In the third quarter, the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index increased by 4.7%, the S&P500 total return grew by 8.9% while the MSCI ACWI ex-USA returned 6.4%.
Q3 returns were eye-popping and are pointing to a V-shaped recovery. Growth and technology have continued their outperformance again compared to the rest of the market.
In Q3, NQICA returned 9.8% leading to a year-to-date return of -5% versus the S&P/TSX composite which increased by 4.7% in Q2 and declined 3.1% on a year-to-date basis.
In Canada, the best Q3 sectors were Industrials up 13.2%, Utilities up 9.9% and Materials up 8.8%. The worst sectors were Health Care down 14.4%, Energy down 9.4%, and Telecommunication services up 0.8%.
The NQICA’s worst performers in the third quarter were Constellation Software with a return of -3.4%, Open Text Corporation declined by 2.0% and Magna International with a return of 1.6%.
On the other hand, the best results in the third quarter were Richelieu Hardware with a return of 22.0%, Empire Company with a jump in price of 19.3% while Canadian National Railway share price rose by 18.5%.
