First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)

NYSEARCA: MISL · Real-Time Price · USD
37.51
+0.23 (0.62%)
Jul 9, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
0.62%
Assets $163.34M
Expense Ratio 0.60%
PE Ratio 28.78
Shares Out 4.35M
Dividend (ttm) $0.22
Dividend Yield 0.60%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 26, 2025
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Payout Ratio 17.10%
Volume 15,926
Open 37.41
Previous Close 37.28
Day's Range 37.35 - 37.62
52-Week Low 26.46
52-Week High 37.64
Beta 0.65
Holdings 36
Inception Date Oct 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

57.83% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
The Boeing Company BA 8.92%
General Electric Company GE 8.69%
RTX Corporation RTX 7.29%
Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT 6.42%
Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC 6.25%
Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM 4.61%
HEICO Corporation HEI 4.14%
Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW 3.95%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX 3.81%
Rocket Lab USA Inc 6RJ0.DE 3.76%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
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
Full Dividend History

Performance

MISL had a total return of 34.74% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 25.51%.

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 ...

7 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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9 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 ...

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2 years ago - Business Wire