First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 10.38 (As of Today)

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First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 10.38.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

FSD' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.43 Med: 8.75 Max: 11.9
Current: 10.38

During the past 7 years, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's highest Yield on Cost was 11.90. The lowest was 7.43. And the median was 8.75.

FSD's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
78.58% of 1214 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.01 vs FSD: 10.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

First Trust Highome Long/Short Fund (NYSE:FSD) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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

Industry

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Address

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187

Website

https://www.ftportfolios.com

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