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

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$42.31 -0.04 (-0.09%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 03:50 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$42.30 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 10/2/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:HISF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$42.15
▼
$42.45
50-Day Range
$42.28
▼
$44.12
52-Week Range
$42.15
▼
$45.61
Volume
24,376 shs
Average Volume
10,447 shs
Market Capitalization
$97.31 million
Assets Under Management
N/A
Dividend Yield
5.29%
Net Expense Ratio
0.83%
Aggregate Rating
N/A

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.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Expenses

TypeHISFStrategy ETFsFixed Income ETFsNASDAQ ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.10%0.46%0.31%0.54%0.53%
Other Expenses0.73%0.36%0.31%0.38%0.54%
Total Expense0.83%0.62%0.41%0.69%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-0.47%-0.35%-0.41%-0.68%
Net Expense0.83%0.52%0.35%0.61%0.60%
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HISF ETF News Headlines

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HISF ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's stock was trading at $45.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HISF shares have decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at $42.31.

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.

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), Bank of America (BAC) and Cal-Maine Foods (CALM).

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
12

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$0.00
Average Daily Volume
$0.00
Discount/Premium
0.00%

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
4,100 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.27
Creation Unit
50,000
Creation Fee
$500.00
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This page (NASDAQ:HISF) was last updated on 10/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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