Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Stake in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF $HISF

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:HISFFree Report) by 38.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 129,548 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,807 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.07% of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF worth $5,861,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HISF. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF by 57.5% in the 4th quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 440,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,944,000 after buying an additional 160,837 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 209,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,473,000 after buying an additional 49,082 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC purchased a new position in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,914,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $550,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $498,000. 51.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF stock opened at $44.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $90.57 million, a PE ratio of 0.06 and a beta of 0.27. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $44.91. First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF has a 1 year low of $43.89 and a 1 year high of $45.61.

First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 21st.

About First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF

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The First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund uses a fund-of-funds structure to primarily seek income across a broad range of fixed income securities of US and non-US issuers. HISF was launched on Aug 13, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:HISF)

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