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LDSF

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

Active ETF Fixed Income

Not rated

The LDSF Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is provided by First Trust. This fund is actively managed; it does not track an index. This share class generates a stream of income by distributing dividends.

$18.45

-$0.07 (-0.38%) yesterday

1:30 PM 10/21/26 Closed

1D price range

$18.42$18.48

52W price range

$18.37$19.59

YTD Perf.

+1.27%

YTD Flows

Annualized volatility

Fund AuM

€141M

Share class AuM

€141M

TTM Yield

Tracking Error

Tracking Difference

Characteristics

ISIN

US33740F8703

TER

0.77%

Inception date

1/3/2019

Issuer

First Trust

Dividend policy

Distributing

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PerformanceDec 31, 2025 - Oct 19, 2026

Flows

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Sector exposures

Data as of 08/31/26

Finance

10.35%

Sovereign

3.42%

Technology

2.58%

Business Services

2.12%

Healthcare

1.90%

Utilities

1.85%

Industrials

1.63%

Consumer Non-Cyclicals

1.55%

Unavailable

71.71%

Other

2.79%

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FAQ about LDSF

LDSF is a Active ETF. This ETF provides exposure to Mixed Ratings Aggregate Bonds.

LDSF carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.77%, indicating the annual cost for holding the fund.

LDSF was introduced to the market on January 3, 2019. It trades on United States

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF, LDSF, is provided by First Trust. Learn more about First Trust here.

LDSF oversees €141M in assets as of October 19, 2026.

LDSF follows a distributing dividend policy, meaning it pays out income to investors. As of October 19, 2026, its 12-month trailing yield was 5.61%.

As of August 31, 2026, LDSF has significant geographic allocations in USA and Canada.

As of August 31, 2026, LDSF focuses largely on Finance, Sovereign and Technology.

As of August 31, 2026, LDSF holds 3449 positions in its portfolio, with 64.92% of assets concentrated in its top 15 holdings.

As of August 31, 2026, LDSF top three holdings include US33739Q2003, US33738D4088 and US33738D3098.

The base currency of LDSF is USD.

Top 10 holdings

Data as of 08/31/26

US33739Q2003

32.86%

US33738D4088

11.96%

US33738D3098

6.54%

US33738D7701

4.96%

US33739P2020

3.04%

US33739Q4082

3.01%

MSCI Inc, 4% 15nov2029, USD

0.45%

CrowdStrike Holdings, 3% 15feb2029, USD

0.42%

1011778 B.C., 5.625% 15sep2029, USD

0.29%

Smurfit Kappa Group, 5.2% 15jan2030, USD

0.26%

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