FIRST TRUST TACTICAL HIGH YIELD ETF
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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -3.1% so far this year. At 1.27% a year it is not the cheapest way in — LQD runs the same ground at 0.14%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | -0.6% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | -0.4% |
| 6 months | -2.3% |
| YTD | -3.1% |
| 1 year | -3.2% |
| 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
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HYLS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16B | +$288M | -124bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$288M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MBB iShares MBS ETF | 0.04% | $39B | +$26M | -123bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$26M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -122bp on fee · 87× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -123bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -123bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |