and houses in nearby areas as the fire painted the skies with orange hues.

Summerland lost power on Saturday and issued a boil-water notice for residents. The municipality said untreated water had entered the system after it bypassed the water treatment plant due to the wildfire.

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, have battled blazes this year as hot, dry weather fueled wildfires in dense forest areas. Firefighters from Mexico, Australia, France and New Zealand have helped combat the fires.

In B.C., where hot and dry conditions have increased the risk of more fires spreading, about 1,500 firefighting personnel were battling more than 100 fires. The province has issued 40 evacuation orders and 49 alerts.

Fires have burned through 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) in Canada this year, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

Typhoon Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall on the country’s eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds and triggering warnings of flooding and landslides.

The typhoon has already swept through Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture, injuring six people and cutting power to more than 50,000 buildings.

Typhoon Dolphin made landfall near Yuhuan in eastern Zhejiang province at about 5:30 p.m. (0930 GMT) on Sunday, China’s meteorological authorities said.

The storm packed maximum sustained winds of 42 meters per second (151 km/h) near its center at landfall, equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Authorities had moved offshore workers to safety, ordered vessels back to port and increased checks at reservoirs, mountain streams, landslide-prone areas, construction sites and tourist locations.

Torrential rain and flood risk

Torrential rain is forecast through August 10 across Zhejiang, Shanghai, northern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, central and southern Anhui, and much of Jiangsu. Parts of central and eastern Zhejiang could receive 250-500 mm (9.8-19.7 inches) of rain, according to forecasters.

After landfall, Dolphin is forecast to track westward before slowing over central and southwestern China and gradually losing strength, Wang Haiping, chief forecaster at the National Meteorological Centre, told state broadcaster CCTV.

That could prolong heavy rain and raise the risk of flooding and landslides, especially in mountainous areas and along smaller rivers.

Transport was widely disrupted across the east of the country, and more than 1 million people were evacuated from their homes.

In addition to evacuating at least 30,300 people, Shanghai has canceled about 1,500 flights, according to flight-tracking data provider VariFlight.

Tape is applied in a cross pattern to windows at a temporary waiting room of Hangzhou Railway Station to prepare for Typhoon Dolphin on Aug. 9, 2026 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.

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A 42-year-old tourist from Guangdong, surnamed Chen, said he was stranded in Shanghai after his family’s flight, scheduled to depart on Sunday, was canceled because of Typhoon Dolphin.

He said the family had been rebooked on a flight at 10 p.m. on Monday, although they were unsure whether it would be able to take off.

“To us Guangdong people, this typhoon is as ordinary as having a meal and feeling the wind. It’s just part of everyday life,” Chen said, adding that the storm did not appear particularly strong by the standards of China’s southern coast.

In neighboring Zhejiang province, the city of Wenzhou relocated more than 900,000 residents and opened more than 1,000 emergency shelters.

In Fujian province, authorities evacuated 98,900 people from high-risk areas after raising the typhoon emergency response to Level III, according to Xinhua. Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu have also activated Level III emergency responses.

Fujian maritime authorities said 55 coastal passenger ferry routes had been suspended, all 115 offshore construction projects halted and 290 construction vessels moved to sheltered waters.

The water resources ministry said the Qiantang, Yong, Jiao and Shuiyang rivers could see major flooding, while smaller rivers in the hardest-hit areas could rise above warning levels.

Authorities warned of a high risk of geological disasters in parts of Zhejiang, while residents in areas covered by a red mountain-torrent warning were told to follow local evacuation orders.

Shanghai’s Yangshan port cleared ships from its berths and moved more than 500 small and medium-sized vessels to shelter ahead of Dolphin, the city’s maritime safety administration said.

Scientists say global warming has made extreme weather more likely, including stronger typhoons.

US July inflation data (CPI Wednesday), followed by PPI, retail sales, and ongoing Middle East/Hormuz developments.

