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About First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
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Inception date
Feb 27, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Ordinary income
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
HYLS offers an actively-managed portfolio of high-yield debts with the added twist of shorting debt instruments it expects to underperform. While it goes long on high-yield securities, it can short (up to 30%) any debt instruments expected to underperform. The fund can also invest up to 15% of its assets in distressed debt and up to 10% in locally denominated foreign debts, giving the fund its global reach. The bulk of HYLS's debt is rated in the BB to CCC+ range and mostly concentrated in the media, healthcare, and hotels & leisure sector. Still, as an active fund, HYLS has the flexibility to change its long/short exposure quickly and it isn't limited to USD-denominated debt.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate88.74%
Miscellaneous4.83%
Mutual fund3.42%
Loans2.04%
Cash0.97%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history