LDSFFIRST TRUST LOW DURATION STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF
FIRST TRUST LOW DURATION STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF
$18.52+0.22% vs prior close
18.4219.2352-WK
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
LDSF price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | LDSF close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $18.44 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $18.43 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $18.42 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $18.42 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $18.42 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $18.43 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $18.45 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $18.43 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $18.47 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $18.50 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $18.49 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $18.49 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $18.48 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $18.52 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $18.50 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $18.50 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $18.52 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $18.45 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $18.49 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $18.50 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $18.48 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $18.52 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -3.3% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$153Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
26Kavg daily volume, 30 days
6holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed June 15, 2024 · beta 0.10
Sector weights
- Healthcare100%
- Other100%
- Cash & Others99.99%
- ETF99.97%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 100% |
| Other | 100% |
| Cash & Others | 99.99% |
| ETF | 99.97% |
Country weights
- United States99.88%
- Other0.12%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 99.88% |
| Other | 0.12% |
Performance
| 1 week | +0.4% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | -1.4% |
| 6 months | -2.5% |
| YTD | -3.3% |
| 1 year | -3.4% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
2%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
3%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.7%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
The case against LDSF
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat LDSF on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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