HISF vs. MVRL ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) to ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN (MVRL)
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

$45.53

Average Daily Volume

3,865

Number of Holdings *

7

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
MVRL

ETRACS Monthly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN

MVRL Description The investment seeks to provide 1.5 times leveraged long exposure to the compounded quarterly performance of the MVIS US Mortgage REITs Index, reduced by the Accrued Fees. The index is designed to track the overall performance of publicly-traded mortgage REITs that are listed and incorporated in the United States and derive at least 50% of their revenues from mortgage-related activity.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$17.82

Average Daily Volume

9,525

Number of Holdings *

23

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period HISF MVRL
30 Days 1.44% -2.10%
60 Days 1.90% 4.38%
90 Days 5.05% 9.47%
12 Months 13.23% 28.85%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in HISF Weight in MVRL Overlap
HISF Overweight 7 Positions Relative to MVRL
Symbol Grade Weight
FIXD C 32.82%
HYLS A 14.86%
LMBS C 14.78%
FSIG A 9.85%
LGOV C 7.66%
FTSL A 7.23%
FEMB C 5.13%
HISF Underweight 23 Positions Relative to MVRL
Symbol Grade Weight
NLY C -13.03%
AGNC C -8.86%
STWD C -8.19%
CIM C -5.48%
HASI C -5.04%
BXMT C -4.84%
ABR C -4.54%
TWO D -4.01%
MFA C -3.81%
PMT C -3.79%
ARI F -3.76%
LADR D -3.51%
NYMT D -3.26%
RWT C -2.77%
EFC D -2.49%
RC F -2.05%
ORC C -2.0%
ACRE D -1.95%
BRSP D -1.92%
KREF C -1.86%
IVR C -1.84%
ARR D -1.83%
DX C -1.48%
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