First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF)

Assets	$163.08M
Expense Ratio	0.77%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	8.65M
Dividend (ttm)	$0.88
Dividend Yield	4.69%
Ex-Dividend Date	Aug 21, 2026
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	6,871
Open	18.88
Previous Close	18.84
Day's Range	18.80 - 18.88
52-Week Low	18.75
52-Week High	19.59
Beta	0.13
Holdings	10
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 broad credit fixed income. 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
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
Apr 21, 2026	$0.074	Apr 30, 2026
Mar 26, 2026	$0.0746	Mar 31, 2026

Performance

LDSF had a total return of 3.49% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.58%.

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:

Aug 31, 2026

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