First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS)

NASDAQ: HYLS · Real-Time Price · USD
40.96
-0.04 (-0.10%)
Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.10%
Assets $1.65B
Expense Ratio 0.69%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 40.05M
Dividend (ttm) $2.72
Dividend Yield 6.65%
Ex-Dividend Date Apr 21, 2026
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return -0.24%
Volume 83,843
Open 40.94
Previous Close 41.00
Day's Range 40.91 - 40.98
52-Week Low 40.01
52-Week High 42.40
Beta 0.41
Holdings 312
Inception Date Feb 27, 2013

About HYLS

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the ICE BoFA US High Yield Constrained index. The fund is an actively managed fund holding up to 130% in long positions in high yield bonds it expects to outperform, and up to 30% short positions in issues it expects to underperform. HYLS was launched on Feb 27, 2013 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Fixed Income
Category High Yield Bond
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol HYLS
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked ICE BoFA US High Yield Constrained Index

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Apr 21, 2026 $0.225 Apr 30, 2026
Mar 26, 2026 $0.225 Mar 31, 2026
Feb 20, 2026 $0.230 Feb 27, 2026
Jan 21, 2026 $0.230 Jan 30, 2026
Dec 12, 2025 $0.2225 Dec 31, 2025
Nov 21, 2025 $0.220 Nov 28, 2025
Full Dividend History

News

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by FTA. The following dates apply to ...

8 days ago - Business Wire

Junk bonds: Avoid the HYLS ETF and buy ANGL and HYLB instead

High-yield corporate bonds are generating strong returns this year, helped by higher interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Most of these ETFs are yielding over 6%, higher than short-term government b...

Other symbols: ANGLHYLB
2 years ago - Invezz

It's Time for Income Investing to Shine Again

For income investors, the bright side to the bear market in the first half of 2022 is that yields are higher than they have been in quite a while.

Other symbols: AGGHYGTIPVCIT
4 years ago - GuruFocus