FundNYSEARCAIndustrial Goods

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

MISL NYSE Arca

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Indxx US Aerospace & Defense Index

41.55USD
−1.78 (−4.10%) 1 Year · close Oct 13

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Dividend yield
0.00%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
25.5%
Above Average
Beta
0.80
vs the market
52-week range
39.3351.01
01 Performance

How MISL has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 13
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
0.0 pts
-10%0%10%20% MISL −4.1% Price −4.1%

Over 1 year, MISL returned −4.1% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
25.5%Above Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±26% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−18.5%
0%-11%−18.5%

Deepest fall −18.5% on Oct 13, 2026 — 270 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 70% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
MISL tends to move+8.0%

A beta of 0.80 means MISL has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.02 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
41.55
  • 12-day average42.06 −1.2%
  • 26-day average42.52 −2.3%
  • 50-day average43.24 −3.9%
  • 200-day average43.85 −5.2%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought36.6

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Themes

Where MISL shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold MISL. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

05 Profile

About First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Indxx US Aerospace & Defense Index

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
MISL
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US33733E8315
CUSIP
33733E831
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Industrial Goods
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Benchmark
Indxx US Aerospace and Defense Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
TickerMISL
ISINUS33733E8315
CUSIP33733E831
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryIndustrial Goods
Sub CategoryAerospace & Defense
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateOct 26, 2022
BenchmarkIndxx US Aerospace and Defense Index

Shareas of Oct 13, 2026

Close Price USD41.55
52W Low / High 39.33 / 51.01
1Y Total Return-4.10%
Subpar
1Y Volatility24.97%
Above Average
Beta0.80
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend DateSep 25, 2025
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Oct 14, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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