AUM $1.51BER 0.60%NAV $47.31Holdings 49Inception Oct 2022
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$46.93Day Range
$46.03$46.96
52-Week Range
$27.51$51.01
Avg Volume
696.6KDividend Yield
0.35%Expense Ratio
0.60%AUM
$1.51BShares 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 | 91.18% |
| Technology | 8.82% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 99.98% |
| Other | 0.02% |
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 $1.51B 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 62.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 9.46% | 225,505 | $146.9M |
| 2 | RTX | RTX Corporation | 8.70% | 649,519 | $135.0M |
| 3 | GE | GE Aerospace | 8.00% | 380,721 | $124.2M |
| 4 | GD | General Dynamics Corporation | 7.91% | 345,963 | $122.8M |
| 5 | BA | The Boeing Company | 7.22% | 522,038 | $112.1M |
| 6 | NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | 4.69% | 98,925 | $72.8M |
| 7 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 4.56% | 280,473 | $70.8M |
| 8 | LHX | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 4.29% | 182,323 | $66.6M |
| 9 | TDG | TransDigm Group Incorporated | 3.58% | 43,976 | $55.5M |
| 10 | ASTS | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 3.57% | 626,772 | $55.5M |
| 11 | HEI | HEICO Corporation | 3.43% | 173,139 | $53.3M |
| 12 | RKLB | Rocket Lab Corporation | 3.35% | 721,479 | $52.1M |
| 13 | FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 3.28% | 195,454 | $51.0M |
| 14 | CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 3.12% | 69,617 | $48.4M |
| 15 | WWD | Woodward, Inc. | 2.90% | 116,382 | $45.1M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -1.49% | |
| 1W | -2.33% | |
| 1M | -6.06% | |
| 3M | +5.48% | |
| 6M | +13.07% | |
| YTD | +4.08% | |
| 1Y | +51.23% | |
| 3Y | +109.56% | |
| 5Y | +123.73% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$48.80
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$48.83
Below 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$41.88
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$51.01
Current Price
$46.19
52-Week Low
$27.51
$27.51$51.01
Current Yield
0.35%
Annual Dividend
$0.3063
Frequency
4x/year
Last Ex-Date
Sep 25, 2025
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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(383 ETFs) | Defense(33 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| AUM | $1.51B | $4.63B | $2.74B |
| Dividend Yield | 0.35% | 2.10% | 1.90% |
| Avg Volume | 696.6K | 406.6K | 792.2K |
| Holdings | 49 | 286 | 489 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | -4.56% | -6.36% | -1.76% |
| 6-Month Return | +18.97% | +5.26% | +8.20% |
| YTD Return | +9.68% | +3.07% | +7.76% |
| 1-Year Return | +54.35% | +23.00% | +41.45% |
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