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Open Edition. Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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$41.99
-0.26%

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International developed markets weigh on XEQT in early going.

XEQT was trading at $41.99 in early session, down 0.26%, with the international developed sleeve providing the sharpest drag at -0.176 pp. Canada added a secondary headwind at -0.111 pp, pulled lower by materials and information technology. The U.S. sleeve was nearly flat at -0.03%, its modest negative offset in part by strength in technology and energy, while emerging markets were a small positive contributor, adding 0.009 pp on strength in South Korean equities.

How large is this morning's move?

Typical day · This morning's -0.26% move is 0.4× 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
    -0.43% -0.11 pts from XEQT

    The Canadian sleeve was down 0.43%, with two sectors pulling in sharply opposite directions. Materials fell 1.77% and information technology dropped 2.00%, together accounting for the bulk of the sleeve's weakness. Energy surged 1.92%, consistent with WTI crude oil rising nearly 5% on the session, and industrials edged higher, preventing a steeper decline.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.12% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    -0.03% -0.01 pts from XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve was essentially flat at -0.03%, with technology rising 0.44% and energy climbing 1.47%, offsetting a 1.13% decline in health care. Ahead of earnings from several large technology companies after the close, futures were pointing modestly higher earlier in the morning, leaving the U.S. contribution to XEQT as a near-neutral factor so far.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.51% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    -0.72% -0.18 pts from XEQT

    Broad weakness across developed markets outside North America was the defining drag in early trading. The United Kingdom fell 1.25%, Switzerland dropped 1.30%, and Australia declined 1.26% among the markets tracked, while Japan slipped 0.59%. European markets opened lower as the UAE's announced exit from OPEC introduced fresh uncertainty around oil supply dynamics, according to reporting published this morning.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    5.37% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.17% +0.01 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets were the lone positive sleeve, up 0.17%, supported by a 1.11% advance in South Korean equities and modest gains in Taiwan and China among the markets tracked. Brazil and South Africa were notable weak spots, falling 1.59% and 2.03% respectively, partially offsetting gains elsewhere in the sleeve.

    Emerging Markets market region icon

Colored bars represent biggest contributors to XEQT's move this morning (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.

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The Hold Line

A move of 0.26% is well below XEQT's recent 20-day average absolute swing of 0.68%, placing this early session among the quieter sessions of the past month. The fund remains 4.56% higher year-to-date and sits 28.6% above its 52-week low, context that makes the current softness look proportionate rather than significant. With the U.S. sleeve nearly unchanged and a full slate of major earnings due after the close, the session's character may still shift. The long-term frame is intact.

Signals

  • 01

    WTI crude near $105, reshaping sector picture

    WTI crude oil, which tracks the benchmark price for North American oil production, rose nearly 5% to $104.85, a move consistent with sharp gains in both Canadian and U.S. energy sectors within the tracked exposures. For an XEQT holder, this is worth watching: rising energy is providing a partial offset to weakness elsewhere in Canada, but the same supply uncertainty appears to be weighing on international developed market sentiment.

  • 02

    Health care the steepest U.S. sector drop

    Within the U.S. sleeve, health care fell 1.13% in early trading, the largest sectoral decline among the areas tracked, while technology and energy advanced. This internal rotation kept the U.S. sleeve nearly flat overall, meaning the sector composition of any given day matters more to the sleeve's direction than the broad U.S. market level alone.

  • 03

    10-year Treasury yield climbs toward 4.40%

    The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, a benchmark for the cost of longer-term borrowing that tends to pressure rate-sensitive sectors, rose 0.87% to 4.39% in early trading. Canadian utilities and real estate, both rate-sensitive, were each modestly negative in the tracked data, a pattern consistent with a rising yield environment, though the moves were small enough that this remains a signal to monitor rather than a confirmed driver.

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