First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
Name
As of 06/16/2026Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
9.6%
1 yr return
33.2%
3 Yr Avg Return
27.6%
5 Yr Avg Return
N/A
Net Assets
$826 M
Holdings in Top 10
62.5%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
$46.9
$35.67
$51.01
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 0.60%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
N/A
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Exchange Traded Fund
Name
As of 06/16/2026Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.
Exp Ratio
Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.
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MISL - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 9.6%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 27.6%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
- Net Income Ratio N/A
- Dividend Yield 0.2%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Fund Details
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Legal NameFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
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Fund Family NameFirst Trust Advisors L.P.
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Inception DateOct 25, 2022
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassN/A
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
Fund Description
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The Index is a rules-based index, however, the Index Provider reserves the right to use qualitative judgment to include, exclude, adjust, or postpone the inclusion of a stock in the Index which is the ordinary course discretion that the Index Provider has to modify which securities qualify for inclusion in the Index /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"in accordance with the rules of its selection methodology. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"According to the Index Provider, the Index is designed to measure the performance of companies involved in the Aerospace amp; Defense sector, as defined by the Index Provider. The Index consists of common stocks of companies domiciled in the U.S. The Index excludes all securities that do not meet the listing, price, size, float and liquidity requirements of the Index and duplicate (multiple share classes) companies to create the initial universe. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Securities from the same issuer will be subject to /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"conditions controlled by the Index Provider to determine Index eligibility./spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" All the companies from the initial universe which /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"belong to the Aerospace amp; Defense Industry are included in the selection list. The Index Provider defines the Aerospace amp; Defense Industry to include companies engaged in business activities associated with the following aerospace and defense /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"sub-themes: /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;font-style:italic;"Advanced Aerospace and Defense /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"1./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Hypersonic: Companies involved in developing hypersonic warfare weapons technology for defense related applications. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"2./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Directed Energy: Companies involved in developing weapons like high power microwaves, laser technology products and electromagnetic weapons for defense related applications. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"3./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Space Technologies: Companies involved in developing rockets, satellites and launch vehicles. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"4./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Advance Air Mobility: Companies that develop military aircraft that are guided by remote control or programmed autonomously and companies involved in developing an air transportation system that moves cargo and people for defense related applications. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"5./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Autonomous, Cybersecurity and C5ISR Systems: Companies involved in providing autonomous, cybersecurity, and C5ISR solutions to improve national security, enhance public safety and design better combat results. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;font-style:italic;"Traditional Aerospace and Defense /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"1./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"Includes companies that manufacture construction material, electronics, and telecommunications equipment used in the manufacture of aircraft for both defense and commercial aviation. Avionics, power and control system, interiors, manufacturing of airframe rotables, landing gear and other accessories are examples of common applications in both defense and commercial aviation. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"These sub-themes also include the commercial (non-government/defense) applications of such activities. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"From the starting universe, only companies that derive at least 50% of revenues from aerospace and defense activities in one or more of the sub-themes identified above will be eligible for inclusion in the Index, according to the Index Provider. These companies have their principal business strategies and/or growth prospects inextricably linked to aerospace and defense. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"According to the Index Provider, from the list of eligible companies, the top 50 companies by market capitalization will be selected. In the event there are less than 50 eligible companies, all eligible companies will be selected (/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;font-style:italic;"i.e./spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;", there may be fewer /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"than 50 companies in the Index). The selected securities are assigned weights based on their market capitalization. A single security cap of 8% is applied to securities and the extra weight is redistributed amongst the uncapped securities. The aggregate weight of securities with weights greater than or equal to 5% must not exceed 45%. In case the aggregate weight of such /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"securities exceeds 45%, a secondary cap of 4% is applied to all remaining securities. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted semi-annually, and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"The Fund will be concentrated in an industry or a group of industries to the /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"extent that the Index is so concentrated. As of March/spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" 31, 2026, the Index was composed of 38 securities and the Fund had /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"significant investments in industrials companies, although this may change from time to time./spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;" The Fund’s investments will /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"change as the Index changes and, as a result, the Fund may have significant investments in jurisdictions or investment sectors that it may not have had as of March 31, /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"2026. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given /spanspan style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;margin-left:0%;"jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector. /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;"The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the /spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;font-style:italic;"“1940 Act”/spanspan style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.00pt;")./span
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MISL - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | MISL Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 9.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 Yr | 33.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 Yr | 27.6%* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | MISL Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2024 | 19.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | 14.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
| Period | MISL Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YTD | 9.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 Yr | 33.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 Yr | 27.6%* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 Yr | N/A* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
| Period | MISL Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2024 | 20.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | 14.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
MISL - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
| MISL | Category Low | Category High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets | 826 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number of Holdings | 39 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Net Assets in Top 10 | 900 M | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Weighting of Top 10 | 62.47% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Top 10 Holdings
- Lockheed Martin Corporation COM 9.56%
- RTX Corp. COM 8.79%
- General Dynamics Corporation COM 8.33%
- GE Aerospace COM NEW 7.58%
- Boeing Co. COM 7.29%
- Northrop Grumman Corporation COM 4.74%
- Howmet Aerospace Inc COM 4.54%
- L3 Harris Technologies Inc COM 4.42%
- AST SpaceMobile Inc. COM CL A 3.64%
- Transdigm Group Inc. COM 3.58%
Asset Allocation
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocks | 99.94% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cash | 0.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Other | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bonds | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stock Sector Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Technology | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Real Estate | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Industrials | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Healthcare | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Financial Services | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Energy | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Communication Services | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Consumer Defense | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Basic Materials | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
| Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 99.94% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non US | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
MISL - Expenses
Operational Fees
| MISL Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Management Fee | 0.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12b-1 Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Administrative Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sales Fees
| MISL Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Deferred Load | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trading Fees
| MISL Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Redemption Fee | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
| MISL Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
MISL - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
| MISL | Category Low | Category High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.24% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
| MISL | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
| MISL | Category Low | Category High | MISL % Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
| MISL | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Gain Distribution Frequency |
Distributions History
| Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.029 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.107 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.107 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.135 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.135 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 26, 2024 | $0.024 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 27, 2024 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.039 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.098 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Sep 22, 2023 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Jun 27, 2023 | $0.028 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.012 | OrdinaryDividend |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |