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Midday Edition. Monday, June 15, 2026

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$45.31
+1.41%

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US-Iran accord and a technology surge lift XEQT 1.41% at midday with all four sleeves rising

XEQT was up 1.41% at midday, about 1.7 times the recent 20-session average move, as a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz triggered a broad risk-on advance. The U.S. sleeve rose 1.84%, contributing the largest share of the gain, driven by a sharp advance in technology-related equities. Emerging markets, though a smaller allocation at roughly 5% of the fund, delivered the highest sleeve return at 3.11%. All four regional sleeves were positive, and XEQT touched a new 52-week intraday high of $45.37 before trading back to $45.31.

How large is this afternoon's move?

Larger-than-usual day · This afternoon's +1.41% move is 1.7× 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

    25.26% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.86% +0.22 pts to XEQT

    XIC rose 0.86%, adding 0.22 percentage points to XEQT. The gain was powered almost entirely by materials, which advanced 5.55% among the sectors tracked, consistent with gold's 2.82% rise on the day. That strength more than offset a 2.83% decline in Canadian energy, where lower oil prices following the Iran deal weighed on producers.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.05% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +1.84% +0.83 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve gained 1.84%, contributing 0.83 pp to the fund. Technology-related equities rose 3.63% among tracked sectors, accounting for the dominant share of that move given their roughly 35% weight in the sleeve. Industrials and consumer discretionary each added more than 1.8%, while energy declined 2.88%, tracking the sharp drop in WTI crude.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.60% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.80% +0.20 pts to XEQT

    XEF added 0.80%, contributing 0.20 pp. Among the markets tracked, Japan was the standout, rising 2.11% and providing the largest within-sleeve contribution. European markets advanced broadly, with Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and France all posting gains, consistent with the Stoxx 600 reaching a record high following the Iran deal. The UK and Australia were modestly negative but not enough to offset the broader advance.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.98% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +3.11% +0.15 pts to XEQT

    XEC surged 3.11%, the strongest sleeve return of the session. South Korean equities rose more than 6.6% among the markets tracked, with the Kospi recovering sharply on eased energy-supply fears after the Iran deal. Taiwan-listed equities gained 3.78% in the tracked exposure, and India advanced 2.10%, while China was nearly flat at 0.27%.

    Emerging Markets market region icon

Colored bars represent biggest contributors to XEQT's move this afternoon (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

All four sleeves moving in the same direction on a day of this magnitude is notable, but the distribution of gains tells an equally important story: the U.S. sleeve alone provided nearly 59% of the fund's advance, while the small emerging markets allocation punched well above its weight. The VIX, a gauge of expected equity volatility, fell more than 17%, suggesting broad market confidence rather than isolated sector relief. Energy's sharp retreat, down across both Canada and the U.S. sleeve, was absorbed cleanly by gains elsewhere, illustrating how sectoral headwinds rarely define the fund when growth-oriented exposures are leading.

Signals

  • 01

    VIX drops 17%, risk appetite broadens

    The VIX, which measures the market's near-term expectation of equity volatility, fell 17.5% on the session, its largest single-day drop in recent weeks. For an XEQT holder, that kind of broad risk appetite shift is consistent with the all-sleeve advance seen today rather than a narrow sector story.

  • 02

    Oil falls 5.3%, energy lags the rally

    WTI crude oil fell 5.3%, its steepest decline in recent memory, after the U.S.-Iran accord raised the prospect of Hormuz reopening and easing supply constraints. That drop weighed on energy producers across both the Canada and U.S. sleeves, yet the fund still gained 1.41%, showing how concentrated energy exposure limited the damage.

  • 03

    Gold lifts materials as energy retreats

    Gold rose 2.82% while copper added 0.85%, and Canadian materials equities surged 5.55% among the sectors tracked, diverging sharply from the energy sector's 2.83% decline within the same sleeve. The split illustrates how commodity-driven sectors inside a single regional sleeve can move in opposite directions, leaving the net sleeve return dependent on relative weights rather than a single commodity story.

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