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$44.79
+0.49%

Headline

All four XEQT sleeves advance as U.S.-Iran pause drives oil sharply lower and lifts global equities

XEQT closed at $44.79, up 0.49% on the session, with the gain broadening considerably through the afternoon from a more modest position at midday. A pause in U.S.-Iran hostilities sent WTI crude oil down more than 8%, easing a geopolitical overhang that had weighed on markets the previous week. All four regional sleeves finished positive, each contributing meaningfully to the result. Canada and international developed markets led in absolute contribution, while the U.S. sleeve recovered from early weakness in technology stocks to close in positive territory.

How large is today's move?

Typical day · Today's +0.49% move is 1.0× 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

    25.55% of XEQT

    • XIC.TO
    +0.62% +0.16 pts to XEQT

    Canadian equities rose 0.62%, contributing 0.16 percentage points to XEQT's close. The session was defined by a sharp split within the sleeve: information technology surged more than 7% among the sectors tracked, delivering the dominant positive push, while financials added further support with a gain just under 1%. Energy fell nearly 3% as crude oil prices dropped, and industrials and utilities also declined, but neither was large enough to offset the technology surge. The TSX reached a record high, grounded in that narrow but powerful sectoral leadership.

    Canada market region icon

  • United States

    45.22% of XEQT

    • XTOT.TO
    • ITOT
    +0.26% +0.12 pts to XEQT

    The U.S. sleeve closed up 0.26%, contributing 0.12 percentage points, after spending much of the morning in negative territory. Technology stocks fell roughly 1% among the sectors tracked, reflecting continued skepticism around chip valuations and AI spending, which kept the Nasdaq under pressure. Consumer discretionary, communication services, financials, and consumer staples all gained, ultimately pulling the sleeve into positive territory by the close.

    United States market region icon

  • Intl Developed

    24.43% of XEQT

    • XEF.TO
    +0.61% +0.15 pts to XEQT

    International developed markets gained 0.61%, adding 0.15 percentage points to XEQT. Among the countries tracked, Germany and Spain were the strongest performers, each rising more than 1.6%, as falling oil prices and easing Middle East tensions lifted risk sentiment across European exchanges. The DAX reached its highest close in nearly three weeks, and Spain's IBEX touched record levels, with travel and consumer-facing sectors among the beneficiaries. Japan advanced modestly, while the Netherlands declined slightly, the lone drag among the larger tracked markets.

    Intl Developed market region icon

  • Emerging Mrkts

    4.68% of XEQT

    • XEC.TO
    +0.61% +0.03 pts to XEQT

    Emerging markets finished up 0.61%, though the sleeve's small weight in XEQT meant its contribution was just under 0.03 percentage points. China and India were the main drivers among the markets tracked, both rising well above 1%. South Korea fell more than 1% and Taiwan edged lower, with large-cap technology shares in Taipei seeing early losses that only partially recovered, but China's strength was sufficient to pull the sleeve firmly positive.

    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

All four sleeves finishing positive on the same session is relatively uncommon in a month that has seen considerable regional divergence. What stands out is not the size of the gain but its source: a geopolitical shift that moved oil prices sharply lower and relieved pressure across multiple markets simultaneously, with Canadian technology providing an outsized domestic boost. The fund's broad construction meant the benefit of easing tensions landed across nearly the entire portfolio.

Signals

  • 01

    Oil drop reshapes sleeve leadership

    WTI crude oil, a benchmark for global petroleum prices, fell more than 8% after the U.S. and Iran paused their exchange of strikes. Canadian energy stocks dropped nearly 3% among the sectors tracked, while energy-importing economies in Europe saw a relief rally, illustrating how a single commodity move can simultaneously create winners and losers within the same fund.

  • 02

    Canadian tech dominates domestic return

    Canadian information technology surged more than 7% among the sectors tracked, an unusually large single-sector move that accounted for the majority of Canada's 0.62% sleeve gain. For XEQT holders, this concentration is a reminder that the Canadian sleeve's daily returns can be heavily influenced by a small number of high-weight sectors when one moves decisively.

  • 03

    Treasury yield decline supports breadth

    The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, a broad gauge of longer-term borrowing costs, fell nearly 0.8% on the session, a move consistent with easing geopolitical risk and moderating inflation expectations. Rate-sensitive sectors including consumer staples and health care posted gains within the U.S. sleeve, suggesting that the yield decline complemented the oil-driven relief in shaping the day's broad advance.

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