Performance analysis of HISF (FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF)
Annual Return
Since Feb 28, 2024, HISF has had an average annual return of +5.18%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.58% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.25% | +8.39% | +3.29% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.25% | +0.99% | -1.96% | +0.67% | +0.33% | -0.00891% | +0.25% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.78% | +1.73% | -0.25% | +0.50% | -0.08% | +1.80% | -0.24% | +1.39% | +1.07% | +0.52% | +0.77% | +0.13% | +8.39% |
| 2024 | +0.17% | +0.60% | -2.32% | +1.75% | +0.75% | +2.13% | +1.58% | +1.30% | -2.25% | +1.10% | -1.43% | +3.29% |
Drawdown analysis of HISF (FIRST TRUST HIGH INCOME STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the HISF was -3.86%, occurring on Jan 13, 2025. Recovery took 103 trading sessions.
The current HISF drawdown is -0.98%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.86% | Oct 1, 2024 | 70 | Jan 13, 2025 | 103 | Jun 11, 2025 | 173 |
| -2.89% | Feb 27, 2026 | 20 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.87% | Mar 8, 2024 | 26 | Apr 16, 2024 | 41 | Jun 13, 2024 | 67 |
| -0.91% | Jun 30, 2025 | 10 | Jul 15, 2025 | 13 | Aug 1, 2025 | 23 |
| -0.86% | Oct 28, 2025 | 6 | Nov 5, 2025 | 15 | Nov 26, 2025 | 21 |
| -0.79% | Jun 18, 2024 | 8 | Jul 1, 2024 | 3 | Jul 5, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.74% | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 | Aug 8, 2024 | 4 | Aug 14, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.58% | Jul 17, 2024 | 5 | Jul 24, 2024 | 4 | Jul 30, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.58% | Sep 16, 2025 | 7 | Sep 25, 2025 | 13 | Oct 14, 2025 | 20 |
| -0.52% | Nov 26, 2025 | 8 | Dec 9, 2025 | 11 | Dec 24, 2025 | 19 |
| -0.46% | Jan 14, 2026 | 3 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.37% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.35% | Aug 21, 2024 | 1 | Aug 22, 2024 | 1 | Aug 23, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.35% | Sep 16, 2024 | 7 | Sep 25, 2024 | 4 | Oct 1, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.35% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.33% | Aug 14, 2024 | 1 | Aug 15, 2024 | 3 | Aug 20, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.33% | Jul 12, 2024 | 1 | Jul 15, 2024 | 1 | Jul 16, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.32% | Aug 23, 2024 | 5 | Aug 30, 2024 | 1 | Sep 3, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.28% | Jan 26, 2026 | 7 | Feb 4, 2026 | 2 | Feb 6, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.28% | Jun 12, 2025 | 2 | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.27% | Mar 1, 2024 | 1 | Mar 4, 2024 | 1 | Mar 5, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.24% | Sep 10, 2024 | 2 | Sep 12, 2024 | 1 | Sep 13, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.23% | Jun 14, 2024 | 1 | Jun 17, 2024 | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.22% | Dec 30, 2025 | 2 | Jan 2, 2026 | 5 | Jan 9, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.17% | Aug 7, 2025 | 1 | Aug 8, 2025 | 3 | Aug 13, 2025 | 4 |