HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

First Trust · Income

$42.88▲ +0.2% last session▼ −1.3% YTD

As of 10/29/2026, 4:00:00 PM ET · End-of-day

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Dividend-adjusted total return. Comparisons share the fund’s start date. S&P 500 uses VOO. Missing history is unavailable.

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	▲ +0.2%	▲ +1.4%	▼ −1.2%	▼ −1.5%	▼ −1.2%	▲ +17.5%	▲ +5.8%	▲ +42.4%
Peer average	▲ +0.2%	▲ +1.4%	▲ +0.4%	▲ +10.0%	▲ +11.5%	▲ +59.7%	▲ +50.0%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	▼ −0.4%	▲ +0.9%	▲ +3.3%	▲ +13.8%	▲ +13.3%	▲ +88.8%	▲ +81.9%	—

What’s in HISF

What’s in this fund

HISFFirst Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

11 holdings

As of Nov 3, 2026

Asset Management - Bonds70.1%

FTCB28.2%HYLS12.0%LGOV7.2%FTSL6.9%FIXD6.0%SCIO5.0%FEMB4.9%

Asset Management25.0%

FIIG10.1%LMBS10.0%FSIG5.0%

Other holdings4.9%

FPE4.9%

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HoldingsAll 12 listed · as of Nov 3, 2026

1FTCBFirst Trust Core Investment Grade ETF28.19%2HYLSFirst Trust Tactical High Yield ETF11.95%3FIIGFirst Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF10.06%4LMBSFirst Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF9.96%5LGOVFirst Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF7.20%6FTSLFirst Trust Senior Loan Fund6.88%7FIXDFirst Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF6.02%8SCIOFirst Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF4.98%9FSIGFirst Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF4.97%10FPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF4.90%11FEMBFirst Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF4.85%

12—US Dollar0.03%

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Fund factsStructure & strategy

Issuer: First Trust
Inception: 2014-08-13
Exchange: NASDAQ
CUSIP: 33739Q309
Structure: —
Benchmark: —
Leverage: 1x
Reset: —

The First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's foremost objective is to provide income, taking into account risk factors. Its secondary purpose is to foster capital growth.

Trading & liquidityNAV, volume & spreads

Reported net asset value: $42.75
NAV provider updated: 2026-10-29 UTC
Premium / discount: —
Median spread · 30D: —
Average volume · 30D: 21.5K
Shares outstanding: —
Options: —

DistributionsYield & payout history

TTM distribution yield: 5.3%
30-day SEC yield: —
Frequency: —
Latest ex-date: 2026-10-21

Distribution yield and SEC yield use different methodologies. Payouts may include income, capital gains, or return of capital.

Ex-date	Pay date	Per share
2026-10-21	2026-10-30	$0.18
2026-09-24	2026-09-30	$0.18
2026-08-21	2026-08-31	$0.18
2026-07-21	2026-07-31	$0.19
2026-06-25	2026-06-30	$0.19
2026-05-21	2026-05-29	$0.19
2026-04-21	2026-04-30	$0.19
2026-03-26	2026-03-31	$0.19
2026-02-20	2026-02-27	$0.19
2026-01-21	2026-01-30	$0.19
2025-12-12	2025-12-31	$0.19
2025-11-21	2025-11-28	$0.18

Fees & costsWhat ownership costs

Net expense ratio: 0.10%
Gross expense ratio: —
Management fee: —
Annual cost per $10,000: $10.00

Estimated annual expense excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets. Fee waivers and fund costs can change.

RiskVolatility & drawdown

Our risk indicator: 3/5 · rule-based
Annualized volatility · 1Y: 3.68%
Beta vs VOO · 1Y: —
Maximum drawdown · 1Y: ▼ −4.1%

Historical risk measures describe past behavior and do not predict future returns.

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