AUM $1.46BER 0.60%NAV $43.76Holdings 49Inception Oct 2022
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$43.55Day Range
$42.70$43.61
52-Week Range
$31.67$51.01
Avg Volume
210.4KDividend Yield
0.35%Expense Ratio
0.60%AUM
$1.46BShares Outstanding
4.7METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Industrials | 90.98% |
| Technology | 9.02% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 99.89% |
| Other | 0.11% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Industrials
- Inception Date
- Oct 25, 2022
- Exchange
- NYSE_ARCA
- Description
- The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (the "Fund") seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Indxx US Aerospace & Defense Index (the "Index"). Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks that comprise the Index.
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The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Oct 25, 2022. It currently manages $1.46B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.60%. The fund holds 49 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Industrials category.
Top 10 holdings represent 61.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 9.39% | 0 | $137.5M |
| 2 | BA | The Boeing Company | 8.97% | 522,038 | $131.4M |
| 3 | GE | GE Aerospace | 7.75% | 380,721 | $113.5M |
| 4 | RTX | RTX Corporation | 7.26% | 649,519 | $106.4M |
| 5 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 7.03% | 225,505 | $102.9M |
| 6 | RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation | 4.92% | 721,479 | $72.0M |
| 7 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 4.03% | 280,473 | $59.0M |
| 8 | TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | 4.00% | 43,976 | $58.5M |
| 9 | GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 3.92% | 345,963 | $57.5M |
| 10 | LHX | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 3.77% | 182,323 | $55.2M |
| 11 | HEI | HEICO Corporation | 3.74% | 173,139 | $54.7M |
| 12 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.58% | 98,925 | $52.5M |
| 13 | ASTS | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 3.38% | 626,772 | $49.5M |
| 14 | CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 3.14% | 69,617 | $46.0M |
| 15 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 2.83% | 195,454 | $41.5M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -1.95% | |
| 1W | -6.18% | |
| 1M | -0.93% | |
| 3M | -13.69% | |
| 6M | -0.86% | |
| YTD | -3.79% | |
| 1Y | +34.82% | |
| 3Y | +90.79% | |
| 5Y | +106.77% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$46.03
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$47.22
Below 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$43.48
Below 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$51.01
Current Price
$42.70
52-Week Low
$31.67
$31.67$51.01
Current Yield
0.35%
Annual Dividend
$0.1995
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Mar 26, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.0286 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.1073 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.0279 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.0357 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.1354 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.0244 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.0282 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.0385 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.0980 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.0222 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.0280 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.0122 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.0169 | Dec 30, 2022 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | MISL | Industrials(380 ETFs) | Defense(33 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| AUM | $1.46B | $3.14B | $2.65B |
| Dividend Yield | 0.35% | 2.03% | 1.90% |
| Avg Volume | 210.4K | 216.8K | 450.1K |
| Holdings | 49 | 265 | 490 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | -1.54% | +8.99% | +5.14% |
| 6-Month Return | +0.09% | +8.03% | +3.28% |
| YTD Return | +1.78% | +9.47% | +7.60% |
| 1-Year Return | +38.74% | +35.61% | +41.98% |
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