HISF vs. ALTY ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) to Global X SuperDividend Alternatives ETF (ALTY)

HISF

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

HISF Description

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Energy Income Partners LLC, First Trust Global Portfolios Limited, Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC, and Stonebridge Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of countries across the globe. For its equity portion, it seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in dividend paying stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. It also invests in stocks of master limited partnerships. For its fixed income portion, the fund invests in high yield corporate bonds and first lien senior secured floating rate bank loans, mortgage-related investments, and international sovereign bonds with varying maturity. First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF was formed on August 13, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$44.17

Average Daily Volume

5,113

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

ALTY

Global X SuperDividend Alternatives ETF

ALTY Description

The investment seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Indxx SuperDividend® Alternatives Index ("underlying index"). The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is comprised of securities that rank among the highest dividend yielding securities in each eligible category of alternative income investments, at the time of index reconstitution, as defined by the index provider. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$11.85

Average Daily Volume

9,816

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	HISF	ALTY
30 Days	-1.65%	-0.94%
60 Days	-2.81%	-0.21%
90 Days	-0.89%	3.68%
12 Months	7.25%	16.91%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in HISF	Weight in ALTY	Overlap

HISF Overweight 7 Positions Relative to ALTY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
FIXD	D	32.07%
HYLS	A	20.42%
LMBS	D	15.18%
FSIG	C	10.14%
LGOV	D	7.24%
FEMB	F	4.81%
FPE	B	2.56%

HISF Underweight 19 Positions Relative to ALTY

Symbol	Grade	Weight
QYLD	B	-20.56%
EMBD	D	-19.8%
PFFD	C	-19.71%
WMB	A	-1.52%
KMI	A	-1.51%
ET	A	-1.34%
MPLX	A	-1.32%
KRP	C	-1.31%
EPD	A	-1.3%
OGE	A	-1.29%
AM	A	-1.29%
BSM	A	-1.28%
ALE	A	-1.26%
SUN	C	-1.26%
EVRG	A	-1.24%
HESM	C	-1.24%
PAA	A	-1.24%
SR	A	-1.19%
NWE	C	-1.18%

HISF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

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