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Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-3.0% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.

  • XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.6% 30d

    SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF-1.2% 30d

    Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ITA-1.26%-0.97%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XAR-1.78%-1.04%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
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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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Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters Addis Standard

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Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-0.97%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-1.26%final price
Spdr Series Trust (XAR)three days earlier-1.04%final price
Spdr Series Trust (XAR)five days earlier-1.78%final price

Companies in defense around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Companies carried with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    In “Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters,” Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

How defense news reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

The 31 Oct 2026 story “Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters” names IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) because of Defense.

The link for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is this: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (XAR), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story

Price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 209.72. PPA traded between 150.30 and 158.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 158.05. XAR traded between 210.89 and 237.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 227.38.

How strong the case is around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

27 out of 100

“Daily_Brief: #Iran used secret network of 5,000 military-linked agencies to evade sanctions: Reuters” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.