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

$854.30+0.58%+$4.96End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) closed at $854.30 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.58% from the previous close of $849.34.

Share price, past year

1Y +22.57%

52-week range $631.41 – $867.98. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$854.30
Sep 30, 2026$832.29
Aug 31, 2026$750.59
Jul 31, 2026$742.33
Jun 30, 2026$733.27
May 29, 2026$679.53
Apr 30, 2026$680.48
Mar 31, 2026$682.29
Feb 27, 2026$672.75
Jan 30, 2026$679.00
Dec 31, 2025$660.77
Nov 28, 2025$655.74
Oct 31, 2025$671.28

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.83%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$98.5M
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
12
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$631.41 – $867.98

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's expense ratio is 0.83%: $83.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF held 12 investments worth $98.51M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, at 27.82% of the fund.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVFTCB27.82%$27.41M
2First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVHYLS10.08%$9.93M
3First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVLMBS10.07%$9.92M
4First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVFIIG9.94%$9.79M
5First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIIIFIXD9.92%$9.78M
6First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVLGOV6.87%$6.77M
7First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFEMB5.11%$5.03M
8First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVFTSL5.08%$5.00M
9First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVFSIG5.04%$4.97M
10First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IIIFPE5.02%$4.95M
11First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IVSCIO5.02%$4.95M
12DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS0.03%$27.05K

Top 12 of 12 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Stocks99.98%
Cash and short-term investments0.03%
First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF holdings by country, largest 1
Country% of fund
United States100.01%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's total return was −0.26%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026−0.75%
Jun 30, 2026+0.13%
May 31, 2026+0.36%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF
Ticker
HISF
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND IV
SEC series ID
S000046109
SEC CIK
0001517936
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND IV, the trust behind First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is HISF's price?

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) closed at $854.30 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.58% from the previous close of $849.34.

What is HISF's expense ratio?

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's expense ratio is 0.83%: $83.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does HISF hold?

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF held 12 investments worth $98.51M as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, at 27.82% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII.

How has HISF performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF's total return was −0.26%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 24, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures