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UCON vs HISF

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF vs First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

UCON

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.86%

Fund size

$3.3B

HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Annual cost

0.83%

Fund size

$96M

Key differences

Both UCON and HISF are fixed income ETFs. UCON charges 0.86% a year and HISF 0.83%. The main difference: UCON is much larger than HISF. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

  • UCON is much larger than HISF. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

UCONHISF
Annual cost (TER)0.86%0.83%
Fund size (AUM)$3.3B$96M
Since20182014
Dividend yield4.66%4.99%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+5.5%+5.2%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+4.9%
CAGR 5Y+2.7%+1.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.530.29
Volatility 1Y2.97%3.30%
Max drawdown-15.31%-27.86%

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