The fund provides exposure to the Canadian financial sector. The underlying index draws stocks from the S&P/TSX Composite, classified by GICS as a financial sector company, more specifically GICS Sector 40 - broad financials. The underlying index is market cap weighted, it applies a 25% cap to single constituents and usually undergoes quarterly rebalance. XFN currently employs a replicating strategy wherein it invests in securities in considerably the same proportions as they are represented in the underlying index.
