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First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS)

High Yield Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
41.30 USD +0.22 (0.536%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 41.30
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:27 p.m. EDT

HYLS has shown a relatively stable price movement in the short term, with recent fluctuations around the 40.50-41.00 range. The dividend yield is high at 6.7%, and the dividend payments have been consistent over the past five years, indicating a strong track record of payouts. This makes HYLS a good candidate for dividend-focused investors. However, the short-term price forecast shows a slight positive trend, suggesting potential for a momentum trade. Long-term investors may find the current price range attractive for a buy-and-hold strategy, given the solid fundamentals and consistent dividend payments. Overall, HYLS is a solid investment for both short-term momentum traders and long-term dividend-focused investors.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.010854
MSTL0.012139
AutoTheta0.015965
AutoARIMA0.022703

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 6.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.074
Excess Kurtosis 0.26

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 6.75% 6.99% 7.42%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.225 0.558174
2026-02-20 0.230 0.559858
2026-01-21 0.230 0.556778
2025-12-12 0.223 0.545164
2025-11-21 0.220 0.540450
2025-10-21 0.225 0.553005
2025-09-25 0.240 0.591204
2025-08-21 0.240 0.597862
2025-07-22 0.230 0.577356
2025-06-26 0.220 0.553578
2025-05-21 0.215 0.552861
2025-04-22 0.215 0.563702
2025-03-27 0.215 0.560471
2025-02-21 0.215 0.556614
2025-01-22 0.215 0.558690
2024-12-13 0.215 0.559424
2024-11-21 0.208 0.545047
2024-10-22 0.208 0.548302
2024-09-26 0.208 0.545920
2024-08-21 0.213 0.569282
2024-07-23 0.218 0.591506
2024-06-27 0.218 0.599189
2024-05-21 0.218 0.603740
2024-04-23 0.213 0.595263
2024-03-21 0.220 0.607261
2024-02-21 0.223 0.623989
2024-01-23 0.225 0.631324
2023-12-22 0.220 0.613345
2023-11-21 0.215 0.625860
2023-10-24 0.215 0.652303
2023-09-22 0.215 0.640316
2023-08-22 0.215 0.646116
2023-07-21 0.210 0.625148
2023-06-27 0.190 0.575394
2023-05-23 0.190 0.580239
2023-04-21 0.190 0.577302
2023-03-24 0.200 0.619036
2023-02-22 0.205 0.633869
2023-01-24 0.219 0.668455
2022-12-23 0.215 0.665478
2022-11-22 0.203 0.634477
2022-10-21 0.205 0.656666
2022-09-23 0.225 0.721383
2022-08-23 0.240 0.734997
2022-07-21 0.265 0.817699
2022-06-24 0.263 0.838545
2022-05-24 0.263 0.819282
2022-04-21 0.263 0.763773
2022-03-25 0.263 0.758364
2022-02-18 0.240 0.682423
2022-01-21 0.229 0.637318
2021-12-23 0.230 0.633254
2021-11-23 0.230 0.641945
2021-10-21 0.200 0.555185
2021-09-23 0.200 0.552884
2021-08-24 0.234 0.651040
2021-07-21 0.213 0.593283
2021-06-24 0.219 0.610542
2021-05-21 0.223 0.626184
2021-04-21 0.211 0.593506
2021-03-25 0.223 0.629472
2021-02-23 0.210 0.591360
2021-01-21 0.230 0.649801
2020-12-24 0.248 0.708429
2020-11-24 0.220 0.633606
2020-10-21 0.204 0.604021
2020-09-24 0.200 0.601710
2020-08-21 0.225 0.673489
2020-07-21 0.204 0.616923
2020-06-25 0.190 0.586180
2020-05-21 0.200 0.629637
2020-04-21 0.206 0.667500
2020-03-26 0.197 0.690491
2020-02-21 0.190 0.569442
2020-01-22 0.195 0.582512
2019-12-13 0.188 0.568144
2019-11-21 0.194 0.594066
2019-10-22 0.195 0.599289
2019-09-25 0.205 0.630091
2019-08-21 0.210 0.652389
2019-07-23 0.215 0.668348
2019-06-14 0.215 0.672175
2019-05-21 0.215 0.678427
2019-04-23 0.220 0.692696
2019-03-21 0.225 0.716591
2019-02-21 0.220 0.711250
2019-01-23 0.220 0.726366
2018-12-18 0.220 0.744831
2018-11-21 0.215 0.719262
2018-10-23 0.215 0.710804
2018-09-14 0.215 0.705072
2018-08-21 0.220 0.725933
2018-07-20 0.225 0.752484
2018-06-21 0.210 0.702245
2018-05-22 0.200 0.674743
2018-04-20 0.210 0.705504
2018-03-22 0.220 0.745628
2018-02-21 0.225 0.759223
2018-01-23 0.230 0.768028
2017-12-21 0.295 0.994240
2017-11-21 0.225 0.763574
2017-10-20 0.225 0.758050
2017-09-21 0.225 0.761534
2017-08-22 0.225 0.763939
2017-07-21 0.220 0.743422
2017-06-22 0.215 0.735851
2017-05-23 0.215 0.735777
2017-04-21 0.215 0.747936
2017-03-23 0.210 0.740758
2017-02-22 0.210 0.734389
2017-01-20 0.205 0.726528
2016-12-21 0.205 0.735523
2016-11-22 0.205 0.742997
2016-10-21 0.205 0.732700
2016-09-21 0.205 0.739586
2016-08-23 0.205 0.738765
2016-07-21 0.215 0.780156
2016-06-22 0.215 0.796910
2016-05-20 0.215 0.802692
2016-04-21 0.230 0.860409
2016-02-23 0.230 0.898443
2016-01-21 0.230 0.908872
2015-12-23 0.230 0.888363
2015-11-20 0.240 0.916118
2015-10-21 0.240 0.901834
2015-09-23 0.240 0.899249
2015-08-21 0.240 0.901081
2015-07-21 0.240 0.888840
2015-06-24 0.240 0.894161
2015-05-21 0.240 0.887963
2015-03-25 0.240 0.899103
2015-02-20 0.240 0.900704
2015-01-21 0.240 0.927065
2014-12-23 0.380 1.457507
2014-11-21 0.240 0.907737
2014-10-21 0.240 0.916343
2014-09-23 0.230 0.870636
2014-08-21 0.220 0.824460
2014-07-22 0.220 0.828426
2014-06-24 0.220 0.821832
2014-05-21 0.220 0.832369
2014-04-22 0.220 0.837959
2014-03-25 0.220 0.841011
2014-02-21 0.220 0.846180
2014-01-22 0.240 0.927904
2013-12-18 0.240 0.938140
2013-11-21 0.240 0.946718
2013-10-22 0.240 0.950398
2013-09-20 0.250 1.005958
2013-08-21 0.260 1.064959
2013-07-23 0.280 1.134527
2013-06-21 0.280 1.161691
2013-05-21 0.280 1.124644
2013-04-23 0.280 1.152600
2013-03-21 0.280 1.172714
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 6.7

