May 08, 2026

Market Statistics – April 2026

Looking for reliable data on recent market performance? Here you’ll find a PDF document of the monthly statistics for the various Canadian, U.S. and international markets that we follow.

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Source: DFA Web

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Market Statistics – April 2026

Raymond Kerzérho
Raymond Kerzérho

Raymond is the Senior Researcher, and Head, Shared Services Research at PWL Capital. He rigorously analyzes PWL’s investment strategies and makes sure they are well supported by academic research. Raymond has worked extensively as an institutional portfolio manager, with a particular focus on fixed-income securities and derivative products.

Market Statistics – Expanded View

All figures in CAD unless mentioned otherwise.

Income

Canadian Fixed Income

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Inflation (one month lag)0.901.452.392.533.702.732.172.151.45
Treasury Bills0.190.732.483.832.931.921.692.310.51
Short Term bonds0.080.332.364.202.002.062.953.952.56
Total Bond Market0.120.351.633.200.741.793.544.866.10

Global Fixed Income

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Short Term Bonds (Hedged to CAD)0.15- 0.021.293.071.171.402.343.242.28
Total Bond Market (Hedged to CAD)0.17- 0.410.982.68- 0.051.393.24NA4.89

Other Income Securities

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Canadian REITs7.789.0619.455.153.365.667.42NA17.00
Canadian Utilities0.0611.3023.7711.578.0510.268.41NA12.78
Canadian Preferred Shares2.512.8720.0915.416.776.90NANA10.27
U.S. High Yield- 0.700.147.248.946.486.757.666.636.23
Global REITs6.218.4714.949.245.294.925.28NA14.73

Equities

Canadian Equity

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Total Market3.817.8940.1021.5415.5112.618.399.2112.52
Large & Mid Cap Value6.7715.6655.0927.5921.0714.799.8310.5313.03
Large & Mid Cap Growth1.61- 0.4922.8916.4410.5310.066.496.9114.22
Small Cap2.0110.8867.4726.9617.5713.808.25NA16.08
Small Cap Value0.5411.8959.3523.2718.8412.888.52NA15.37
Small Cap Growth3.2910.7075.4730.6615.8414.447.69NA18.22

U.S. Equity

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Total Market7.614.7529.0921.4114.1915.6811.8110.1813.45
Total Market in USD10.205.8431.0121.3011.9114.7510.7310.1915.97
Large & Mid Cap Value5.619.2827.3516.8512.5412.119.469.3311.97
Large & Mid Cap Growth9.26- 0.0928.7125.5116.1419.2114.2210.7617.39
Small Cap9.5712.0342.2918.297.9011.879.228.6318.18
Small Cap Value7.0813.9044.1918.449.5211.288.519.5217.82
Small Cap Growth11.9910.3240.5518.076.1112.099.697.3019.67

International Equity (Developped)

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Large & Mid Cap4.925.0222.7715.4011.049.736.195.6711.79
Large & Mid Cap in Local Currencies5.085.2423.4314.2710.709.765.706.0010.86
Large & Mid Cap Value3.567.0630.6121.0515.3910.455.956.2911.33
Large & Mid Cap Growth6.472.8315.119.876.618.736.254.8614.08
Small Cap6.376.4527.3615.247.558.976.67NA13.57
Small Cap Value4.705.3128.5017.4710.289.337.06NA12.80
Small Cap Growth7.988.0026.2713.074.778.476.78NA14.98

Emerging Markets

1 MonthYTD1 Year3 Years5 Years10 Years20 Years30 Years5 Year STD DEV
Large & Mid Cap12.0313.4345.3421.388.7110.567.166.7015.66
Large & Mid Cap Value9.9412.7442.8921.0211.149.926.88NA14.05
Large & Mid Cap Growth14.1614.0947.6721.696.4111.117.35NA17.58
Small Cap10.7711.5136.0318.9710.8510.668.305.9613.03
Small Cap Value9.1310.8233.1819.6512.0211.509.398.3112.04
Small Cap Growth12.4512.2238.8618.289.679.737.164.6314.36

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