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First Trust·Short-Term Bond·LDSF · Nasdaq
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF)
- Price
- $18.58
- —30 Oct 2026
- Assets
- $161.2M
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.77%
- Category 0.63%
- Yield
- 4.80%
- Trailing distributions
- 1Y return
- 1.7%-0.2%
- Category 1.9%
- 3Y CAGR
- 5.5%+0.1%
- Category 5.4%
- 5Y CAGR
- 2.5%+0.1%
- Category 2.4%
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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
Calendar-year returns
Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.
Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETF | +1.3% | 0.0% | +0.3% | +0.9% | +1.7% | +5.5% | +2.5% | — | +2.4% |
| Short-Term Bond average | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Difference | +0.3% | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | — | -0.7% |
Holdings
The 9 largest positions make up 100.0% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LMBS | First Trust Low Duration Oppos ETF | 32.88% |
| FSIG | First Trust Ltd Drtn Inv Grd Corp ETF | 28.95% |
| HYLS | First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | 11.94% |
| FTSL | First Trust Senior Loan ETF | 9.47% |
| FTSM | First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | 5.97% |
| SCIO | First Trust Structured Crd Inc Opp ETF | 4.99% |
| FEMB | First Trust Emerging Mkts Lcl Ccy Bd ETF | 3.00% |
| FPEI | First Trust Instl Pref Secs and Inc ETF | 2.49% |
| MISXX | Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl | 0.32% |
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Health care100.0%
Asset mix
- Bonds90.5%
- Cash8.7%
- Preferred shares0.7%
- Convertibles0.1%
- Other0.0%
Credit quality
Share of the bonds by rating.
- AAA36.1%
- AA4.2%
- A10.1%
- BBB23.0%
- BB13.8%
- B10.0%
- Below B1.3%
- Other1.6%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Fixed Income · Short-Term Bond
- Ticker
- LDSF
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Inception
- 3 Jan 2019 (7.8 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.77% (category 0.63%)
- Holdings turnover
- 34% (category 130%)
- Distribution yield
- 4.80%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.50
- Total net assets
- $161.2M
Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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