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+0.20%

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All four sleeves advance ahead of Warsh's Jackson Hole speech.

XEQT rose 0.20% in early trading on Friday as all four regional sleeves advanced, though the moves remained incremental ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's speech at Jackson Hole later in the session. The Intl Developed sleeve led with a 0.34% gain, propelled by strength in Japan and continental Europe, while the U.S. sleeve added 0.13% despite technology stocks declining. Canada and Emerging Markets posted modest gains of 0.15% and 0.23% respectively, with Asia offsetting weakness in Latin America and Southeast Asia.

How large is this morning's move?

Typical day · This morning's +0.20% 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

    25.85% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.15% +0.04 pts to XEQT

    Canadian equities gained 0.15% in early trade as financials and consumer staples offset weakness in energy. Energy stocks fell 0.42%, the only notable drag on the sleeve, while financials and materials held relatively steady. The session unfolded against backdrop of domestic economic data and investor focus on the Fed chair's imminent remarks.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    44.78% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.13% +0.06 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve advanced 0.13% despite technology stocks declining 0.56%, a pattern offset by strength in communication services, consumer discretionary, and financials. Communication services surged 1.04% and consumer discretionary rose 0.72%, together accounting for most of the sleeve's modest gain. The outperformance of non-technology sectors reflected early market positioning ahead of Warsh's speech and reduced crude prices.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.43% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.34% +0.08 pts to XEQT

    Japan contributed the bulk of the Intl Developed sleeve's 0.34% gain, with Japanese equities rising 0.89% amid technology stock strength and Japan's substantial currency intervention supporting asset prices. Continental Europe also advanced, with France gaining 0.63% and Germany 0.29%, reflecting a fifth consecutive month of European gains. The UK remained flat, while the region as a whole benefited from reduced oil prices and anticipation of central bank clarity.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.76% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.23% +0.01 pts to XEQT

    The Emerging Markets sleeve rose 0.23% as China and Taiwan advanced 0.89% and 0.70% respectively, together contributing most of the sleeve's gains. India also added 0.47%, while weakness in Brazil, Malaysia, and Thailand offset some upside. South Korea ended marginally down, snapping a three-day rise as tech heavyweights faced external headwinds, though the overall sleeve remained supported by strength in larger Asian markets.

    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

The breadth of today's move, with all four regional sleeves in the black and the U.S. sleeve holding up despite technology weakness, reflects a market anticipating clarity from the Federal Reserve. Japan's strength stands out within Intl Developed, while Asia-focused emerging markets showed resilience. A session of this modest size is well within the recent daily average range and signals no urgent shift in the recovery trajectory that has built over the past month.

Signals

  • 01

    Japan's currency and equity support measures

    Japan's equity market rallied 0.89% on technology strength and was bolstered by a record $96.5 billion currency intervention, the largest such program in years. For a long-term XEQT holder, this outsized yen support signals policy commitment to stable conditions and underscores Japan's growing role in supporting broad market sentiment across the developed sleeve.

  • 02

    Technology weakness offset by sector rotation

    U.S. technology stocks fell 0.56% in early trading, yet the U.S. sleeve still gained 0.13% because communication services and consumer discretionary surged past 1% and 0.7% respectively. This divergence reflects a market rotating toward sectors less vulnerable to rate sensitivity ahead of the Fed's policy signal, a rotational pattern worth monitoring if it persists through the week.

  • 03

    Yield rise despite stable defensive demand

    The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose 21 basis points to 4.682%, the largest single-day move in the supplied data, yet defensive and rate-sensitive Canadian utilities and staples posted modest gains. This apparent decoupling suggests markets are pricing a benign outcome from Warsh's speech, favoring cyclical rotation over traditional bond-driven hedges.

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