HISF ETF returns, drawdowns and dividends
First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF · Option income ETF
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
HISF returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.70% | +0.27% | |
| 3 months | -0.96% | -2.22% | |
| 6 months | -1.77% | -4.24% | |
| Year to date | -1.38% | -5.48% | |
| 1 year | -0.92% | -5.84% | |
| 3 years | +17.83% (+5.62%/yr) | +1.99% (+0.66%/yr) | |
| 5 years | +7.58% (+1.39%/yr) | -14.94% (-3.02%/yr) |
Did HISF's payouts keep up with its price?
Over the past year HISF paid out 4.96% of its starting price in distributions, while its price changed -5.84%. Reinvesting every payment gave a total return of -0.92%. The distributions did not make up for the fall in price, so a holder ended the year with less than they started with, even counting every payment.
Option income funds pay out option premiums and often part of their own assets, so a high yield can come with a falling share price. Total return is the fair measure: it counts both the payouts and the price change. Compare all option income ETFs.
HISF returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 26) | -1.38% | -5.48% |
| 2025 | +8.39% | +3.35% |
| 2024 | +2.22% | -2.40% |
| 2023 | +6.39% | +1.85% |
| 2022 | -9.96% | -13.19% |
HISF drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 18.37%, from $51.15 on Jan. 13, 2022 to $41.75 on Oct. 25, 2023, and the price has not yet returned to that peak.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 7.10% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 7.69% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 18.37% |
| 52-week closing high | $45.51 Feb. 17, 2026 |
| 52-week closing low | $42.28 Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Latest close | $42.77 Oct. 26, 2026 |
HISF dividends
HISF paid $2.25 per share in the last 12 months over 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.27% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Oct. 21, 2026 ($0.18 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $1.88 | 10 |
| 2025 | $2.12 | 12 |
| 2024 | $2.05 | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.91 | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.68 | 12 |
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About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting July 16, 2021.
- Total assets are the fund's net assets as reported by Yahoo Finance; for a fund with several share classes, such as Vanguard's, the figure covers the whole fund. Trading volume is the 3-month average of shares traded per day, times the latest price.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.