LALT vs. HISF ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) to First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF (HISF)

LALT

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF

LALT Description

The investment seeks a positive total return that has a low correlation to the broader securities markets. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a combination of equity securities, financial futures contracts, forward currency contracts and other securities. The sub-adviser selects investments for inclusion in the fund's portfolio with reference to the components of the Morgan Stanley Multi-Strategy Alternative Index (the Benchmark) through a quantitative process that seeks to exceed the Benchmark's performance.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$20.34

Average Daily Volume

5,905

Number of Holdings ^*

8

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

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

$43.58

Average Daily Volume

1,932

Number of Holdings ^*

7

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	LALT	HISF
30 Days	-2.42%	-0.40%
60 Days	-0.36%	-0.56%
90 Days	1.43%	-1.11%
12 Months	4.79%	2.03%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in LALT	Weight in HISF	Overlap

LALT Overweight 8 Positions Relative to HISF

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	FAAR	C	21.43%
	FMF	D	21.29%
	FTLS	C	17.44%
	UCON	A	12.42%
	MARB	F	11.92%
	IAU	B	5.0%
	FTGC	C	4.99%
	IEF	C	4.97%

LALT Underweight 7 Positions Relative to HISF

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	FIXD	C	-34.72%
	LMBS	C	-15.13%
	HYLS	A	-15.02%
	FSIG	A	-10.12%
	FTSL	A	-7.64%
	LGOV	D	-7.29%
	FEMB	C	-2.48%

LALT: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Exchange Traded Fund ETF Exchange Traded Funds Commodity Markets Absolute Return American Depositary Receipt Bear Market ETF Betashares Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index Bond Bond Market Bullion Commercial Mortgage Backed Security Commodity Commodity Pool Depositary Receipt Exchange Government Bonds Index Fund Inverse ETF

HISF: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries:

Keywords: Exchange Traded Fund ETF Debt Securities Mortgage Backed Security Structured Finance Advisorshares Asset Backed Security Bank Loans Banking Bear Market ETF Betashares Bond Bond Market Index Commercial Mortgage Currency Debt Distressed Securities Exchange Traded Funds Financial Market Government Bonds