ETF · holdings as filed 2026-04-30

What's inside HYLS?

First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
Holdings
307
positions in the fund
Top 10
12%
of fund assets
Expense ratio
0.69%
net, per year
Fund size
$2B
total net assets

Top 20 holdings

RankLogoTicker / NameWeight
1
B
BCULC 4 10.15.30 144A1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN
1.45%
2
?
ONEDIGITAL BORR 06/12/32
1.41%
3
B
BWIN 7.125 05.15.31 144ABALDWIN INSUR GRP/FIN
1.32%
4
U
URI 6 12.15.29 144AUNITED RENTALS NORTH AM
1.25%
5
B
BECN 6.75 04.30.32 144AQXO BUILDING PRODUCTS
1.17%
6
D
DISH 11.75 11.15.27 144ADISH NETWORK CORP
1.06%
7
A
ALIANT 6.75 04.15.28 144AALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER
1.05%
8
F
FAIRIC 6 05.15.33 144AFAIR ISAAC CORP
1.05%
9
Q
QUIKHO 6.75 03.01.33 144AQUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC
1.05%
10
A
ATHENA 6.5 02.15.30 144AATHENAHEALTH GROUP INC
1.01%
11
V
VIKCRU 5.625 02.15.29 144AVIKING OCEAN CRUISES SHI
1.01%
12
B
BLDR 6.75 05.15.35 144ABUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC
1.00%
13
T
TIBX 9 09.30.29 144ACLOUD SOFTWARE GRP LLC
1.00%
14
E
ECHO 10.75 11.30.29 .ECHOSTAR CORP
0.98%
15
A
ARDGRP 7.75 02.15.31 144AARDONAGH FINCO LTD
0.95%
16
?
LEIA FINCO US L 07/02/32
0.93%
17
A
ARDGRP 8.875 02.15.32 144AARDONAGH GROUP FINANCE
0.92%
18
T
TIHLLC 7.125 06.01.31 144ACRC INSURANCE GROUP LLC
0.92%
19
R
RNG 8.5 08.15.30 144ARINGCENTRAL INC
0.89%
20
F
FOUR 6.75 08.15.32 144ASHIFT4 PAYMENTS LLC/FIN
0.89%
Sectors
Top holdings — Bonds & Fixed Income
Your 10 largest positions in this sector
1
B
BCULC 4 10.15.30 144A1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN
1.45%
2
B
BWIN 7.125 05.15.31 144ABALDWIN INSUR GRP/FIN
1.32%
3
U
URI 6 12.15.29 144AUNITED RENTALS NORTH AM
1.25%
4
B
BECN 6.75 04.30.32 144AQXO BUILDING PRODUCTS
1.17%
5
D
DISH 11.75 11.15.27 144ADISH NETWORK CORP
1.06%
6
A
ALIANT 6.75 04.15.28 144AALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER
1.05%
7
F
FAIRIC 6 05.15.33 144AFAIR ISAAC CORP
1.05%
8
Q
QUIKHO 6.75 03.01.33 144AQUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC
1.05%
9
A
ATHENA 6.5 02.15.30 144AATHENAHEALTH GROUP INC
1.01%
10
V
VIKCRU 5.625 02.15.29 144AVIKING OCEAN CRUISES SHI
1.01%
Geography
Top holdings — United States
Your 10 largest positions in this country
1
B
BCULC 4 10.15.30 144A1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN
1.45%
2
B
BWIN 7.125 05.15.31 144ABALDWIN INSUR GRP/FIN
1.32%
3
U
URI 6 12.15.29 144AUNITED RENTALS NORTH AM
1.25%
4
B
BECN 6.75 04.30.32 144AQXO BUILDING PRODUCTS
1.17%
5
D
DISH 11.75 11.15.27 144ADISH NETWORK CORP
1.06%
6
A
ALIANT 6.75 04.15.28 144AALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER
1.05%
7
F
FAIRIC 6 05.15.33 144AFAIR ISAAC CORP
1.05%
8
Q
QUIKHO 6.75 03.01.33 144AQUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC
1.05%
9
A
ATHENA 6.5 02.15.30 144AATHENAHEALTH GROUP INC
1.01%
10
V
VIKCRU 5.625 02.15.29 144AVIKING OCEAN CRUISES SHI
1.01%
Geography reflects each issuer's registered business address per SEC EDGAR filings where available, falling back to the exchange or listing where no SEC filing exists — not necessarily where a company's stock is primarily listed (e.g. TSMC is classified as Taiwan even though its ADR trades on the NYSE).
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Data source: official SEC Form N-PORT filings (as of 2026-04-30); expense ratio from SEC prospectus (risk/return) filings. Fund holdings are disclosed quarterly and may reflect a 60-day reporting delay.
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