HISFFirst Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Grow my money Get income11y track recordRanked #1,127 of 1,650 in this goal

Seeks risk-adjusted income and capital appreciation.

By First Trust · Launched 2014

Annual Cost

0.83%

#4,412 of 5,861 · expensive

Fund Size

$97M

#3,031 of 5,861 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+3.5%

Track Record

11 years

#1,193 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$9,891-1.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Region

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 95.0% of fund✓ diversified through underlying funds

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

27.9%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

10.1%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

10.0%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

10.0%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

10.0%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

7.0%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III

5.1%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III

5.1%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

5.0%

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV

5.0%

Asset allocation

Bonds

93.8%

Cash

3.4%

Preferred

2.7%

Convertible

0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

3.3%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-28.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.23Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.32Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Credit ratings

US Government

18.4%

AAA

43.9%

AA

2.9%

A

8.4%

BBB

23.2%

BB

11.7%

B

7.1%

Below B

1.4%

Other

1.4%

Listing

Exchange: NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks risk-adjusted income and capital appreciation.
Strategy: Actively manages a portfolio of U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds to provide a diversified income stream from fixed income assets. The strategy includes investments in U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, senior loans, and securities from non-U.S. issuers, including emerging markets.
Inception date: August 13, 2014
Fund family: First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-04