ETF · First Trust
ICBM First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD
ISIN IE000NVDQXE1London Stock Exchange: ICBMAJM Ventures LLC
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£24.03
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.67% a year
- Fund size
- £109m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, ICBM (First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD, ISIN IE000NVDQXE1) closed at £24.03 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.67% a year (about £67 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +1.9%, or −1.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +1.9%
- −1.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +54.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.3%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +0.4%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −1.3% | −4.5% | |
| to | +54.2% | +48.9% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +0.4% | −3.1% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
24.5%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since December 2024
- −17.7%
- From to
- Below its highest weekly close since December 2024
- 14.1%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 24.5% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD since December 2024, in pounds: −17.7% from 16/01/2026 to 06/11/2026. On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD was 14.1% below its highest weekly close since December 2024 (16/01/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.67%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £67
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £331
- of £10,000, before growth
- 149 charge less
- 0 the same
- 15 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD 0.67% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 15 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 0 the same and 149 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2024.
It tracks the Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.67% a year — about £67 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- ICBM
- ISIN
- IE000NVDQXE1
- Also listed as
- MISL (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), FTGA (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.67% a year · about £67 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £109m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £23.82 on 14/11/2025 to £24.03 on 13/11/2026 (+0.9%). The lowest close shown was £22.82 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £27.96 on 16/01/2026.
One close a week. Before 27/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Weeks missing from our record are filled from the same history.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
101 weekly closes, from 13/12/2024 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since December 2024, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of ICBM?
The ongoing charge of ICBM is 0.67% a year — about £67 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Accu A USD 0.67% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 15 of the 164 other single-sector funds charge more, 0 the same and 149 less (share classes counted once).
What does ICBM track?
ICBM tracks the Indxx Global Advanced Aerospace & Defence Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is ICBM accumulating or distributing?
ICBM is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of ICBM?
The ISIN of ICBM is IE000NVDQXE1. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; ICBM is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as MISL (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and FTGA (Xetra, euros).
What were ICBM’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of ICBM in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2025 +54.2%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −1.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has ICBM done after inflation?
Over the year to 13/11/2026 ICBM’s total return was +1.9%, or −1.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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