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$45.09
+0.24%

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Canada leads XEQT higher in early trading as materials and energy advance on rising oil

In early trading, XEQT was up 0.24% at $45.09, with Canada doing most of the work. The Canadian sleeve rose 0.83%, contributing roughly 0.21 percentage points, as materials and energy led the advance on a day when WTI crude oil climbed nearly 3%, consistent with escalating tensions in the Iran conflict. The U.S. sleeve slipped 0.19% and the emerging markets sleeve fell 0.85%, partially offsetting Canada's gains. International developed markets added a modest 0.07 percentage points, leaving XEQT with a narrow but positive start to the session.

How large is this morning's move?

Typical day · This morning's +0.24% move is 0.5× 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

    25.38% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.83% +0.21 pts to XEQT

    Canadian materials were the standout early mover among the sectors tracked, rising 3.11% and contributing roughly 0.46 percentage points within the sleeve, consistent with gold climbing 1.75% on the session. Energy added 1.68%, also benefiting from the sharp rise in crude prices. Financials, the sleeve's largest tracked sector, rose a more measured 0.56%, while Canadian information technology was the only notable drag, falling 1.59%.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.43% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    -0.19% -0.08 pts from XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve was under mild pressure early, down 0.19%, with technology and health care each slipping 0.32% among the sectors tracked. Energy was the exception, rising 1.28%, consistent with the broader move in crude. Industrials and consumer staples edged higher, but not enough to offset weakness in the larger technology weight.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.29% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.27% +0.07 pts to XEQT

    The international developed sleeve rose 0.27% in early trading, a net positive that masks a sharp split between markets. UK-listed equities gained 1.50% within the tracked portion, supported by metals and energy names as the FTSE 100 climbed, while a softer inflation reading added to the positive tone in London. Spain also advanced 1.28%, lifted by strong corporate earnings. Japan fell 0.56% among the tracked markets, limiting the sleeve's overall gain.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.71% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    -0.85% -0.04 pts from XEQT

    Emerging markets were the weakest sleeve early, down 0.85%. South Korean equities fell 1.29% among the tracked exposures, weighed by concentrated positioning in semiconductor-related names even as the broader Asian tech narrative remained mixed. China and India each slipped around 0.55%. Taiwan-related equities were a clear exception, rising 0.80%, while Brazil advanced 1.99%, partly offsetting the regional pressure.

    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

Canada's outsized contribution in early trading reflects a portfolio that is drawing meaningful support from commodity-linked sectors when global risk appetite is mixed. The split between a rising Canada sleeve and a softening U.S. sleeve, with international developed markets providing modest support, shows how geographic breadth can buffer single-region weakness on days when sector leadership rotates sharply. A 0.24% early advance on broadly mixed global conditions is a quiet signal of the fund's structural spread across regions and cycles.

Signals

  • 01

    Oil surge drives Canadian commodity strength

    WTI crude oil rose nearly 3% in early trading, a move consistent with Iran conflict-related supply concerns cited in news reports. Rising crude lifted Canadian materials and energy among the tracked sectors, and contributed meaningfully to Canada's sleeve outperformance relative to the rest of the fund.

  • 02

    EM split: Korea drags as Taiwan advances

    The emerging markets sleeve fell 0.85% despite Taiwan-related equities advancing 0.80%, illustrating how South Korean and Chinese equity weakness can dominate the sleeve's direction even when its largest single-country weight moves higher. A XEQT holder sees that Taiwan's positive move was not enough to offset broad Asian pressure this session.

  • 03

    Gold rises while copper slips in early trade

    Gold climbed 1.75% early in the session, a commodity that tends to serve as a store of value and safe-haven alternative, while copper edged down 0.53%. This divergence reinforces why Canadian materials rose sharply on precious metal exposure rather than broader industrial demand signals, keeping the sleeve's gain concentrated rather than broad.

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