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MFLX vs HISF

First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF vs First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

MFLX

First Trust Flexible Municipal High Income ETF

Annual cost

0.75%

Fund size

$19M

HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Annual cost

0.83%

Fund size

$96M

Key differences

Both MFLX and HISF are fixed income ETFs. MFLX charges 0.75% a year and HISF 0.83%. The main difference: MFLX costs 0.08% less per year.

  • MFLX costs 0.08% less per year.
  • HISF is much larger than MFLX. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

MFLXHISF
Annual cost (TER)0.75%0.83%
Fund size (AUM)$19M$96M
Since20162014
Dividend yield4.09%4.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+9.2%+5.3%
CAGR 3Y+5.7%+5.1%
CAGR 5Y+0.0%+1.6%
Sharpe 3Y0.250.34
Volatility 1Y4.07%3.32%
Max drawdown-26.76%-27.86%

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