HISF vs. RTRE ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF) to Rareview Total Return Bond ETF (RTRE)

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

$44.17

Average Daily Volume

5,113

Number of Holdings ^*

7

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

RTRE

Rareview Total Return Bond ETF

RTRE Description

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of bonds including corporate debt securities, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities, foreign debt securities, municipal bonds, securities issued by U.S. government agencies, and U.S. government securities. Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$25.11

Average Daily Volume

1,942

Number of Holdings ^*

2

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	HISF	RTRE
30 Days	-1.65%	-1.97%
60 Days	-2.81%	-3.97%
90 Days	-0.89%	-2.22%
12 Months	7.25%

1 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in HISF	Weight in RTRE	Overlap
	FEMB	F	4.81%	2.46%	2.46%

HISF Overweight 6 Positions Relative to RTRE

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	FIXD	D	32.07%
	HYLS	A	20.42%
	LMBS	D	15.18%
	FSIG	C	10.14%
	LGOV	D	7.24%
	FPE	B	2.56%

HISF Underweight 1 Positions Relative to RTRE

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	ZROZ	D	-0.43%

HISF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Exchange Traded Fund ETF Debt Securities Qualified Institutional Buyer Stock Fund Structured Finance Advisorshares Banking Bear Market ETF Betashares Bond Bond Market Index Commercial Mortgage Currency Debt Distressed Securities Exchange Traded Funds Financial Market Financial Regulation Government Bonds

RTRE: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Bond ETF Exchange Traded Fund Bond Market Indices Currency Government Bonds Merrill Lynch United States Treasury Security Us Treasury