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EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives

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EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives The Moscow Times

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • 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

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT-0.61%-2.04%—+0.48%-1.13%+2.44%+4.55%
RTX———————
NOC-1.00%-1.50%—+0.86%+0.11%+3.08%+3.81%
XLE———————
GD+0.12%-1.46%—+1.14%+0.35%+0.99%+1.70%
ITA+0.06%-1.47%—-0.28%-1.26%-1.17%+0.09%
USO———————
XOM———————
WEAT———————
MOS+13.61%+6.56%—+0.59%+2.35%+1.44%+1.12%

EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives The Moscow Times

Source: The Moscow Times

How far IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) has moved since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +1.74%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +3.21% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
GDthat day+1.14%final price
GDthe next day+0.35%final price
GDtwo days later+0.99%final price
GDthree days later+1.70%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.46%final price
GDfive days earlier+0.12%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-0.28%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day-1.26%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)two days later-1.17%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+0.09%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-1.47%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+0.06%final price
LMTthat day+0.48%final price
LMTthe next day-1.13%final price
LMTtwo days later+2.44%final price
LMTthree days later+4.55%final price
LMTthree days earlier-2.04%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.61%final price
MOSthat day+0.59%final price
MOSthe next day+2.35%final price
MOStwo days later+1.44%final price
MOSthree days later+1.12%final price
MOSthree days earlier+6.56%final price
MOSfive days earlier+13.61%final price
NOCthat day+0.86%final price
NOCthe next day+0.11%final price
NOCtwo days later+3.08%final price
NOCthree days later+3.81%final price
NOCthree days earlier-1.50%final price
NOCfive days earlier-1.00%final price
ITA
SPY

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

Companies carried with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ITA 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

  • JMEE JPMorgan Market Expansion Enh Eq - ETF

    For “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives,” JPMorgan Market Expansion Enh Eq - ETF (JMEE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected JMEE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: expansion. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf

    Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives.” Reason on file: GA selected PPA 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

  • WAR U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf

    U.S. Global Technology And Aerospace & Defense Etf (WAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives.” Reason on file: GA selected WAR 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)

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is the company in “EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives,” the 12 Oct 2026 this story story.

The link for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is this: GA selected ITA 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

A second company, JPMorgan Market Expansion Enh Eq - ETF (JMEE), is listed for a different reason: GA selected JMEE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: expansion. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

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

ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. JMEE traded between 73.12 and 75.66 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 73.56. PPA traded between 151.56 and 162.12 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.07.

A simple score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

33 out of 100

“EU Adopts Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Defense Firms and Executives” scores 33 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 4 linked companies.