First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS)
Description
The HYLS ETF contains 0 constituents. It is focused on holdings in the region.
Price $38.94 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 7.48% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% |
| Average spread | 0.051% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 1.061% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1.9% | -0.7% | -0.3% | -4.4% | -1.8% | -7.1% | 7.2% | -2.3% | -4.8% | 1.6% | -14.5% | ||
| 2021 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | -0.0% | -0.3% | -1.0% | 2.1% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.2% | -11.9% | 7.4% | 3.4% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 1.4% | -1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | -1.3% | -0.5% | -3.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | 1.7% | -0.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 6.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% | -0.3% | -0.7% | 1.5% | 7.7% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | -1.0% | 0.3% | -0.1% | -2.5% | 2.0% | -2.1% | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | -1.9% | 1.2% | -1.8% | 1.7% | -0.2% | -1.8% | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | 2.9% | -0.5% | -2.0% | 1.9% | -0.2% | 0.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 8.4% | ||
| 5.3% | 6.6% | -7.3% | 11.2% | 2.9% | -7.4% | 17.4% | 1.6% | -7.4% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 2.25 | |||
| 2021 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 2.62 |
| 2020 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 2.48 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 2.52 |
| 2018 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 2.60 |
| 2017 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 2.69 |
| 2016 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.36 | |
| 2015 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 2.63 | |
| 2014 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 2.87 |
| 2013 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 2.63 | ||
| 2.02 | 1.98 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.24 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| FIXED INCOME (UNCLASSFIED) | 16.56% |
| VRX Escrow Corp. 6.125% 15-APR-2025 | 2.18% |
| Solarwinds Holdings Inc Term Loan 05-Feb-2024 | 1.75% |
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC 6.75% 15-OCT-2027 | 1.57% |
| CORPORATE BOND | 1.51% |
| CSC Holdings, LLC 5.75% 15-JAN-2030 | 1.50% |
| Golden Nugget Inc Term Loan B 04-Oct-2023 | 1.42% |
| Change Healthcare Finance, Inc. 5.75% 01-MAR-2025 | 1.38% |
| MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 5.75% 01-NOV-2028 | 1.28% |
| Gray Television, Inc. 5.875% 15-JUL-2026 | 1.27% |
| Logan Merger Sub, Inc. 5.5% 01-SEP-2027 | 1.23% |
| HUB International Ltd. 7.0% 01-MAY-2026 | 1.23% |
| Vcvh Holding Corp Term Loan B 27-Aug-2025 | 1.23% |
| iHeartCommunications, Inc. 8.375% 01-MAY-2027 | 1.14% |
| CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 6.0% 15-JUN-2025 | 1.13% |
| Top 15 Weights | 36.38% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| HYLS | GHYB | HYLB | JNK | NUHY | PHYL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | Deutsche X-trackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF | Nuveen ESG High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF |
| Issuer | First Trust | Goldman Sachs | Xtrackers | SPDR | Nuveen | PGIM |
| Price | $38.94 | $40.9106 | $32.915 | $88.11 | $19.81 | $32.96 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.01% |  0.34% | 0.15% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.53% |
| Average Spread | 0.051% | 0.171% | 0.030% | 0.011% | 0.252% | 0.121% |
| AUM | $1,881,040,000 | $157,633,000 | $5,624,460,000 | $7,001,200,000 | $82,940,700 | $54,382,000 |
| Shares | 48,306,114 | 3,853,101 | 170,878,344 | 79,459,809 | 4,186,809 | 1,649,939 |
| Average Daily Volume | 425,098 | 18,295 | 3,408,540 | 9,439,941 | 14,427 | 7,667 |
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| Inception Date | 2013-02-27 | 2017-09-05 | 2016-12-07 | 2007-11-28 | 2019-09-25 | 2018-09-24 |
| Index Tracked | No Underlying Index | FTSE Goldman Sachs High Yield Corporate Bond Index | Solactive USD High Yield Corporates Total Market Index | Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index | Bloomberg MSCI US High Yield Very Liquid ESG Select Index | No Underlying Index |
| Category | High Yield Bonds | High Yield Bonds | High Yield Bonds | High Yield Bonds | High Yield Bonds | High Yield Bonds |
| Asset Class | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond |
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| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $2.911 | $2.311 | $1.775 | $5.042 | $1.233 | $2.451 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.075% | 0.056% | 0.054% | 0.057% | 0.062% | 0.074% |
| Number of Holdings | 0 | 546 | 1271 | 1271 | 315 | 505 |
| YTD Return | -14.20% | -14.36% | -14.07% | -15.49% | -15.32% | -15.15% |
| Beta | -0.20 | 0.02 | -0.11 | -0.24 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Upside Beta | -0.02 | -0.05 | -0.13 | 0.05 | -0.07 | 0.01 |
| Downside Beta | 0.07 | -0.17 | -0.13 | 0.10 | -0.47 | -0.29 |
| Volatility 1Y | 9.98% | 11.52% | 11.33% | 11.27% | 10.10% | 7.93% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.50 | -0.44 | -0.42 | -0.48 | -0.73 | -0.31 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.02 | -0.16 | 0.03 | 0.02 | -0.24 | -0.06 |