Major Economic Indicators

United States (highest market impact)

• Tuesday, Aug 11: Existing Home Sales (July) — expected slight decline.
• Wednesday, Aug 12: CPI (July) — consensus around +0.1% MoM / ~3.4% YoY; Core CPI ~+0.2% MoM / ~2.5% YoY. This is the week’s main event after recent soft labor data; it will heavily influence Fed rate-path pricing.
• Thursday, Aug 13: PPI (July) and weekly Initial Jobless Claims.
• Friday, Aug 14: Retail Sales (July, expected modest), University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (August preliminary), and Business Inventories.

Canada

• Wednesday, Aug 12: Building Permits (June).
• Friday, Aug 14: Manufacturing Shipments and Wholesale Trade (June).

Canadian CPI is due the following Monday (Aug 17).

Other notable releases

• Tuesday, Aug 11: Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate decision (hold at 4.35% widely expected) + press conference.
• Thursday, Aug 13: UK Q2 GDP (preliminary).
• Eurozone industrial production (June) and second estimate of Q2 GDP.
• Various Chinese data (loans, current account) and Japanese figures earlier in the week.

Geopolitical Events to Watch

Negotiations involving the US, Iran, and GCC states over access to/reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remain the primary market driver for energy prices and broader risk sentiment. Recent reports include a vessel attack in the strait and Iranian statements conditioning reopening on sanctions relief and other concessions. Any concrete progress (or breakdown) on shipping flows or the related US-Iran framework could move oil, inflation expectations, and equities.

Broader Middle East developments and residual effects from earlier conflict continue to influence energy markets and global growth views. Other regional issues (Ukraine, South China Sea, etc.) are secondary for immediate market moves this week.

Bottom line

Markets will primarily trade off the US CPI print and any Hormuz-related headlines. Soft inflation would reinforce the post-weak-payrolls narrative of reduced near-term Fed tightening pressure; a hotter reading or escalation in the strait would reverse that. Canadian data is secondary but relevant for domestic growth signals ahead of next week’s CPI.

Monday August 10

China CPI, PPI, aggregate yuan financing and new yuan loans

Japan bank lending

Earnings include: AGT Foods and Ingredients Inc.; Altius Minerals Corp.; Cargojet Inc.; CT REIT; K92 Mining Inc.; Silvercorp Metals Inc.

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Tuesday August 11

Japanese markets closed

(6 a.m. ET) U.S. NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey for July.

(8:15 a.m. ET) U.S. ADP National Employment Report Estimate for July 25.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. existing home sales for July. The Street is forecasting a month-over-month decline of 1.0 per cent.

Earnings include: Constellation Software Inc.; Denison Mines Corp.; Exchange Income Corp.; Franco-Nevada Corp.; Magellan Aerospace Corp.; Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

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Wednesday August 12

Japan machine tool orders

Germany CPI

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian building permits for June.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. CPI for July. Consensus is a month-over-month gain of 0.1 per cent and year-over-year rise of 3.4 per cent.

(2 p.m. ET) U.S. federal budget balance for July.

Earnings include: Air Canada; Bird Construction Inc.; CAE Inc.; CCL Industries Inc.; Cisco Systems Inc.; Curaleaf Holdings Inc.; G Mining Ventures Corp.; H&R REIT; Hydro One Ltd.; Linamar Corp.; Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Metro Inc.; Northland Power Inc.; Pan American Silver Corp.; Stantec Inc.

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Thursday August 13

China current account surplus

Euro zone industrial production

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. initial jobless claims for week of Aug. 8. Estimate is 203,000, up 4,000 from the previous week.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. PPI for July. Consensus is a rise of 0.2 per cent from June and 4.8 per cent year-over-year.

Earnings include: Applied Materials Inc.; Aya Gold & Silver Inc.; Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd.; Brookfield Corp.; Onex Corp.; Perpetua Resources Corp.; Telesat Corp.; TerraVest Industries Inc.; Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.

