First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

The First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund uses a fund-of-funds structure to primarily seek income across a broad range of fixed income securities of US and non-US issuers. HISF was launched on Aug 13, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.05 to $44.29
• 50-Day Range: $43.48 to $44.40
• 52-Week Range: $43.22 to $45.96
• Volume: 1,615 shs
• Average Volume: 4,579 shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.25 million
• Assets Under Management: $44.09 million
• Dividend Yield: 4.70%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.87%
• Aggregate Rating: N/A

HISF ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HISF shares performed this year?

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's stock was trading at $43.78 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HISF stock has increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $44.05.
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Who are First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF include LPL Financial LLC (10.52%), Breakthru Advisory Services LLC (8.95%), tru Independence LLC (5.27%) and Royal Bank of Canada (3.83%).

How do I buy shares of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF?

Shares of HISF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Fund Details

• Issuer: First Trust
• Fund Name: First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HISF
• Inception Date: 8/13/2014
• Fund Manager: Multi-Manager
• Web: N/A
• Phone: N/A

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Fixed Income
• Benchmark: N/A
• Category: Broad Debt
• Focus: Strategy
• Development Level: Blended Development
• Region: Global
• Number of Holdings: 10

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $44.09 million
• Average Daily Volume: $0.00
• Discount/Premium: -0.05%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Advisor: First Trust Advisors L.P.
• Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Distributor: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
• Transfer Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Jane Street

Options

• Optionable: N/A
• Short Interest: 400 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,050,000
• Beta: 0.46
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $500.00