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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Price, Holdings & Fees

$460.75−1.30%−$6.05End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) closed at $460.75 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.30% from the previous close of $466.80.

Share price, past year

1Y +6.01%

52-week range $417.30 – $486.50. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$460.75
Sep 30, 2026$471.54
Aug 31, 2026$469.08
Jul 31, 2026$452.23
Jun 30, 2026$424.89
May 29, 2026$445.17
Apr 30, 2026$473.33
Mar 31, 2026$474.89
Feb 27, 2026$463.89
Jan 30, 2026$459.83
Dec 31, 2025$456.52
Nov 28, 2025$444.13
Oct 31, 2025$424.42

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.60%
as of Dec 31, 2025
Net assets
$801.9M
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
40
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$417.30 – $486.50

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF's expense ratio is 0.60%: $60.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF held 40 investments worth $801.87M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was GE AEROSPACE, at 8.92% of the fund.

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1GE AEROSPACEGE8.92%$71.51M
2SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPSPCX7.81%$62.61M
3BOEING COMPANY (THE)BA7.32%$58.69M
4RTX CORPRTX6.93%$55.54M
5PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INCPLTR6.70%$53.75M
6LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPLMT6.11%$48.98M
7ROCKET LAB CORPRKLB5.50%$44.07M
8HEICO CORPHEI4.42%$35.42M
9TRANSDIGM GROUP INCTDG4.06%$32.55M
10HOWMET AEROSPACE INCHWM3.91%$31.39M
11GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPGD3.89%$31.18M
12AST SPACEMOBILE INCASTS3.44%$27.62M
13L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INCLHX3.02%$24.24M
14CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPCW2.90%$23.29M
15FTAI AVIATION LTDFTAI2.89%$23.14M
16NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPNOC2.78%$22.30M
17WOODWARD INCWWD2.64%$21.15M
18TEXTRON INCTXT1.66%$13.32M
19MOOG INC1.40%$11.22M
20LEIDOS HOLDINGS INCLDOS1.35%$10.81M
21LEONARDO DRS INCDRS1.18%$9.46M
22HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INCHII1.15%$9.19M
23CACI INTERNATIONAL INCCACI1.06%$8.53M
24KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INCKTOS0.97%$7.79M
25AEROVIRONMENT INCAVAV0.86%$6.87M

Top 25 of 40 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.86%
Cash and short-term investments0.19%
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF holdings by country, largest 2
Country% of fund
United States97.17%
Cayman Islands2.89%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF's total return was +2.57%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026−6.30%
May 31, 2026+10.68%
Apr 30, 2026−1.10%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
Ticker
MISL
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
SEC series ID
S000077603
SEC CIK
0001329377
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND, the trust behind First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is MISL's price?

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) closed at $460.75 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.30% from the previous close of $466.80.

What is MISL's expense ratio?

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF's expense ratio is 0.60%: $60.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does MISL hold?

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF held 40 investments worth $801.87M as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was GE AEROSPACE, at 8.92% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were GE AEROSPACE, SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP, BOEING COMPANY (THE), RTX CORP, PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

How has MISL performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF's total return was +2.57%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 21, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Dec 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures