First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)

NYSEARCA: MISL · Real-Time Price · USD
38.75
-0.05 (-0.13%)
At close: Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM
38.75
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Aug 1, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
-0.13%
Assets$178.23M
Expense Ratio0.60%
PE Ratio30.51
Shares Out4.70M
Dividend (ttm)$0.22
Dividend Yield0.58%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio17.59%
Volume26,136
Open38.49
Previous Close38.80
Day's Range37.76 - 38.86
52-Week Low26.46
52-Week High39.81
Beta0.66
Holdings35
Inception DateOct 25, 2022

About MISL

Fund Home Page

The 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.

Asset Class Equity
Category Industrials
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol MISL
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked Indxx US Aerospace & Defense Index

Top 10 Holdings

60.16% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
RTX CorporationRTX8.38%
General Electric CompanyGE8.32%
TransDigm Group IncorporatedTDG8.16%
The Boeing CompanyBA7.74%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT6.96%
Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC4.32%
Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWM4.15%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX4.10%
HEICO CorporationHEI4.01%
General Dynamics CorporationGD4.01%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.0279Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.0357Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.1354Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.0244Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.0282Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.0385Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

MISL had a total return of 28.30% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 26.34%.

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 ...

8 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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.

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10 months ago - Market Watch

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 ...

Other symbols: S
3 years ago - Business Wire