Iran deadline whipsaws markets, but XEQT barely moves

U.S. stocks fell sharply early in the session as President Trump's 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached, then recovered most of the loss in late trading after Pakistan's prime minister requested a two-week extension and urged Tehran to open the strait. European shares closed down roughly 1% before the late-session rally in the U.S., providing the only meaningful headwind for XEQT. The net result for XEQT holders was a decline of just 0.12%, with the U.S. sleeve nearly unchanged by the close.

The Regions

Canada

26.33% of XEQT
- XIC.TO
+0.19% +0.05 pts to XEQT
The TSX edged up 0.19%, supported by financial sector strength from major banks, with some energy producers gaining on elevated oil prices as crude settled near $113 per barrel amid the Iran-related supply concerns.
- Trading Economics ↗
United States

43.28% of XEQT
- XTOT.TO
- ITOT
+0.01% +0.01 pts to XEQT
The U.S. sleeve was effectively flat at 0.01% after a dramatic intraday reversal, with the S&P 500 falling as much as 1.2% on Iran deadline fears before recovering nearly all losses in late trading after Pakistan's prime minister requested a deadline extension and asked Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Washington Post ↗
- Bloomberg ↗
Intl Developed

25.19% of XEQT
- XEF.TO
-0.35% -0.09 pts from XEQT
European shares declined, with the Stoxx Europe 600 closing down around 1% in London, as ongoing Middle East military strikes and Trump's Iran deadline weighed on sentiment, with ASML falling over 4% on proposed tighter U.S. chip export restrictions, making Intl Developed the main drag on XEQT at negative 0.089 percentage points.
- Bloomberg ↗
Emerging Mrkts

5.12% of XEQT
- XEC.TO
-0.05% -0.00 pts from XEQT
XEC.TO slipped 0.05% on the day, contributing a negligible negative 0.003 percentage points to XEQT; specific session drivers were not identified in available sources.

The Hold Line

XEQT slipped just 0.12% on Tuesday, a remarkably small move given how sharply global equities were whipsawed by the Iran deadline story. Canada added a few basis points, the U.S. nearly flat-lined after recovering most of a 1.2% intraday drop, and international developed markets were the only meaningful drag at 0.35%. Diversification across four global sleeves is doing exactly what it is supposed to do on days like this, and nothing in today's session changes the long-term case for staying invested.

Signals

01
Oil near $113 on Hormuz disruption

U.S. crude settled near $113 per barrel on Tuesday as the Iran conflict continued to restrict tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz; elevated oil tends to benefit Canada's energy-heavy TSX, which partially offset global weakness in XEQT today, but no action is warranted for a diversified passive holder.
02
Iran deadline and diplomatic signals

Trump set an 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with late-session diplomatic signals from Pakistan providing relief; the situation remains fluid and is the dominant geopolitical backdrop for markets this week, but XEQT's broad diversification means no reallocation is needed.
03
U.S. chip export restrictions tighten

U.S. lawmakers proposed tighter restrictions on exports of chipmaking tools to China, sending ASML down over 4% in Europe today; this is a continuing theme for semiconductor-exposed international stocks, but it affects only a portion of the Intl Developed sleeve and does not change the long-term thesis.

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