First TrustShort-Term BondLDSF · Nasdaq
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF)
- Price
- $18.70
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $164.6M
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.77%
- Category 0.63%
- Yield
- 4.69%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
- 5.1%0.0%
- Category 5.1%
- 5Y CAGR
- 2.4%+0.2%
- Category 2.2%
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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
Calendar-year returns
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Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 100.0% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LMBS | First Trust Low Duration Oppos ETF | 32.83% |
| FSIG | First Trust Ltd Drtn Inv Grd Corp ETF | 29.89% |
| HYLS | First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | 11.99% |
| FTSL | First Trust Senior Loan ETF | 6.54% |
| BSV | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | 4.98% |
| SCIO | First Trust Structured Crd Inc Opp ETF | 4.97% |
| FEMB | First Trust Emerging Mkts Lcl Ccy Bd ETF | 3.04% |
| FTSM | First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | 3.00% |
| FPEI | First Trust Instl Pref Secs and Inc ETF | 2.47% |
| MISXX | Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl | 0.31% |
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Health care100.0%
Asset mix
- Bonds93.4%
- Cash5.9%
- Preferred shares0.7%
- Convertibles0.1%
- Other0.0%
Credit quality
Share of the bonds by rating.
- US government4.7%
- AAA39.3%
- AA4.4%
- A10.5%
- BBB22.4%
- BB12.0%
- B8.3%
- Below B1.6%
- Other1.5%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Fixed Income · Short-Term Bond
- Ticker
- LDSF
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Inception
- 3 Jan 2019 (7.7 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.77% (category 0.63%)
- Holdings turnover
- 34% (category 130%)
- Distribution yield
- 4.69%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.47
- Total net assets
- $164.6M
- Average duration
- 4.85 years
- Average maturity
- 9.45 years
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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