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$44.44
+0.84%

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XEQT rises 0.84% in early trading as all four sleeves advance on a tech rebound and easing oil prices

XEQT was trading up 0.84% at $44.44 in early trading, with all four regional sleeves advancing as AI and technology stocks continued to recover from last week's selloff and oil prices eased following a halt in Israel-Iran hostilities. The U.S. sleeve contributed the most in absolute terms, adding roughly 0.37 percentage points, while emerging markets posted the strongest sleeve return at 1.86%. International developed markets also performed well, up 1.01%, adding 0.25 percentage points to the fund. The session's early tone is broadly constructive across geographies.

How large is this morning's move?

Typical day · This morning's +0.84% move is 1.2× 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

    25.28% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.67% +0.17 pts to XEQT

    Canada's sleeve is up 0.67% early, contributing 0.17 percentage points. Financials, the largest tracked sector at roughly a third of the sleeve, rose 1.08% and were the primary driver among the areas tracked. Energy fell nearly 2%, consistent with WTI crude dropping 3.56% this morning, and offset a portion of those gains. The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its policy rate unchanged tomorrow, a backdrop that appears to be supporting rate-sensitive financials without alarming markets.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.18% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.81% +0.37 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve is up 0.81% and is the largest contributor to XEQT at 0.37 percentage points. Technology, which represents roughly 35% of the tracked sleeve, rose 0.92%, while industrials and consumer discretionary each gained more than 1.5% among the sectors covered. U.S. energy was the only tracked sector in the red, down 1.16%, mirroring the crude price decline. The rebound in AI-related names after last week's sharp losses is the clearest dynamic in early trading.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.39% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +1.01% +0.25 pts to XEQT

    XEF.TO is up 1.01% early, contributing 0.25 percentage points, the second-largest sleeve contribution. The Netherlands led among the countries tracked, rising 2.76%, with tech heavyweights including ASML cited in the European session's advance. France gained 1.49% and Australia added 1.60% among the areas covered. The DAX turned positive through the morning as European markets steadied following the Iran-Israel ceasefire, and Spanish financials helped the Ibex approach recent highs.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.88% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +1.86% +0.09 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets are the strongest sleeve at 1.86%, though at 4.88% of XEQT the contribution is 0.09 percentage points. Taiwan-listed equities rose 3.09% and South Korea gained 2.18% among the areas tracked, consistent with the global technology rebound theme. China and India each added more than 1.4% in the covered exposures. The sleeve's outsized return relative to the rest of the fund reflects the technology concentration within the tracked portions of emerging Asia.

    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.

The Hold Line

All four sleeves advancing in unison is relatively uncommon; it happened here with emerging markets posting the sharpest gain at 1.86%, while the largest sleeve, the U.S., added the most in absolute contribution. The VIX, a gauge of expected market turbulence, fell more than 6% this morning, consistent with the broad risk-on character of the session. The Canadian energy sector's early weakness is worth watching, but financials absorbed that drag and then some. Breadth this clean tends to reflect a shift in sentiment rather than a single catalyst, and the data this morning reflects that.

Signals

  • 01

    Crude oil drops on ceasefire reports

    WTI crude, a benchmark for global oil prices, fell 3.56% early Tuesday after a reported halt in Israel-Iran hostilities reduced the geopolitical risk premium. Among the tracked sectors, Canadian and U.S. energy were the only areas in the red this session, while the energy price decline appears to be supporting sentiment elsewhere by easing inflation concerns.

  • 02

    VIX falls sharply, risk appetite firms

    The VIX, which reflects the market's near-term expectation of equity price swings, dropped 6.3% to 17.73, one of the sharper single-session declines in recent weeks. For XEQT holders, the broad sleeve participation in today's advance is more consistent with this kind of risk-appetite shift than with a narrow, momentum-driven move.

  • 03

    Emerging markets lead on Asia tech strength

    Emerging markets are the top-performing sleeve at 1.86%, roughly double the Canadian sleeve's gain, driven by sharp advances in Taiwan and South Korea equities among the areas tracked. This concentration in technology-linked emerging Asian markets means the sleeve's contribution can amplify or reverse quickly when global tech sentiment shifts, as the past two weeks have demonstrated.

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