HYLS — First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
Data updated: 2026-06-22
HYLS — First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Corporate Bond · $1.64B AUM · 0.69% expense ratio · 6.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
HYLS Fund Overview
HYLS — First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV, categorised as Intermediate Corporate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV
- Category: Intermediate Corporate Bond
- Assets under management: $1.64B
- 1-year return: 6.6%
- Ticker: HYLS
- SEC CIK: 0001517936
- SEC series ID: S000039493
- Share class ID: C000121641
HYLS Holdings
Top 10 holdings of First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| 1011778 B.c. Ulc / New Red Finance, Inc. | 1.48% |
| Onedigital Borr 06/12/32 | 1.44% |
| Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC (the) | 1.35% |
| United Rentals (north America), Inc. | 1.28% |
| Qxo, Inc. | 1.19% |
| Dish Network Corp. | 1.08% |
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC | 1.08% |
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 1.07% |
| Quikrete Holdings, Inc. | 1.07% |
| Athenahealth Group, Inc. | 1.03% |
HYLS Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 89.2% |
| Loans | 12.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.8% |
HYLS Performance
Total returns for HYLS (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.0% |
| 1 year | 6.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 7.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.9% |
HYLS Risk Information
Risk metrics for HYLS, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 2.9%
HYLS Costs and Fees
HYLS costs about $69 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.69%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.69%
- Portfolio turnover: 68%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
HYLS Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF had net outflows of $1.24M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$111.53M |
| 2026-03 | −$40.42M |
| 2026-02 | $20.73M |
| 2026-01 | $37.56M |
| 2025-12 | $10.43M |
| 2025-11 | $4.17M |
HYLS Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| 1011778 B.c. Ulc / New Red Finance, Inc. | 1.48% |
| Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC (the) | 1.35% |
| United Rentals (north America), Inc. | 1.28% |
| Qxo, Inc. | 1.19% |
| Dish Network Corp. | 1.08% |
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC | 1.08% |
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 1.07% |
| Quikrete Holdings, Inc. | 1.07% |
| Athenahealth Group, Inc. | 1.03% |
| Viking Ocean Cruises Ship Vii Ltd. | 1.03% |
HYLS Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.