GCFE vs. XIT ETF Comparison

Comparison of Guardian Canadian Focused Equity ETF (GCFE) to iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF (XIT)

GCFE

Guardian Canadian Focused Equity ETF

GCFE Description

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$29.28

Average Daily Volume

504

Number of Holdings ^*

9

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

XIT

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index ETF

XIT Description

iShares S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund, is a Canada-based fund that seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index (the Index) through investments in the constituent issuers of such Index. The index is comprised of constituents of the S&P/TSX Composite Index in GICS Sector 45- Information Technology. Constituents are capped at 25% weight. The Index is provided by Standard & Poors (S&P). CGI Group Inc. Class A, Open Text Corporation, Constellation Software Inc., Blackberry Ltd, Dh Corp are few of the fund’s top holdings. The Fund is managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$67.52

Average Daily Volume

11,959

Number of Holdings ^*

10

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	GCFE	XIT
30 Days	3.57%	13.95%
60 Days	9.79%	18.55%
90 Days	11.59%	21.09%
12 Months		37.40%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in GCFE	Weight in XIT	Overlap
	OTEX	D	7.1%	7.33%	7.1%

GCFE Overweight 8 Positions Relative to XIT

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	BN	B	7.59%
	FFH	A	7.39%
	MDA	B	6.51%
	EFN	B	6.42%
	TOY	C	5.83%
	AEM	C	5.82%
	L	B	5.81%
	MFI	C	5.52%

GCFE Underweight 9 Positions Relative to XIT

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	SHOP	B	-26.45%
	CSU	A	-24.35%
	GIB.A	B	-19.26%
	DSG	B	-7.22%
	CLS	A	-4.97%
	KXS	B	-2.75%
	LSPD	B	-1.85%
	BB	D	-1.28%
	ENGH	D	-0.88%

GCFE: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Aerospace & Defense Asset Management Credit Services Gold Grocery Stores Insurance - Property & Casualty Leisure Packaged Foods Software - Application

Keywords: Marketing Bank Financial Health Insurance Manufacturing Mining Mobile Real Estate S&P/Tsx 60 Index Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Alternative Investment American Cuisine Analytics Banking Broadband Business Process Management Business Software Canadian Malartic Mine Card Services

XIT: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Software - Application Communication Equipment Contract Manufacturers Information Technology Services

Keywords: Software Analytics Mobile Communications Inventory Software Solution Software Solutions Business Software Supply Chain Aerospace Commerce Platform Computer Architecture Credit E Commerce Electronics Enterprise Software Enterprise Software Solutions Information Information Technology Information Technology Management