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Friday August 14

Euro zone real GDP and trade balance

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canadian manufacturing shipments for June. The Street is projecting a month-over-month decline of 0.1 per cent.

(8:30 a.m. ET) Canada’s wholesale sales for June (excluding petroleum). Consensus is a gain of 2.7 per cent month-over-month.

(8:30 a.m. ET) U.S. retail sales for July. Consensus is a month-over-month rise of 0.2 per cent.

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. University of Michigan consumer sentiment for August (preliminary reading).

(10 a.m. ET) U.S. business inventories for June.

Earnings include: Montage Gold Corp.

Gold and Gold Equities: Week Ending August 7, 2026

Asset	July 31	August 7	Weekly move	Brief comment
Gold futures	US$4,049/oz	US$4,340.70/oz	+7.2%	Strongest week since January
U.S. Dollar Index	99.91	99.54	−0.4%	Weaker U.S. employment reduced rate-hike expectations
Franco-Nevada	C$298.24	~C$334	~+12%	Royalty exposure benefited from higher gold; earnings approaching
Agnico Eagle	C$203.52	C$249.37	+22.5%	Strongest move among the group
Barrick Mining	C$51.45	C$60.96	+18.5%	Gold leverage plus improving investor sentiment
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$152.48	C$187.32	+22.9%	Strong gold and silver exposure

FNV’s August 7 TSX close is approximate because the available Canadian historical feed had not yet posted the final two sessions. Its U.S.-listed shares closed at US$238.65.

What Drove the Moves

Gold: +7.2%

Gold recorded its strongest weekly gain since January after U.S. payrolls unexpectedly declined by 23,000, versus expectations for an increase of roughly 80,000.

The weak employment report:

• reduced expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate increase;
• lowered U.S. Treasury yields;
• weakened the U.S. dollar; and
• reduced the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold.

Spot gold ended near US$4,336, while the most actively reported Comex contract settled at US$4,340.70.

U.S. Dollar Index: −0.4%

DXY declined from 99.91 to 99.54 and briefly touched approximately 99.40. The weekly percentage decline was modest, but the dollar reached a seven-week low following the employment report.

A weaker dollar supports gold because it makes the metal less expensive for buyers using other currencies.

Company Comparison

Agnico Eagle: +22.5%

AEM delivered the strongest operating-miner performance. The shares rose considerably more than gold, demonstrating the normal earnings leverage of a producer: when gold prices rise, most of the additional selling price can flow through to margins after fixed operating costs.

Wheaton Precious Metals: +22.9%

Wheaton performed similarly to Agnico. Its streaming model provides exposure to gold and silver prices without bearing the full operating costs of mine ownership.

Silver also gained approximately 10% during the week, giving WPM an additional tailwind.

Barrick Mining: +18.5%

Barrick benefited from higher gold and improving margins, but slightly underperformed AEM and WPM. Barrick’s copper exposure, project execution risks and geopolitical operating exposure can cause it to trade differently from gold.

Franco-Nevada: approximately +12%

FNV rose strongly but underperformed the miners and WPM. Its royalty model is lower risk and less directly exposed to mining-cost inflation, but it generally has less short-term operational leverage than producers.

Investors were also positioning ahead of FNV’s Q2 results scheduled for August 11.

Interpretation

The miners rose substantially more than gold: Gold +7.2%versus equities +12% to +23%

This indicates strong bullish operating leverage, but also increases reversal risk. If gold gives back part of its gain, producer shares could decline by a larger percentage than the metal.

The rally would weaken if DXY recovers above 100.5, Treasury yields rise again, or gold falls below approximately US$4,200.

Summary

• TTTK is an index, not a stock: the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index.
• For the week ending August 7, 2026, the index gained approximately 8.8%, based on its closely tracking XIT ETF.
• Shopify’s 28.7% earnings-driven surge accounted for most of the sector’s increase.
• Kinaxis gained 3.2% following strong Q2 recurring-revenue growth and higher guidance.
• CGI rose 1.7%, supported by earnings growth, but its modest organic revenue growth limited the increase.

