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US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman

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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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when sanctioned supply is blocked

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • 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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT———————
RTX———————
NOC———————
GD+0.12%-1.46%—+1.14%+0.35%+0.99%+1.70%
XLE———————
USO———————
ITA———————
BA+1.20%-1.13%—-0.50%-2.05%-3.08%-0.90%
LHX———————
HII———————

Source: asiaone.com

The price since 10 Oct 2026: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +0.73%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +2.20% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.43%, a +2.15% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)that day-6.02%final price
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)the next day-9.25%final price
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)two days later-3.75%final price
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)three days later-1.05%final price
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)three days earlier-1.66%final price
Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX)five days earlier+0.61%final price
BAthat day-0.50%final price
BAthe next day-2.05%final price
BAtwo days later-3.08%final price
BAthree days later-0.90%final price
BAthree days earlier-1.13%final price
BAfive days earlier+1.20%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)that day+0.45%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)the next day+0.31%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)two days later-0.76%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)three days later-0.75%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)three days earlier-0.21%final price
Copt Defense Properties (CDP)five days earlier-0.30%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)that day-3.10%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)the next day-8.25%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)two days later-14.88%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)three days later-10.92%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)three days earlier+7.55%final price
Firefly Aerospace (FLY)five days earlier+12.95%final price
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
ITA
SPY
XLI

Disclosure records for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) within two months of 10 Oct 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 collects and who pays in defense

Companies carried with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 10 Oct 2026 story “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    In “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • AADX Applied Aerospace & Defense

    Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 10 Oct 2026 story “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman.” 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 10 Oct 2026 story “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman.” 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

    For “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman,” Firefly Aerospace (FLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman,” 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

    Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 10 Oct 2026 story “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman.” 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

    In “US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman,” Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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

“US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman” (10 Oct 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through Defense.

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is on the page because Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

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

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

“US lifts sanctions on daughter of Myanmar military - linked businessman” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.