HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETFFirst Trust
$44.69-0.14 (-0.31%)Close
AUM$87.8M
Expense Ratio0.83%
NAV$45.00
Holdings9
InceptionAug 13, 2014

Price Chart

Key Statistics

Previous Close

$44.83

Day Range

$44.69$44.77

52-Week Range

$43.40$45.58

Avg Volume

9.2K

Dividend Yield

4.79%

Expense Ratio

0.83%

AUM

$87.8M

Shares Outstanding

2.0M

Sector Breakdown

SectorWeight %
Utilities100.00%

Country Allocation

CountryWeight %
United States99.95%
Other0.05%

Fund Information

Category
Utilities
Subcategory
Utilities
Inception Date
Aug 13, 2014
Exchange
NASDAQ
Description
The First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's primary investment objective is to seek risk-adjusted income. The Fund's secondary investment objective is capital appreciation.

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The First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Aug 13, 2014. It currently manages $87.8M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.83%. The fund holds 9 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Utilities category.

Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund

RankSymbolNameWeight %SharesMarket Value
1FTCBFirst Trust Core Investment Grade ETF25.60%1,058,181$22.5M
2HYLSFirst Trust Tactical High Yield ETF19.67%420,921$17.3M
3FIXDFirst Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF12.04%238,534$10.6M
4LMBSFirst Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF10.09%176,233$8.9M
5FIIGFirst Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF9.97%415,559$8.7M
6FPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF7.49%362,647$6.6M
7LGOVFirst Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF5.05%201,784$4.4M
8FEMBFirst Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF5.03%147,816$4.4M
9FSIGFirst Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF5.00%229,544$4.4M
10$USDUS Dollar0.06%0$48K

Detailed Returns

PeriodReturnETFCat. Avgvs Avg
1D
-0.31%—
1W
-0.80%—
1M
-1.13%—
3M
-0.36%—
6M
-1.47%—
YTD
-0.78%—
1Y
+1.35%—
3Y
+1.10%—
5Y
-8.65%—

Moving Averages

20-Day MA

$45.28

Below 20-Day MA
50-Day MA

$45.24

Below 50-Day MA
200-Day MA

$44.90

Below 200-Day MA

Price with Moving Averages

Support & Resistance

52-Week High

$45.58

Current Price

$44.69

52-Week Low

$43.40

$43.40$45.58

Current Yield

4.79%

Annual Dividend

$0.7564

Frequency

12x/year

Last Ex-Date

Feb 20, 2026

Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountPay Date
Feb 20, 2026$0.1930Feb 27, 2026
Jan 21, 2026$0.1875Jan 30, 2026
Dec 12, 2025$0.1919Dec 31, 2025
Nov 21, 2025$0.1840Nov 28, 2025
Oct 21, 2025$0.1800Oct 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025$0.1820Sep 30, 2025
Aug 21, 2025$0.1780Aug 29, 2025
Jul 22, 2025$0.1750Jul 31, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.1720Jun 30, 2025
May 21, 2025$0.1720May 30, 2025
Apr 22, 2025$0.1720Apr 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.1720Mar 31, 2025
Feb 21, 2025$0.1720Feb 28, 2025
Jan 22, 2025$0.1720Jan 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.1670Dec 31, 2024
Nov 21, 2024$0.1690Nov 29, 2024
Oct 22, 2024$0.1740Oct 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.1770Sep 30, 2024
Aug 21, 2024$0.1770Aug 30, 2024
Jul 23, 2024$0.1770Jul 31, 2024

Dividend Payments Over Time

Category Comparison

MetricHISFUtilities(89 ETFs)Utilities(16 ETFs)
Fund Info
Expense Ratio0.83%0.76%0.70%
AUM$87.8M$1.80B$908.4M
Dividend Yield4.79%3.60%3.33%
Avg Volume9.2K1.8M165.8K
Holdings9241201
Performance
1-Month Return-1.02%+0.66%+2.12%
6-Month Return-0.97%+7.66%+5.79%
YTD Return-0.92%+5.57%+4.26%
1-Year Return+0.92%+15.12%+11.84%

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