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Midday Edition. Thursday, April 30, 2026

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$42.22
+0.84%

Headline

Europe and Canada carry XEQT to a strong midday gain.

XEQT is trading at $42.22, up 0.84% on the session, a move roughly 1.5 times the fund's recent daily average. The international developed sleeve is the day's clearest driver, contributing approximately 0.40 percentage points to the gain, with broad strength across every major European market tracked. Canada adds another 0.34 percentage points, led by financials. The U.S. sleeve is nearly flat at +0.06%, held back by weakness in technology that offset sharp gains in industrials and health care.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Larger-than-usual day · This afternoon's +0.84% move is 1.5× 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

    25.64% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +1.32% +0.34 pts to XEQT

    Canadian financials and materials are the two largest contributors to the sleeve's 1.32% advance, with financials rising 1.54% and materials gaining 1.09%. Consumer staples and utilities are also positive. Energy, at +0.62%, adds modestly despite crude oil falling more than 2% on the session. Canadian industrials are flat.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.29% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.06% +0.02 pts to XEQT

    A 0.63% decline in U.S. technology is effectively cancelling out strong gains elsewhere, leaving the sleeve up just 0.06%. Industrials are the standout, rising 2.40%, consistent with Caterpillar reporting a 38% jump in construction industry sales. Health care is also up 2.34%. Concerns around AI spending appear to be weighing on communication services and technology names.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.45% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +1.62% +0.40 pts to XEQT

    The international developed sleeve is up 1.62%, with gains across every tracked market. Switzerland leads at +2.56%, followed by Australia at +2.64% and the United Kingdom at +2.32%. Japan advances 2.21% despite early session pressure reported in Asian trade. The breadth here is notable: no major market tracked within the sleeve is in negative territory.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    5.36% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.32% +0.02 pts to XEQT

    The emerging markets sleeve adds 0.32%, a positive but modest contribution given its 5.36% weight. South Korean equities gain 2.37% and Taiwan-listed equities rise 1.85%, providing the sleeve's backbone. India is essentially flat at -0.01%, a softer outcome consistent with reported pressure on Indian benchmarks during the session. The UAE declines 1.84%, the only meaningful drag among tracked markets.

    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.

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The Hold Line

A gain of this magnitude, spread across Canada and virtually all of developed international markets, reflects something broader than a single sector story. What is striking is the U.S. sleeve's near-absence from the move: XEQT's 0.84% advance required almost no help from its largest sleeve, which underscores how much geographic diversification is doing on this session. At $42.22, the fund sits 1.4% below its 52-week high, and its month-to-date return of 8.34% remains the more relevant frame for any long-term assessment.

Signals

  • 01

    VIX drops sharply on broad gains

    The VIX, which measures the market's implied expectation of near-term U.S. equity swings, has fallen 7.28% to 17.44, consistent with the risk-on tone visible across international and Canadian sleeves. For an XEQT holder, a VIX in this range suggests markets are not pricing elevated near-term stress, though the fund's international tilt means it can move independently of U.S. sentiment shifts.

  • 02

    U.S. tech drag masked by sector rotation

    Within the U.S. sleeve, a 0.63% decline in technology is being offset by industrials and health care each rising more than 2.3%, producing a near-flat sleeve result despite meaningful sector-level movement. This internal tug-of-war means the U.S. sleeve is contributing almost nothing to XEQT's gain, even as individual sectors post their strongest moves of recent sessions.

  • 03

    Weaker U.S. dollar lifts international returns

    The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of major currencies, has fallen 0.80% on the session, consistent with the outsized gains in European and other international markets when measured in local terms. For XEQT holders, a softer U.S. dollar typically amplifies the Canadian-dollar value of non-North American sleeve returns, adding a quiet tailwind to the fund's 0.84% advance.

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