HISFFirst Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

Grow my money Get income12y track recordRanked #1,170 of 1,706 in this goal

Seeks risk-adjusted income and capital appreciation.

By First Trust · Launched 2014

Annual Cost

0.83%

#4,573 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$98M

#3,112 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+0.2%

Track Record

12 years

#1,205 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$9,728-2.7%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Region

Strategy

Active selection

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 95.0% of funddiversified 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

93.9%

Cash

3.3%

Preferred

2.7%

Convertible

0.1%

Other

0.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

3.4%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-28.2%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.21Below average

Sortino (3Y)

0.30Moderate downside risk

Bond profile

Duration

5.1 years

Avg maturity

9.3 years

Credit ratings

US Government

19.1%

AAA

44.4%

AA

2.8%

A

8.4%

BBB

22.8%

BB

11.7%

B

7.1%

Below B

1.3%

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 2026-09-18