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Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds

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Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds

Apple has received most of what it paid to the U.S. government in extra tariffs back, which marginally helped to improve the Q4 results.

Directly affected

  • AAPL Apple+1.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-1.5% 30d

    Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • CAT Caterpillar-23.7% 30d

    Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • DE Deere-1.3% 30d

    Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+14.9% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • NKE Nike+7.1% 30d

    Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
AAPL+2.48%+3.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLINo price data for this ticker———————
XRTNo price data for this ticker———————
CATNo price data for this ticker———————
DENo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
NKE-4.04%-1.81%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds AppleInsider

Source: AppleInsider

The price since 2 Nov 2026: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AAPLthree days earlier+3.04%final price
AAPLfive days earlier+2.48%final price
Nike (NKE)three days earlier-1.81%final price
Nike (NKE)five days earlier-4.04%final price

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Who is named in “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds”

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • CAT Caterpillar

    For “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds,” Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • DE Deere

    In “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds,” Deere (DE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds.” Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • NKE Nike

    Nike (NKE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds.” Reason on file: Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

How “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds” reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is the company in “Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds,” the 2 Nov 2026 this story story.

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is on the page because Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is here too. Its reason reads: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) price range

CAT traded between 616.71 and 876.39 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 622.77. XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 167.42.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

46 out of 100

“Apple's received most of its Trump reciprocal tariff refunds” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.