| Assets | $134.83M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| PE Ratio | 27.82 |
| Shares Out | 4.15M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.22 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.69% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 19.23% |
| 1-Year Return | +17.37% |
| Volume | n/a |
| Open | n/a |
| Previous Close | 32.37 |
| Day's Range | n/a |
| 52-Week Low | 26.46 |
| 52-Week High | 34.02 |
| Beta | 0.58 |
| Holdings | 36 |
| 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
59.42% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Boeing Company | BA | 8.80% |
| General Electric Company | GE | 8.45% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | LMT | 7.47% |
| RTX Corporation | RTX | 7.43% |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | NOC | 7.02% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | HWM | 4.56% |
| TransDigm Group Incorporated | TDG | 4.16% |
| HEICO Corporation | HEI | 3.89% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | LDOS | 3.89% |
| L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | LHX | 3.76% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.098 | Dec 29, 2023 |
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 ...