First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF
First Trust · Exchange-traded fund
$42.82
TTM yield5.26%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield5.16%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$2.2512 payments per share
Last dividend$0.184Ex-date Oct 21, 2026
1Y total return-0.92%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeCPrice −5.8% a year
Performance
Growth of HISF. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
HISF
HISF
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in HISF became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,084
+0.84%
- Price change
- +0.41%
- Dividends
- $43
3 months$9,899
−1.01%
- Price change
- -2.27%
- Dividends
- $126
6 months$9,846
−1.54%
- Price change
- -4.02%
- Dividends
- $249
1 year$9,908
−0.92%
- Price change
- -5.83%
- Dividends
- $495
2 years$10,631
+6.31%
- Price change
- -3.59%
- Dividends
- $976
5 years—
—
- Price change
- —
- Dividends
- —
Dividend history Payout shrinking −2%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Oct 21, 2026$0.184No change
- Sep 24, 2026$0.184+1.10%
- Aug 21, 2026$0.182−2.15%
- Jul 21, 2026$0.186No change
- Jun 25, 2026$0.186−2.11%
- May 21, 2026$0.190No change
- Apr 21, 2026$0.190−1.55%
- Mar 26, 2026$0.193—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1875 | $0.193 | $0.193 | $0.190 | $0.190 | $0.186 | $0.186 | $0.182 | $0.184 | $0.184 | — | — | $1.88 |
| 2025 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.172 | $0.175 | $0.178 | $0.182 | $0.180 | $0.184 | $0.1919 | $2.12 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.164 | $0.1666 | $0.1676 | $0.1754 | $0.177 | $0.177 | $0.177 | $0.174 | $0.169 | $0.167 | $1.71 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.