First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)

NYSEARCA: MISL · Real-Time Price · USD
49.32
-0.02 (-0.04%)
Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.04%
Assets $1.53B
Expense Ratio 0.60%
PE Ratio 36.65
Shares Out 30.70M
Dividend (ttm) $0.17
Dividend Yield 0.35%
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 25, 2025
Payout Ratio 12.70%
1-Year Return +67.24%
Volume 5,887,977
Open 48.92
Previous Close 49.34
Day's Range 48.75 - 49.41
52-Week Low 26.46
52-Week High 51.10
Beta 0.67
Holdings 40
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

61.71% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT 9.20%
GE Aerospace GE 8.25%
RTX Corporation RTX 8.16%
General Dynamics Corporation GD 7.72%
The Boeing Company BA 7.62%
Howmet Aerospace Inc. HWM 4.64%
Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC 4.47%
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX 4.12%
FTAI Aviation Ltd. FTAI 3.85%
TransDigm Group Incorporated TDG 3.68%
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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
Full Dividend History

News

MISL: Defense And Commercial Demand Will Fuel 2026 Gains

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) has outperformed the market, benefiting from rising defense budgets and strong commercial aerospace demand. MISL's top holdings RTX, Boeing, and GE Aer...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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 ...

1 year 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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1 year 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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3 years ago - Business Wire