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First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund is a closed-end fund that focuses on high-yield bonds with a long/short strategy. FSD is a high fee product and has failed to deliver superior risk adjusted performance vs. passive high yield index ETFs. The fund's current discount to NAV is in line with historical average while most other CEFs are trading at historically wide discounts to NAV.

First Trust High Inc Long/Short Fund offers a 12.05% current yield and employs short sales as part of its investment strategy. The FSD ETF's performance has been disappointing, underperforming its benchmark and other bond index funds. The fund primarily invests in high-yield bonds, with a majority of its assets in BB or B-rated securities, indicating relatively low default risk.

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (FSD) is a closed-end fund focused on high-yield corporate bonds. The CEF has a long/short mandate, being able to take advantage of market sell-offs via short bond positions.

FSD provides high distributions through investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds. It has an 11.7% current distribution yield on market price.