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First Trust Indxx Aerospace and Defense ETF Investment Objectives and Goals - First Trust Indxx Aerospace and Defense ETF
Dec. 31, 2025
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Risk/Return [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:12.60pt;font-weight:bold;">First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)</span>
Objective [Heading] <span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.90pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment Objective</span>
Objective, Primary [Text Block] The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (the "Fund") 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 (the “Index”).