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Close Edition. Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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$46.20
-0.01%

Headline

U.S. technology and Canadian financials support XEQT as South Korea weighs on emerging markets

XEQT closed at $46.20, essentially unchanged on the session, as gains in Canada and the United States were offset by weakness in international developed and emerging market sleeves. U.S. technology was the clearest positive contributor within the tracked parts of the U.S. sleeve, consistent with AI-driven optimism that pushed the S&P 500 to a record close. Canada added modestly, supported by financials and materials, while the 10-year Treasury yield eased slightly to 5.27%, providing some relief to rate-sensitive sectors. The session's drag came almost entirely from emerging markets, where a sharp decline in South Korean equities pulled the sleeve lower despite gains elsewhere.

How large is today's move?

Typical day · Today's -0.01% move is <0.1× 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

    24.78% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.35% +0.09 pts to XEQT

    Canada contributed a positive 0.09 percentage points to XEQT, with the S&P/TSX Composite rising more than 100 points. Financials were the largest positive force within the tracked portions of the sleeve, followed by materials and information technology. Canadian energy pulled in the other direction, declining 0.77%, though crude's modest gain to roughly $90 limited the drag.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    46.07% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.22% +0.10 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve rose 0.22%, adding 0.10 percentage points to XEQT. Among the sectors tracked, technology was the standout, while consumer discretionary and industrials also contributed meaningfully. The Canadian dollar's 0.26% gain against the U.S. dollar trimmed the translation of USD returns, but the blended sleeve return held positive.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.04% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    -0.15% -0.04 pts from XEQT

    International developed markets slipped 0.15%, subtracting 0.04 percentage points from XEQT. European markets within the tracked coverage were broadly positive, with Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and the UK all advancing as euro-zone bond yields eased. Hong Kong was the notable exception among covered markets, declining 0.69%, and untracked markets likely included Japan, whose session direction was not fully captured in the sleeve breakdown.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.97% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    -0.86% -0.04 pts from XEQT

    Emerging markets were the session's clearest drag, falling 0.86% and subtracting 0.04 percentage points from XEQT. South Korean equities declined 2.64%, accounting for the bulk of the sleeve's loss; the KOSPI fell roughly 0.89% on the session even as AI-driven optimism lifted U.S. technology. India and Saudi Arabia posted gains within the tracked portions, but their combined offset was not enough to counter South Korea's weight.

    Emerging Markets market region icon

Colored bars represent biggest contributors to XEQT's move today (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

Three of four sleeves advanced, and the offsetting drag from emerging markets was small enough to leave the fund essentially flat rather than lower. What the session revealed is that XEQT's geographic spread can absorb a sharp move in a single country without disturbing the whole. South Korea's decline was the session's sharpest individual country event, yet its total weight within XEQT is modest enough that the damage was contained at the fund level.

Signals

  • 01

    South Korea drives EM weakness

    South Korean equities fell 2.64% among the markets tracked within the emerging markets sleeve, the sharpest single-country move in today's data. South Korea represents roughly 20% of the emerging markets sleeve, which itself is under 5% of XEQT, so even a move of this magnitude translated to only a small drag at the fund level.

  • 02

    Easing yields lift rate-sensitive sectors

    The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, which reflects the cost of long-duration borrowing and sets a benchmark for equity valuations, eased to 5.27% from a recent elevated level. Within the tracked portions of the Canadian sleeve, utilities rose 1.23%, consistent with the pattern where rate-sensitive sectors benefit when long-term yields pull back.

  • 03

    VIX falls to calm territory

    The VIX, a measure of expected near-term volatility derived from S&P 500 options pricing, declined 3.29% to 15.01, a reading that reflects relatively calm market conditions. For a long-term XEQT holder, a VIX at this level suggests equity markets are not pricing in significant near-term stress, which aligns with the fund's flat-to-positive session across three of four sleeves.

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