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 57.0
All Time Low 37.46
Ask 42.69
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 440,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 309,213
Average Volume 309,213
Average Volume10Days 440,160
Beta3 Year 0.67
Bid 39.67
Bid Size 1
Category High Yield Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 41.31
Day Low 40.87
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 6.7
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.0126
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2873993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0070075854
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.0081172
Fifty Two Week High 42.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1000023
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025943449
Fifty Two Week Low 40.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.2900009
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.032241963
Fifty Two Week Range 40.01 - 42.4
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,361,975,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.029367099
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,361,750,400
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 invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in high yield debt securities that are rated below investment grade at the time of purchase or unrated securities deemed by the fund's advisor to be of comparable quality.
Long Name First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_225994654
Nav Price 41.11
Net Assets 1,733,036,160.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.69
Open 41.13
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 41.3
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 41.08
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.219997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.535534
Regular Market Day High 41.31
Regular Market Day Low 40.87
Regular Market Day Range 40.87 - 41.31
Regular Market Open 41.13
Regular Market Previous Close 41.08
Regular Market Price 41.3
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 388,766
Short Name First Trust Tactical High Yield
Source Interval 15
Symbol HYLS
Three Year Average Return 0.0744739
Total Assets 1,733,036,160
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.55823
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.55823
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 41.6551
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.35510254
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.008524827
Type Disp ETF
Volume 388,766
Yield 0.067
Ytd Return -1.55823