HISF vs. PSCU ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio (PSCU)
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

$45.76

Average Daily Volume

6,518

Number of Holdings *

7

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

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio

PSCU Description The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Utilities & Telecom Services Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of common stocks of US utilities and telecommunication services companies. These companies are principally engaged in providing either energy, water or natural gas utilities, as well as services designed to promote or enhance the transmission of voice, data and video over various communications media, including wireline, wireless (terrestrial-based), satellite and cable. The Index is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, which is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index reflecting the US small-cap market. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$60.55

Average Daily Volume

6,022

Number of Holdings *

33

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period HISF PSCU
30 Days 1.56% 4.61%
60 Days 4.09% 13.47%
90 Days 4.93% 23.16%
12 Months 10.66% 19.61%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in HISF Weight in PSCU Overlap
HISF Overweight 7 Positions Relative to PSCU
Symbol Grade Weight
FIXD B 32.95%
HYLS A 14.81%
LMBS B 14.78%
FSIG A 9.84%
LGOV C 7.73%
FTSL B 7.25%
FEMB B 4.99%
HISF Underweight 33 Positions Relative to PSCU
Symbol Grade Weight
LUMN C -9.18%
IAC C -5.35%
MSGS B -4.98%
MGEE B -4.81%
OTTR F -4.79%
CWT C -4.64%
SATS C -4.62%
AWR B -4.53%
AVA C -4.41%
CNK C -4.39%
CCOI C -4.32%
CPK B -3.98%
CWEN C -3.5%
TDS C -3.41%
CARG B -3.29%
YELP F -3.26%
SJW C -2.58%
CABO F -2.23%
NWN C -2.23%
TRIP F -2.13%
MSEX C -1.74%
CARS D -1.58%
QNST B -1.47%
UTL C -1.45%
CWEN C -1.36%
SSTK F -1.17%
SCHL D -1.16%
SHEN F -1.15%
TTGT F -0.91%
THRY D -0.83%
GOGO F -0.61%
CNSL B -0.51%
AMCX F -0.39%
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