NASDAQ / ETF
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
LDSF
Market price
$18.42
Source / date
Yahoo Finance chart · 10/2/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Exchange-traded prices may be delayed or unavailable from the quote provider. Company P/E-based scores, DCF valuation and forensic analysis do not apply to this listing; the analysis below uses the framework appropriate to its investment type.
DeepScreen investment analysis
ETF basket analysis
Refreshed 10/3/2026, 3:24:33 AM
Basket and structure
What the ETF owns and how the reported portfolio is classified.
- Benchmark / index
- Short-Term Bond
- Fund family
- First Trust
- Provider listing name
- First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
- Legal structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Inception
- 2019-01-03
- First recorded trade
- 2019-01-08
Market listing label; not a verified fund-family disclosure.
Provider's first available trade, not necessarily fund launch.
Price history
Returns and risk calculated from available adjusted-price history, not a benchmark comparison.
- 1Y return
- 0.76%
- 3Y annualized return
- 5.09%
- 5Y annualized return
- 2.18%
- 3Y rolling median
- 1.13%
- 5Y rolling median
- 2.02%
- 52-week high
- $19.59
- 52-week low
- $18.38
Risk and concentration
Portfolio concentration plus realized and provider-published risk statistics.
- Top-10 weight
- 100%
- Largest sector
- healthcare · 100%
- Top-3 sector weight
- 100%
- 3Y max drawdown
- -1.83%
- 5Y max drawdown
- -7.45%
- 3Y volatility
- 2.63%
- Beta
- 0.47
Cost and execution
Ownership cost, tracking quality and exchange-trading friction where the source publishes them.
- Expense ratio / TER
- 0.77%
- Bid / ask spread
- 0.318%
- Premium / discount to NAV
- -0.107%
- AUM
- $164.64M
- Average volume
- 28.93K
- Latest session volume
- 13.57K
Not an average.
Top reported holdings
| Holding | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| First Trust Low Duration Oppos ETF | LMBS | 32.83% |
| First Trust Ltd Drtn Inv Grd Corp ETF | FSIG | 29.89% |
| First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF | HYLS | 11.99% |
| First Trust Senior Loan ETF | FTSL | 6.54% |
| Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | BSV | 4.98% |
| First Trust Structured Crd Inc Opp ETF | SCIO | 4.97% |
| First Trust Emerging Mkts Lcl Ccy Bd ETF | FEMB | 3.03% |
| First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF | FTSM | 3% |
| First Trust Instl Pref Secs and Inc ETF | FPEI | 2.47% |
| Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl | MISXX | 0.31% |
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Investment FAQ
Questions about First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
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ETF FAQ
- What is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF)?
- First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF is listed by DeepScreen as an exchange-traded fund. An ETF represents a portfolio of underlying assets while its units trade on an exchange during market hours. Research the fund's benchmark or strategy, holdings, concentration, costs, tracking quality and trading liquidity rather than evaluating it as a single operating company.
- How should I analyze First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?
- Analyze First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF as a basket. Check what index or strategy it follows, the weight of its largest holdings and sectors, portfolio valuation and quality where meaningful, historical drawdown and volatility, expense ratio, tracking difference, tracking error, bid-ask spread, AUM, volume and premium or discount to NAV.
- What tracking metrics matter for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?
- For a benchmark-tracking ETF, compare both tracking difference and tracking error. Tracking difference shows how far the fund's return has lagged or exceeded its benchmark over a period, while tracking error measures how variable that gap has been. Fees, cash holdings, rebalancing and implementation costs can affect both.
- Is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF a good ETF to buy?
- DeepScreen does not provide a personalized buy recommendation. Assess whether First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's benchmark or strategy, concentration, costs, tracking, liquidity and risk fit the exposure you are researching, and verify the issuer's latest factsheet and prospectus before making an investment decision.