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About First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
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Inception date
Jan 3, 2019
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
ISIN
US33740F8703
LDSF holds other ETFs, mostly but not exclusively from First Trust, that provide exposure to short-term US debt. The active manager constructs the portfolio based on macroeconomic and credit analysis, aiming to manage both interest rate risk and credit exposure to optimally allocate between sectors in the short-term bond space. LDSF has exposure to both government and corporate issuers and targets a portfolio duration of 3 years or less. The fund may hold up to 40% exposure to sub-investment-grade securities and 20% exposure to non-US issuers (including up to 10% to emerging-market issuers).
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
ETF
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
ETF99.77%
Mutual fund0.23%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
LDSF invests in funds. The fund's major sectors are ETF, with 99.77% stocks, and Mutual fund, with 0.23% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
LDSF top holdings are First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF and First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF, occupying 35.00% and 34.90% of the portfolio correspondingly.
LDSF last dividends amounted to 0.07 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.07 USD in dividends,
LDSF assets under management is 128.70 M USD. It's risen 0.22% over the last month.
LDSF fund flows account for −24.92 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, LDSF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.53%. The last dividend (Aug 29, 2025) amounted to 0.07 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
LDSF shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC under the brand First Trust. The ETF was launched on Jan 3, 2019, and its management style is Active.
LDSF expense ratio is 0.75% meaning you'd have to pay 0.75% of your investment to help manage the fund.
LDSF follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
LDSF invests in funds.
LDSF price has risen by 0.10% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 0.26% increase. See more dynamics on LDSF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.46% over the last month, showed a 1.72% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.18% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 0.46% over the last month, showed a 1.72% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 4.18% in a year.
LDSF trades at a premium (0.01%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.