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China Military Purge

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China Military Purge dailyrecordnews.com

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • BA Boeing

    Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending

  • LHX L3Harris

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • HII Huntington Ingalls

    Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises

  • XAR SPDR SERIES TRUST

    Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia.

  • AADX APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE IN

    GA selected AADX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace, defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD———————
ITA———————
BA———————
LHX———————
HII———————
XAR———————
AADX———————

China Military Purge dailyrecordnews.com

Source: dailyrecordnews.com

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “China Military Purge,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is -2.95%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.17% over the same days, a -2.78% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.99%, a -0.96% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Disclosure records for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) within two months of 22 Sep 2026

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Who gains and who loses around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “China Military Purge,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “China Military Purge.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • AADX Applied Aerospace & Defense

    In “China Military Purge,” Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AADX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace, defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CDP Copt Defense Properties

    Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “China Military Purge.” Reason on file: GA selected CDP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FLY Firefly Aerospace

    Firefly Aerospace (FLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “China Military Purge.” Reason on file: GA selected FLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GE General Electric

    For “China Military Purge,” General Electric (GE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace

    For “China Military Purge,” Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected HWM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “China Military Purge.” Reason on file: GA selected KTOS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) and the defense link

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is the company in “China Military Purge,” the 22 Sep 2026 Defense story.

For IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), the reason on file says Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (XAR): Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

The price range for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), and the dates in the story

AADX traded between 10.31 and 13.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.82. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

The defense score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“China Military Purge” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.