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"Bristol Gate's Canadian equity strategy trailed by 123 basis points net in Q2 as commodity trades reversed and Canadian banks surged +25.6%, driving nearly all benchmark gains. The portfolio's Materials and Energy underweights added +258 basis points, but underweight bank exposure cost -340 basis points."
The Bristol Gate Canadian Equity Strategy returned 5.7% net in Q2 2026, trailing the S&P/TSX Composite's 7.0% return by 123 basis points. The quarter saw a sharp reversal from Q1, with commodity trades unwinding as WTI crude fell over 20% following a US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and gold retreated from record highs. The portfolio's underweights in Materials and Energy contributed approximately +258 basis points as those sectors declined. However, a powerful re-rating of Canadian banks, which drove nearly all the benchmark's gains with a +25.6% sector return, created significant headwinds. All six major banks beat earnings and raised dividends, but the portfolio's underweight positioning resulted in approximately -340 basis points of stock selection drag, concentrated in Financials and Consumer Discretionary. The manager exited Thomson Reuters and Canadian National Railway, redeploying capital into Cenovus Energy and Cameco to capture dividend-growth opportunities in energy and uranium. The portfolio maintains its focus on approximately 20 high-quality, dividend-growing companies with 10.3% trailing dividend growth versus 5.0% for the index.
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