NASDAQ:LDSF

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) Price, Holdings, & News

$18.34

+0.03 (+0.16%)

(As of 09/29/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $18.32
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50-Day Range: $18.28
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52-Week Range: $18.12
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Volume: 12,495 shs
Average Volume: 63,251 shs
Market Capitalization: $142.14 million

Assets Under Management: $129.16 million
Dividend Yield: 3.76%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.77%

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About First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF)

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 managed by First Trust.

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LDSF ETF News Headlines

September 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

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Fund Details

Issuer: First Trust
Fund Name: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LDSF
Inception Date: 1/3/2019
Fund Manager: Daniel J. Lindquist, David G. McGare, Chris A. Peterson, William Housey, Steve Collins
Web: N/A
Phone: 14089961010

Fund Focus

Asset Class: Fixed Income
Benchmark: N/A
Category: Broad Debt
Focus: Strategy
Development Level: Developed Markets
Region: North America
Number of Holdings: 7

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management: $129.16 million
Average Daily Volume: $57,619.70
Discount/Premium: -0.01%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Advisor: First Trust Advisors L.P.
Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Distributor: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Transfer Agent: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Trustee: N/A
Lead Market Maker: Susquehanna

Options

Optionable: N/A
Short Interest: 40,200 shs

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 7,750,000
Beta: 0.14
Creation Unit: 50,000
Creation Fee: $250.00

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First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Expenses

Type	LDSF	Strategy ETFs	Fixed Income ETFs	NASDAQ ETFs	All ETFs
Management Fee	0.20%	0.45%	0.31%	0.47%	0.50%
Other Expenses	0.57%	0.35%	0.26%	0.29%	0.57%
Total Expense	0.77%	0.57%	0.39%	0.56%	0.69%
Fee Waiver	0.00%	-0.38%	-0.24%	-0.22%	-0.58%
Net Expense	0.77%	0.50%	0.34%	0.51%	0.57%

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) Holdings & Exposure

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LDSF ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LDSF shares performed in 2023?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's stock was trading at $18.44 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, LDSF shares have decreased by 0.5% and is now trading at $18.34.
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Are investors shorting First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,200 shares, a decline of 60.4% from the August 31st total of 101,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 63,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.
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How often does First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.065 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 22nd.
Read our dividend analysis for LDSF.
What does LDSF invest in?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF is a fixed income fund issued by First Trust. LDSF focuses on strategy investments. The fund's investments total to approximately $129.16 million assets under management.
What stocks does First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF hold?: LDSF invests in 7 holdings. Some of the stocks in their portfolio include First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS), First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FSIG), First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF (HYLS), First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (FTSM), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI) and First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF (UCON).
What is the management fee for First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's management fee is 0.20% and has other expenses of 0.57%. The net expense ratio for LDSF is 0.77%.

What is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's stock symbol?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LDSF."
How do I buy shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?: Shares of LDSF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF's stock price today?: One share of LDSF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.34.
How much money does First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF make?: First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF) has a market capitalization of $142.14 million.
How many employees does First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF have?: The company employs 147,000 workers across the globe.
How can I contact First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF?: The company can be reached via phone at 14089961010.

This page (NASDAQ:LDSF) was last updated on 10/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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