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Midday Edition. Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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$41.82
-0.67%

Headline

Broad declines across all four sleeves pull XEQT down 0.67% at midday.

XEQT is trading at $41.82 through the middle of the session, down 0.67%, with every sleeve in the red. International developed markets are carrying the heaviest burden, contributing -0.26 percentage points, followed by Canada at -0.21 pp and the United States at -0.16 pp. Emerging markets are adding a modest -0.02 pp drag. The move is roughly in line with the recent 20-day average daily swing, placing this firmly within the range of ordinary sessions.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Typical day · This afternoon's -0.67% move is 1.0× the 20-day average move.

This scale measures size, not what to do. Larger moves are a normal part of holding a global all-equity fund.

The Regions

  • Canada

    25.81% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    -0.82% -0.21 pts from XEQT

    The Canadian sleeve is down 0.82%, with materials and information technology among the sharpest detractors in the sectors tracked. Materials are off 1.95% and Canadian tech is declining 2.34% midday. Energy is a meaningful offset, rising 1.94%, consistent with a sharp advance in crude oil prices so far in the session. Without that energy cushion, the sleeve's loss would be considerably deeper.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.12% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    -0.37% -0.16 pts from XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve is down 0.37%, a softer decline than the other three regions. Technology is essentially flat among the sectors tracked, while industrials and health care are the primary sources of weakness at -0.88% and -0.71% respectively. U.S. energy is advancing 2.17% among tracked sectors, consistent with the day's sharp move in crude. Earnings from major technology companies are still ahead, and a Federal Reserve policy decision is also pending.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.51% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    -1.07% -0.26 pts from XEQT

    International developed markets are the session's dominant drag, with XEF.TO down 1.07%. Weakness is broad across the covered markets: Switzerland is off 1.37%, Australia 1.48%, the UK 1.28%, and Germany 1.24% among tracked exposures. Japan, the sleeve's largest single weight, is declining 0.91%. Hong Kong is the lone bright spot among tracked markets, up 0.34%, but its weight is too small to offset the breadth of losses elsewhere.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    5.37% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    -0.46% -0.02 pts from XEQT

    Emerging markets are contributing a small drag of -0.02 pp, with XEC.TO down 0.46%. Brazil and South Africa are the steepest decliners in the tracked set, falling 2.03% and 2.67% respectively, though their combined sleeve weight limits the damage. China-listed equities are up 0.23% among the areas tracked, providing a partial offset against broader weakness.

    Emerging Markets market region icon

Colored bars represent biggest contributors to XEQT's move this afternoon (threshold = ±0.1 percentage points). Returns are daily ETF price moves for tracked regional or sector categories and may differ slightly from raw index movements.

The Hold Line

A session where every sleeve declines simultaneously is not unusual; the past month still shows XEQT up 7.31%, and the fund sits 28% above its 52-week low. The energy sector's sharp advance across both Canada and the U.S., set against weakness in materials and tech, is a reminder that different parts of the fund move in opposing directions even within a single down day. For a long-term holder, the relevant frame remains the trend measured in months, not the afternoon reading.

Signals

  • 01

    Crude oil surges against equity weakness

    WTI crude oil, a benchmark for global energy prices, is up 6.80% midday, one of the sharpest single-session moves in the macro data, while equity markets are broadly lower. This divergence is visible in the sector data: Canadian and U.S. energy are among the few areas advancing, cushioning both sleeves despite the wider decline. For an XEQT holder, the energy weighting in Canada acts as a partial natural hedge when commodity prices spike, worth monitoring if crude remains elevated.

  • 02

    VIX rises as breadth narrows

    The VIX, which measures the market's implied expectation of near-term equity swings, is up 5.33% and sits at 18.78, a level consistent with mild but present risk-off positioning across markets. With all four XEQT sleeves negative and losses broad within international developed markets, the VIX signal reinforces that this is a session of genuine, if measured, caution rather than isolated sector rotation. At current levels, the VIX remains well below the thresholds historically associated with forced selling or panic.

  • 03

    10-year Treasury yield climbs

    The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, which reflects the cost of long-term borrowing and moves inversely to bond prices, is up 1.10% on the session to 4.40%, a meaningful intraday move on a day the Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a policy decision. Rate-sensitive sectors including Canadian utilities and real estate are both negative among the areas tracked, a pattern consistent with rising yield pressure. XEQT's exposure to these sectors is modest, limiting the direct impact, but a sustained yield increase would bear watching across the rate-sensitive corners of the fund.

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