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First TrustMultisector BondHISF · Nasdaq

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF)

Price
$42.93
—30 Oct 2026
Assets
$97.4M
Total net assets
Expense ratio
0.83%
Category 0.92%
Yield
5.31%
Trailing distributions
3Y CAGR
5.8%-1.0%
Category 6.7%
5Y CAGR
1.3%-0.3%
Category 1.5%
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First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period1M3M6MYTD1Y3YCAGR5YCAGR10YCAGRLaunchCAGR
ETF+2.0%-0.6%-1.1%-1.0%-0.2%+5.8%+1.3%+2.8%+3.0%
Multisector Bond average1.1%-0.6%-0.5%0.4%1.3%6.7%1.5%2.9%2.7%
Difference+0.9%0.0%-0.6%-1.4%-1.5%-1.0%-0.3%-0.1%+0.2%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 95.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
TickerHoldingWeight
FTCBFirst Trust Core Investment Grade ETF28.01%
HYLSFirst Trust Tactical High Yield ETF11.98%
FIIGFirst Trust Intermediate DurInvGrdCrpETF10.01%
LMBSFirst Trust Low Duration Oppos ETF9.99%
FTSLFirst Trust Senior Loan ETF6.99%
LGOVFirst Trust Long Duration Opp ETF6.99%
FIXDFirst Trust Smith Opportnstc Fxd Inc ETF6.00%
FEMBFirst Trust Emerging Mkts Lcl Ccy Bd ETF5.00%
FPEFirst Trust Preferred Sec & Inc ETF5.00%
FSIGFirst Trust Ltd Drtn Inv Grd Corp ETF5.00%

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

100.0%Utilities
  1. Utilities100.0%

Asset mix

  • Bonds92.9%
  • Cash4.5%
  • Preferred shares2.6%
  • Convertibles0.1%
  • Other0.0%

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

  • US government16.1%
  • AAA42.8%
  • AA2.4%
  • A8.0%
  • BBB22.0%
  • BB13.2%
  • B8.8%
  • Below B1.2%
  • Other1.7%

ETF details

Issuer
First Trust
Category
Fixed Income · Multisector Bond
Ticker
HISF
Exchange
Nasdaq
Inception
13 Aug 2014 (12.2 years)
Structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio
0.83% (category 0.92%)
Holdings turnover
32% (category 148%)
Distribution yield
5.31%
Beta, 3 years
0.90
Total net assets
$97.4M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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