FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP - 31 Dec 2025 SCHEDULE 13G Report for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)

Filing Manager: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Reporting Manager: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Security: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
Symbol: MISL
Shares outstanding: 30,101,514 shares
Disclosed Ownership: 18,726,152 shares
Ownership: 62%
Form type: SCHEDULE 13G
Filing time: 07 Jan 2026, 11:50:35 UTC
Date of event: 31 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Managers (3)

Name	Ownership	Shares Owned	shared voting power	Signature	Title
First Trust Portfolios L.P.	62%	18,726,152	0	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
First Trust Advisors L.P.	62%	18,726,152	18,592,390	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer
The Charger Corporation	62%	18,726,152	18,592,390	/s/ James M. Dykas	James M. Dykas, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer