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First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF)

Multisector Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
44.96 USD +0.19 (0.422%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 44.96 -0.01 (-0.011%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:35 p.m. EDT

HISF has shown a relatively stable price range over the last 14 days, with minor fluctuations around the 44.29 to 44.67 mark. The recent price movement suggests a lack of strong momentum, but the stock is trading close to its 50-day average, which may present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. The dividend yield is high at 4.92%, with consistent payouts over the past five years, indicating a strong track record of dividend payments. This makes HISF an attractive option for dividend-focused investors. Long-term investors may consider buying and holding due to the stable fundamentals and consistent dividend payouts, despite the lack of significant price momentum in the short term.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.005935
MSTL0.006435
AutoTheta0.007781
AutoARIMA0.012034

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 5.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.357
Excess Kurtosis -0.76

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.44% 4.99% 5.02% 4.79%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.193 0.438288
2026-02-20 0.193 0.427527
2026-01-21 0.188 0.420534
2025-12-12 0.192 0.432245
2025-11-21 0.184 0.414893
2025-10-21 0.180 0.404795
2025-09-25 0.182 0.414153
2025-08-21 0.178 0.411062
2025-07-22 0.175 0.406886
2025-06-26 0.172 0.399913
2025-05-21 0.172 0.410192
2025-04-22 0.172 0.413027
2025-03-27 0.172 0.409673
2025-02-21 0.172 0.411177
2025-01-22 0.172 0.414997
2024-12-13 0.167 0.401767
2024-11-21 0.169 0.408842
2024-10-22 0.174 0.417962
2024-09-26 0.177 0.417782
2024-08-21 0.177 0.422891
2024-07-23 0.177 0.434071
2024-06-27 0.175 0.433587
2024-05-21 0.168 0.419531
2024-04-23 0.167 0.423483
2024-03-21 0.164 0.408597
2024-02-21 0.164 0.412227
2024-01-23 0.169 0.423381
2023-12-22 0.176 0.438340
2023-11-21 0.175 0.453031
2023-10-24 0.174 0.464876
2023-09-22 0.173 0.452799
2023-08-22 0.171 0.448378
2023-07-21 0.153 0.394080
2023-06-27 0.148 0.382491
2023-05-23 0.148 0.383557
2023-04-21 0.148 0.382030
2023-03-24 0.148 0.382958
2023-02-22 0.148 0.386712
2023-01-24 0.152 0.391364
2022-12-23 0.155 0.407091
2022-11-22 0.145 0.384296
2022-10-21 0.137 0.371504
2022-09-23 0.145 0.386564
2022-08-23 0.140 0.361881
2022-07-21 0.137 0.355760
2022-06-24 0.137 0.360083
2022-05-24 0.130 0.335943
2022-04-21 0.130 0.328536
2022-03-25 0.120 0.299931
2022-02-18 0.150 0.362661
2022-01-21 0.150 0.360187
2021-12-23 0.157 0.378389
2021-11-23 0.170 0.408714
2021-10-21 0.145 0.348585
2021-09-23 0.150 0.366614
2021-08-24 0.150 0.365189
2021-07-21 0.155 0.380160
2021-06-24 0.155 0.379286
2021-05-21 0.160 0.391522
2021-04-21 0.165 0.407554
2021-03-25 0.175 0.444983
2021-02-23 0.170 0.438090
2021-01-21 0.170 0.438864
2020-12-24 0.156 0.409552
2020-11-24 0.154 0.404947
2020-10-21 0.170 0.471559
2020-09-24 0.170 0.489920
2020-08-21 0.165 0.457495
2020-07-21 0.175 0.489663
2020-06-25 0.175 0.499924
2020-05-21 0.200 0.579546
2020-04-21 0.140 0.426054
2020-03-26 0.150 0.469485
2020-02-21 0.170 0.432693
2020-01-22 0.170 0.431158
2019-12-13 0.175 0.451434
2019-11-21 0.165 0.429980
2019-10-22 0.160 0.414858
2019-09-25 0.160 0.410194
2019-08-21 0.160 0.422046
2019-07-23 0.165 0.432456
2019-06-14 0.170 0.453581
2019-05-21 0.170 0.457503
2019-04-23 0.170 0.458611
2019-03-21 0.170 0.461383
2019-02-21 0.175 0.479381
2019-01-23 0.180 0.508731
2018-12-18 0.190 0.554539
2018-11-21 0.200 0.569103
2018-10-23 0.210 0.598346
2018-09-14 0.210 0.586490
2018-08-21 0.210 0.584166
2018-07-20 0.210 0.590124
2018-06-21 0.210 0.596379
2018-05-22 0.200 0.576699
2018-04-20 0.195 0.561316
2018-03-22 0.190 0.550881
2018-02-21 0.180 0.514060
2018-01-23 0.170 0.469583
2017-12-21 0.240 0.676595
2017-11-21 0.160 0.455608
2017-10-20 0.155 0.437887
2017-09-21 0.155 0.437364
2017-08-22 0.155 0.444770
2017-07-21 0.155 0.438544
2017-06-22 0.155 0.447707
2017-05-23 0.155 0.443546
2017-04-21 0.155 0.449380
2017-03-23 0.155 0.452183
2017-02-22 0.155 0.448771
2017-01-20 0.155 0.456484
2016-12-21 0.160 0.475029
2016-11-22 0.160 0.476261
2016-10-21 0.160 0.474515
2016-09-21 0.160 0.477172
2016-08-23 0.160 0.469864
2016-07-21 0.160 0.476033
2016-06-22 0.160 0.489839
2016-05-20 0.160 0.497496
2016-04-21 0.160 0.497779
2016-03-23 0.160 0.513021
2016-02-23 0.160 0.529165
2016-01-21 0.160 0.538379
2015-12-23 0.160 0.531721
2015-11-20 0.160 0.525369
2015-10-21 0.108 0.350676
2015-09-23 0.108 0.375186
2015-08-21 0.108 0.354832
2015-07-21 0.160 0.513586
2015-06-24 0.160 0.508909
2015-05-21 0.160 0.503924
2015-03-25 0.160 0.506031
2015-02-20 0.160 0.504917
2015-01-21 0.160 0.504916
2014-12-23 0.160 0.507632
2014-11-21 0.160 0.501972
2014-10-21 0.160 0.515462
2014-09-23 0.132 0.425606
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.92

