FIRST TRUST TACTICAL HIGH YIELD ETF
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
The First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The fund's primary investment objective is to provide current income. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) 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.
HYLS price
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| Date | HYLS close |
|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | $40.25 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $39.97 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $39.65 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $39.61 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $39.44 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $39.39 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $39.28 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $39.37 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $39.36 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $39.36 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $39.51 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $39.38 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $39.46 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $39.50 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $39.63 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $39.49 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $39.44 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $39.56 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $39.36 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $39.44 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $39.48 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $39.34 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $39.49 |
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -5.7% so far this year. At 1.27% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
Sector weights
- Cash & Others100%
- Other100%
- Corporate88.68%
- Loans4.42%
- Mutual fund2.72%
- Miscellaneous2.68%
- Cash1.5%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 100% |
| Other | 100% |
| Corporate | 88.68% |
| Loans | 4.42% |
| Mutual fund | 2.72% |
| Miscellaneous | 2.68% |
| Cash | 1.5% |
Country weights
- Other100%
- United States100%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 100% |
| United States | 100% |
| 1 week | +0.3% |
| 1 month | -1.9% |
| 3 months | -2.7% |
| 6 months | -4.2% |
| YTD | -5.7% |
| 1 year | -5.6% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
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| SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF | 0.03% | $7.1B | +$1.4B | -124bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$1.4B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -123bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 0.05% | $48B | +$2B | -122bp on fee · 32× the assets · +$2B in over the month | Head-to-head |