First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About LDSF

What does LDSF invest in?

The First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (the "Fund") aims primarily to deliver consistent current income to investors, with a secondary objective focused on capital preservation. Under typical market conditions, the Fund pursues these goals by allocating at least 80% of its net assets (inclusive of any borrowed funds for investment) into a diversified portfolio of U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These chosen ETFs predominantly hold securities designed to generate income, ensuring the Fund maintains an overall effective portfolio duration of no more than three years.

What is the expense ratio of LDSF?

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) charges an expense ratio of 0.77%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is LDSF's dividend yield?

LDSF's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.69%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of LDSF?

Effective duration measures LDSF's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. LDSF's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of LDSF?

LDSF's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of LDSF?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from LDSF if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. LDSF's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.