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 53.067
All Time Low 37.26
Ask 57.53
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 14,280
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,445
Average Volume 8,445
Average Volume10Days 14,280
Beta3 Year 0.88
Bid 32.33
Bid Size 2
Category Multisector Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 44.98
Day Low 44.93
Dividend Yield 4.92
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.88736
Fifty Day Average Change 0.0717392
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0015982048
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.3931503
Fifty Two Week High 45.615
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.65590286
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.014379105
Fifty Two Week Low 43.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4090996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.032355905
Fifty Two Week Range 43.55 - 45.615
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,408,023,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0216568
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,407,888,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of U.S.-listed ETFs that is designed to follow the High Income Model developed by the advisor. The fund, through its investments in the underlying ETFs comprising the High Income Model, seeks to provide investors with a diversified income stream by holding a blend of fixed income assets that are actively managed to seek levels of high income and total return.
Long Name First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_264493463
Nav Price 44.96
Net Assets 86,481,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.83
Open 44.94
Post Market Change -0.010902405
Post Market Change Percent -0.024243727
Post Market Price 44.9591
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 44.77
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.18909836
Regular Market Change Percent 0.42237738
Regular Market Day High 44.98
Regular Market Day Low 44.93
Regular Market Day Range 44.93 - 44.98
Regular Market Open 44.94
Regular Market Previous Close 44.77
Regular Market Price 44.9591
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 3,183
Short Name First Trust High Income Strateg
Source Interval 15
Symbol HISF
Three Year Average Return 0.0515423
Total Assets 86,481,200
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.64137
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.64137
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.026424
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.06732559
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0014952462
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,183
Yield 0.049200002
Ytd Return -0.64137