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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) ROE % : -2.40% (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $-9.87 Mil. First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $410.63 Mil. Therefore, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was -2.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

FSD' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.24   Med: 4.66   Max: 11.77
Current: 4.61

During the past 7 years, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's highest ROE % was 11.77%. The lowest was -16.24%. And the median was 4.66%.

FSD's ROE % is ranked better than
52.04% of 1695 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 4.06 vs FSD: 4.61

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund ROE % Chart

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 9.59 -0.15 11.77 -16.24 4.66

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.59 -20.23 -12.14 11.37 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE %

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's ROE % falls into.



First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund ROE % Calculation

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Oct. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Oct. 2023 ))/ count )
=19.106/( (421.973+397.673)/ 2 )
=19.106/409.823
=4.66 %

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Apr. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Oct. 2023 ))/ count )
=-9.874/( (423.584+397.673)/ 2 )
=-9.874/410.6285
=-2.40 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund  (NYSE:FSD) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-9.874/410.6285
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-9.874 / -9.238)*(-9.238 / 612.7345)*(612.7345 / 410.6285)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=106.88 %*-0.0151*1.4922
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-1.61 %*1.4922
=-2.40 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Oct. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-9.874/410.6285
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-9.874 / -9.874) * (-9.874 / -9.238) * (-9.238 / 612.7345) * (612.7345 / 410.6285)
= Tax Burden * Pretax Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1 * 106.88 % * -0.0151 * 1.4922
=-2.40 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Oct. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company based in the United States. The fund's objective is to provide a high current income to its investors. Its secondary objective is capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio in the United States. The fund holds an interest in various sectors, such as basic industry, healthcare, capital goods, telecommunications, automotive, banking, media, energy, leisure, insurance, technology and electronics, transportation, financial services and others.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Cameron S White other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Eric Gold other: Portfolio Manager Sub-Advisor C/O MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer - Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Shu Yang Tan other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Matthew Lowry Jacob other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 43RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Joseph Raymond Cantwell other: Portfolio Mgr. Sub-Advisor ALCENTRA NY, LLC, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10106
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
David Mcgarel other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
James A Bowen director, officer: President, other: Officer - Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Louis N. Cohen other: Member of Investment Team MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187

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