Canada’s Old-Economy Market Strength Versus Tariffs

Conviction: 65% · Horizon: 2Y · 2026-07-23
TSX outperformance is structural composition, not tariff immunity, and tariffs should be treated as a multi-year cost of trade.

Nearly 70% of the TSX sits in banks, insurers, pipelines, oil and gold, while tech is a much smaller weight than in the S&P 500. Canadian financials have roughly doubled over two years including dividends even as tariff threats persist and are expected to remain for years.

Instrument Side Target Reason
EWC Long We believe Canadian equities remain attractive because banks, energy and materials can keep outperforming while US indexes stay tech-heavy and tariff noise is already a recurring feature of the Canada-US trade relationship.

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