MISL First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
Quote as of Aug 26, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 44.41 | Day Range | 44.42 – 44.93 |
| 52-Week Range | 38.17 – 51.10 | Volume | 49.11K |
| Avg Volume | 416.07K | AUM | $746.0M (Aug 26, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | Yield (TTM) | 0.31% |
| NAV | 44.54 | Premium/Discount | +0.76% indicative |
| Inception | Oct 25, 2022 | Holdings | 49 |
| 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 Aug 26, 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 | +2.14% | -6.62% | -10.73% | +3.79% | +14.64% | +24.63% | — | — | +22.13% |
| Total return | +2.14% | -6.62% | -10.68% | +3.86% | +14.99% | +25.38% | — | — | +22.77% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 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 Aug 25, 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 | 11.08% | 470.00K | $82.7M |
| 2 | RTX Corporation | RTX | 8.53% | 304.14K | $63.6M |
| 3 | GE Aerospace | GE | 7.60% | 165.87K | $56.7M |
| 4 | The Boeing Company | BA | 7.56% | 268.09K | $56.4M |
| 5 | Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) | SPCX | 7.42% | 410.12K | $55.4M |
| 6 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 4.30% | 56.95K | $32.1M |
| 7 | General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 4.09% | 79.44K | $30.5M |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 4.06% | 55.21K | $30.3M |
| 9 | HEICO Corporation | HEI | 4.01% | 84.91K | $29.9M |
| 10 | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 3.88% | 110.01K | $29.0M |
| 11 | TransDigm Group Incorporated | TDG | 3.71% | 23.07K | $27.7M |
| 12 | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | LHX | 3.61% | 102.47K | $26.9M |
| 13 | Rocket Lab Corporation | RKLB | 3.36% | 367.66K | $25.1M |
| 14 | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | ASTS | 2.60% | 311.30K | $19.4M |
| 15 | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | CW | 2.44% | 29.63K | $18.2M |
| 16 | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | FTAI | 2.19% | 82.27K | $16.3M |
| 17 | Woodward, Inc. | WWD | 2.13% | 47.78K | $15.9M |
| 18 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 1.87% | 100.89K | $14.0M |
| 19 | Textron Inc. | TXT | 1.53% | 139.47K | $11.5M |
| 20 | CACI International Inc. | CACI | 1.51% | 17.72K | $11.3M |
| 21 | Moog Inc. | MOG-A | 1.29% | 25.44K | $9.7M |
| 22 | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | HII | 1.25% | 31.61K | $9.3M |
| 23 | Leonardo DRS, Inc. | DRS | 1.12% | 213.95K | $8.3M |
| 24 | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | KTOS | 1.07% | 150.40K | $8.0M |
| 25 | AeroVironment, Inc. | AVAV | 0.81% | 40.59K | $6.0M |
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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) | 0.31% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.1359 |
| 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 | -39.17% | 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 | 25.57% / 20.84% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.592 / 1.18 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -17.12% / -17.91% | Sortino 1Y | 0.888 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.844 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.588 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 17.03% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (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 Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 49.11K | Average volume | 416.07K |
| AUM | $746.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.76% |
| 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 | -$16.1M | -2.12% | $762.1M → $746.0M |
| 1 Week | -$15.9M | -1.97% | $802.7M → $746.0M |
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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Latest News for MISL
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