Performance analysis of MISL (FIRST TRUST INDXX AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, MISL has had an average annual return of +22.53%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Since Oct 26, 2022, MISL has had an average annual return of +21.80%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.06% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.20% | +41.24% | +20.47% | +14.78% | +8.22% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +14.35% | +0.79% | -9.29% | -1.12% | +10.65% | -6.44% | -7.69% | -1.20% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.91% | -3.59% | +0.40% | +4.72% | +8.90% | +8.26% | +3.86% | +1.01% | +6.04% | +3.91% | -5.41% | +5.03% | +41.24% |
| 2024 | -1.98% | +5.49% | +3.46% | -0.66% | +6.11% | -2.25% | +8.68% | +3.80% | +0.54% | -1.42% | +3.46% | -5.51% | +20.47% |
| 2023 | +1.23% | +0.40% | -0.96% | -0.84% | -4.14% | +9.19% | +1.44% | -1.31% | -6.44% | +4.37% | +7% | +5.02% | +14.78% |
| 2022 | +4.03% | +3.23% | +0.77% | +8.22% |
Drawdown analysis of MISL (FIRST TRUST INDXX AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the MISL was -17.91%, occurring on Apr 4, 2025. Recovery took 28 trading sessions.
The current MISL drawdown is -17.12%.
Since Oct 26, 2022 MISL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -17.91% | Nov 11, 2024 | 98 | Apr 4, 2025 | 28 | May 15, 2025 | 126 |
| -17.12% | Jan 16, 2026 | 125 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -10.50% | Oct 8, 2025 | 31 | Nov 20, 2025 | 22 | Dec 23, 2025 | 53 |
| -10.18% | Aug 1, 2023 | 46 | Oct 5, 2023 | 27 | Nov 13, 2023 | 73 |
| -7.94% | Feb 17, 2023 | 70 | May 31, 2023 | 14 | Jun 21, 2023 | 84 |
| -5.48% | Jul 31, 2024 | 5 | Aug 7, 2024 | 6 | Aug 15, 2024 | 11 |
| -5.15% | Oct 21, 2024 | 8 | Oct 31, 2024 | 6 | Nov 8, 2024 | 14 |
| -5.00% | Jan 6, 2023 | 8 | Jan 19, 2023 | 13 | Feb 7, 2023 | 21 |
| -4.67% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 11 | Sep 23, 2024 | 15 |
| -4.35% | Nov 10, 2022 | 2 | Nov 14, 2022 | 13 | Dec 2, 2022 | 15 |
| -3.94% | Mar 28, 2024 | 11 | Apr 15, 2024 | 13 | May 2, 2024 | 24 |
| -3.92% | Dec 2, 2022 | 9 | Dec 15, 2022 | 14 | Jan 6, 2023 | 23 |
| -3.86% | Dec 29, 2023 | 11 | Jan 17, 2024 | 17 | Feb 9, 2024 | 28 |
| -3.77% | Jul 23, 2025 | 19 | Aug 19, 2025 | 5 | Aug 26, 2025 | 24 |
| -3.59% | May 21, 2024 | 17 | Jun 14, 2024 | 20 | Jul 16, 2024 | 37 |
| -2.81% | Dec 23, 2025 | 5 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1 | Jan 2, 2026 | 6 |
| -2.65% | Aug 26, 2025 | 9 | Sep 9, 2025 | 7 | Sep 18, 2025 | 16 |
| -2.50% | Jul 16, 2024 | 3 | Jul 19, 2024 | 2 | Jul 23, 2024 | 5 |
| -2.36% | Jul 17, 2025 | 3 | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 | Jul 23, 2025 | 4 |
| -2.36% | Jun 21, 2023 | 3 | Jun 26, 2023 | 4 | Jun 30, 2023 | 7 |
| -2.17% | Mar 7, 2024 | 7 | Mar 18, 2024 | 7 | Mar 27, 2024 | 14 |
| -2.11% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 2 | Jan 9, 2026 | 3 |
| -2.06% | May 20, 2025 | 3 | May 23, 2025 | 1 | May 27, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.86% | Jul 23, 2024 | 1 | Jul 24, 2024 | 1 | Jul 25, 2024 | 2 |
| -1.85% | Dec 13, 2023 | 5 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 8 |