TTTK Weekly Performance

The iShares XIT ETF, which tracks TTTK, moved from C$73.31 on July 31 to C$79.79 on August 7.

Measure	Performance
TTTK/XIT weekly change	Approximately +8.8%
TSX Composite weekly change	+3.3%
Relative outperformance	Approximately 5.5 percentage points

Technology substantially outperformed the broader Canadian market.

Why TTTK Increased

TTTK is highly concentrated. Its four largest companies represent more than 80% of the index.

Company	Approx. July 31 weight	Weekly return
Shopify	27.1%	+28.7%
Constellation Software	23.8%	Not the primary weekly catalyst
Celestica	22.8%	Secondary contributor
CGI	9.7%	+1.7%
Kinaxis	2.3%	+3.2%

Using the July 31 weights, Shopify alone contributed roughly: 27.1%×28.7%≈7.8 percentage points

Therefore, Shopify generated close to 90% of TTTK’s estimated 8.8% weekly gain. This also increased Shopify’s weight to approximately 30% by the end of the week.

Brief Company Comparison

Company	July 31 close	August 7 close	Weekly change	Main catalyst
Shopify	C$164.18	C$211.37	+28.7%	Major earnings beat and strong Q3 guidance
Kinaxis	C$168.00	C$173.43	+3.2%	SaaS and ARR growth; guidance raised
CGI	C$102.61	C$104.38	+1.7%	Strong EPS growth but modest revenue growth

Shopify: +28.7%

Shopify reported:

• Revenue of US$3.58 billion, up 34%;
• gross merchandise volume of US$115.57 billion, up 32%;
• adjusted EPS of US$0.42, above expectations;
• an 18% free-cash-flow margin; and
• Q3 revenue guidance in the low-30% growth range.

The guidance was well above the market’s prior expectation of approximately 27%. The results also reduced concerns that generative AI could weaken Shopify’s position. Management instead demonstrated that AI tools and partnerships are increasing merchant engagement.

Interpretation: strongest growth, but also the highest short-term valuation and volatility risk after a nearly 29% weekly increase.

Kinaxis: +3.2%

Kinaxis reported:

• Total revenue growth of 16%;
• SaaS revenue growth of 20%;
• annual recurring revenue growth of 19%, or 21% in constant currency;
• adjusted EBITDA growth of 23%; and
• a 130-basis-point improvement in adjusted EBITDA margin.

Management increased its full-year total-revenue and SaaS-growth guidance.

Interpretation: healthy recurring growth and improving margins, but its 2.3% index weight meant the gain had little influence on TTTK.

CGI: +1.7%

CGI’s latest results included:

• Revenue growth of 2.5%, or 1.3% in constant currency;
• net earnings growth of 13.8%; and
• diluted EPS growth of 22.5%.

CGI’s earnings benefited from margin control and a lower share count, while underlying organic revenue growth remained modest.

Interpretation: more stable and less expensive than high-growth software companies, but with a slower top-line growth profile.

Key Risks

• Concentration: Shopify, Constellation Software and Celestica represent approximately three-quarters of TTTK.
• Shopify reversal: A 10% decline in Shopify could reduce TTTK by approximately three percentage points at its current weight.
• Valuation: XIT reported a portfolio P/E of approximately 47 times, indicating considerable growth expectations.
• Earnings sensitivity: After the weekly increase, disappointing guidance from any major constituent could produce a sharp index correction.

Short-Term Scenarios

Scenario	Requirement	TTTK implication
Bull	Shopify holds its earnings gain and other major constituents strengthen	Continued upward momentum
Base	Shopify consolidates while CGI and Kinaxis remain stable	Sideways movement after the surge
Bear	Profit-taking in Shopify or weaker software valuations	Partial reversal of the weekly gain

The positive short-term thesis would be disproved by Shopify surrendering a substantial portion of its earnings-day gain on heavy volume.