HISF vs. REM ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) to iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM)
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

$45.07

Average Daily Volume

3,840

Number of Holdings *

7

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

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF

REM Description The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. real estate investment trusts ("REITs") that hold U.S. residential and commercial mortgages. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the residential and commercial mortgage real estate, mortgage finance and savings associations sectors of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$23.06

Average Daily Volume

439,067

Number of Holdings *

33

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period HISF REM
30 Days -0.15% 0.43%
60 Days 1.09% 5.61%
90 Days 3.52% 6.22%
12 Months 11.47% 19.61%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in HISF Weight in REM Overlap
HISF Overweight 7 Positions Relative to REM
Symbol Grade Weight
FIXD D 32.82%
HYLS B 14.86%
LMBS D 14.78%
FSIG B 9.85%
LGOV D 7.66%
FTSL A 7.23%
FEMB C 5.13%
HISF Underweight 33 Positions Relative to REM
Symbol Grade Weight
NLY C -14.86%
AGNC B -11.44%
STWD C -9.48%
RITM D -8.49%
ABR C -4.51%
BXMT C -4.49%
TWO D -3.07%
LADR D -2.92%
MFA C -2.89%
ARI F -2.87%
CIM C -2.85%
PMT B -2.82%
RC F -2.73%
FBRT C -2.41%
EFC D -2.36%
RWT C -2.3%
ARR D -2.22%
DX D -2.14%
BRSP D -1.64%
KREF C -1.63%
CMTG F -1.44%
ORC D -1.33%
NYMT F -1.29%
TRTX D -1.14%
IVR C -1.05%
ACRE D -0.85%
REFI B -0.61%
SEVN B -0.42%
AFCG D -0.4%
GPMT D -0.36%
NREF B -0.31%
AOMR F -0.3%
SUNS B -0.2%
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