AUM $829.4MER 0.60%NAV $47.13Holdings 49Inception Oct 2022
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$47.09Day Range
$45.77$47.41
52-Week Range
$35.34$51.01
Avg Volume
155.7KDividend Yield
0.35%Expense Ratio
0.60%AUM
$829.4MShares 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 | 82.22% |
| Technology | 17.78% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 98.41% |
| Other | 1.59% |
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 $829.4M 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 61.8% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GE | GE Aerospace | 8.42% | 206,370 | $69.7M |
| 2 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 7.99% | 496,792 | $66.1M |
| 3 | BA | The Boeing Company | 7.95% | 292,323 | $65.7M |
| 4 | RTX | RTX Corporation | 7.13% | 315,742 | $59.0M |
| 5 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 6.97% | 103,621 | $57.7M |
| 6 | RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation | 6.58% | 467,496 | $54.4M |
| 7 | HEI | HEICO Corporation | 4.46% | 107,218 | $36.9M |
| 8 | GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 4.18% | 94,950 | $34.6M |
| 9 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 4.08% | 125,863 | $33.8M |
| 10 | TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | 4.07% | 26,402 | $33.7M |
| 11 | ASTS | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 4.01% | 335,154 | $33.2M |
| 12 | LHX | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 3.44% | 89,974 | $28.5M |
| 13 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 3.20% | 47,291 | $26.5M |
| 14 | CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 3.07% | 33,087 | $25.4M |
| 15 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 2.73% | 92,146 | $22.6M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -2.00% | |
| 1W | +1.05% | |
| 1M | +3.60% | |
| 3M | -3.30% | |
| 6M | +11.63% | |
| YTD | +3.79% | |
| 1Y | +30.33% | |
| 3Y | +101.22% | |
| 5Y | +123.05% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$46.47
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$45.87
Above 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$44.58
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$51.01
Current Price
$46.15
52-Week Low
$35.34
$35.34$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(361 ETFs) | Defense(33 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| AUM | $829.4M | $2.29B | $2.72B |
| Dividend Yield | 0.35% | 2.12% | 1.90% |
| Avg Volume | 155.7K | 227.6K | 513.6K |
| Holdings | 49 | 233 | 490 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +1.16% | +0.44% | +2.63% |
| 6-Month Return | +11.28% | +12.21% | +13.71% |
| YTD Return | +7.64% | +13.91% | +13.19% |
| 1-Year Return | +30.48% | +28.59% | +29.50% |
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