First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF)

Assets	$160.05M
Expense Ratio	0.77%
PE Ratio	n/a
Forward PE	n/a
Shares Out	8.60M
Dividend	$0.89 (4.77%)
Ex-Dividend Date	Oct 21, 2026
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	5,781
Open	18.58
Previous Close	18.61
Day's Range	18.58 - 18.64
52-Week Low	18.37
52-Week High	19.59
Beta	0.14
Holdings	9
Inception Date	Jan 3, 2019

About LDSF

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The First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in a broad mix of bonds. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds. Holdings consist of short-term fixed income securities, primarily from US issuers LDSF was launched on Jan 3, 2019 and is issued by First Trust.

• Asset Class: Fixed Income
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Region: North America
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: LDSF
• ETF Provider: First Trust

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Oct 21, 2026	$0.076	Oct 30, 2026
Sep 24, 2026	$0.075	Sep 30, 2026
Aug 21, 2026	$0.075	Aug 31, 2026
Jul 21, 2026	$0.074	Jul 31, 2026
Jun 25, 2026	$0.074	Jun 30, 2026
May 21, 2026	$0.074	May 29, 2026

Performance

LDSF had a total return of 2.15% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.48%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Nov 10, 2026

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