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SCIO vs HISF

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF vs First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

SCIO

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$357M

HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.83%

Fund size

$91M

Key differences

  • SCIO costs 0.13% less per year.
  • SCIO is significantly larger than HISF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SCIO is classified as alternative, while HISF is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • SCIO follows a multi strategy strategy; HISF uses index tracking.
  • HISF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

SCIOHISF
Annual cost (TER)0.70%0.83%
Fund size (AUM)$357M$91M
Since20242014
Dividend yield6.09%4.94%
Asset classalternativefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategymulti strategyindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.7%+6.1%
CAGR 3YN/A+4.7%
CAGR 5YN/A+1.7%
Sharpe 3YN/A0.28
Volatility 1Y3.83%3.36%
Max drawdown-1.72%-27.86%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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