First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)
| Assets | $198.27M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| PE Ratio | 30.70 |
| Shares Out | 4.95M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.31 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.75% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 23.13% |
| 1-Year Return | +29.85% |
| Volume | 12,981 |
| Open | 40.55 |
| Previous Close | 40.13 |
| Day's Range | 40.42 - 40.69 |
| 52-Week Low | 26.46 |
| 52-Week High | 40.97 |
| Beta | 0.66 |
| Holdings | 35 |
| Inception Date | Oct 25, 2022 |
About MISL
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Indxx US Aerospace & Defense index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of 50 US companies involved in advanced and traditional aerospace and defense. MISL was launched on Oct 25, 2022 and is issued by First Trust.
Top 10 Holdings
59.40% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| General Electric Company | GE | 8.84% |
| RTX Corporation | RTX | 8.31% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 7.88% |
| The Boeing Company | BA | 7.16% |
| TransDigm Group Incorporated | TDG | 6.36% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 4.33% |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | LHX | 4.24% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 4.20% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | GD | 4.08% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 4.02% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | 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 |
News
MISL: Don't Fear The Decline, Think Long-Term
Despite geopolitical tensions, defense stocks like those in the First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) have declined due to fears of budget cuts under President Trump's DOGE initiative. The ...
Aerospace and defense ETFs beat S&P 500 as Middle East fears intensify
Aerospace and defense ETFs have surged in the past year — and are up so far this week even as the U.S. stock market has broadly stumbled.
First Trust Launches First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), a leading exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) provider and asset manager, announced today that it has launched a new ETF, the First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ...