MISL First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
Quote as of Oct 09, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 41.76 | Day Range | 41.67 – 42.24 |
| 52-Week Range | 38.84 – 51.10 | Volume | 36.48K |
| Avg Volume | 91.38K | AUM | $692.5M (Oct 12, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | Yield (TTM) | 0.07% |
| NAV | 42.23 | Premium/Discount | +0.02% indicative |
| Inception | Oct 25, 2022 | Holdings | 39 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | AMEX |
| Category | Financials | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 33733E831 | ISIN | US33733E8315 |
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF aims to mirror the financial performance, specifically the capital appreciation and income generation, of the Indxx US Aerospace & Defense Index, before factoring in its operational costs. Typically, under ordinary market circumstances, the Fund allocates a minimum of 80% of its net assets, including any capital acquired through borrowing, to the equity securities composing that benchmark index.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 12, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -0.61% | -5.14% | -9.61% | -1.29% | -2.43% | +22.96% | — | — | +19.84% |
| Total return | -0.61% | -5.14% | -9.61% | -1.22% | -2.36% | +23.66% | — | — | +20.45% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.60% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $60.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 40 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | PLTR | 13.89% | 460.17K | $96.2M |
| 2 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) | SPCX | 9.42% | 401.56K | $65.3M |
| 3 | RTX Corporation | RTX | 8.00% | 297.79K | $55.4M |
| 4 | GE Aerospace | GE | 7.23% | 162.40K | $50.1M |
| 5 | The Boeing Company | BA | 7.21% | 262.49K | $50.0M |
| 6 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 4.10% | 55.76K | $28.4M |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 3.75% | 54.06K | $26.0M |
| 8 | General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 3.72% | 77.78K | $25.8M |
| 9 | TransDigm Group Incorporated | TDG | 3.61% | 22.59K | $25.0M |
| 10 | HEICO Corporation | HEI | 3.58% | 83.14K | $24.8M |
| 11 | Rocket Lab Corporation | RKLB | 3.54% | 359.98K | $24.6M |
| 12 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 3.50% | 107.72K | $24.3M |
| 13 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | LHX | 3.43% | 100.33K | $23.8M |
| 14 | Woodward, Inc. | WWD | 2.27% | 46.78K | $15.7M |
| 15 | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | ASTS | 2.24% | 304.79K | $15.5M |
| 16 | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | CW | 2.15% | 29.02K | $14.9M |
| 17 | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | FTAI | 1.98% | 80.55K | $13.7M |
| 18 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 1.74% | 98.78K | $12.0M |
| 19 | CACI International Inc. | CACI | 1.53% | 17.35K | $10.6M |
| 20 | Textron Inc. | TXT | 1.46% | 136.56K | $10.1M |
| 21 | Moog Inc. | MOG-A | 1.31% | 24.90K | $9.0M |
| 22 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | HII | 1.18% | 30.95K | $8.2M |
| 23 | Leonardo DRS, Inc. | DRS | 1.10% | 209.48K | $7.6M |
| 24 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | KTOS | 0.90% | 147.26K | $6.2M |
| 25 | AeroVironment, Inc. | AVAV | 0.79% | 39.74K | $5.4M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.07% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.0286 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Mar 26, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0286 (Mar 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -90.66% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.0286 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1073 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.0279 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $0.0357 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $0.1354 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $0.0244 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $0.0282 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 | $0.0385 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.0980 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | $0.0222 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | $0.0280 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | $0.0122 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 25.50% / 20.75% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.029 / 1.07 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -18.40% / -18.40% | Sortino 1Y | -0.043 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.849 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.593 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 17.25% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 36.48K | Average volume | 91.38K |
| AUM | $692.5M | Premium/Discount | +0.02% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $973.2K | +0.13% | $769.3M → $770.3M |
| 1 Month | $74.7M | +10.66% | $701.1M → $770.3M |
| 1 Week | $73.2M | +10.55% | $693.7M → $770.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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