First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus

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About LDSF

LDSF is an actively managed fund-of-funds. Holdings consist of short-term fixed income securities, primarily from US issuers. 

Index-Tracked
Index-Tracked
Category
Short-Term Bond
CategoryShort-Term Bond
Number of holdings
9
Number of holdings9
Inception Date
Jan 3, 2019
Inception DateJan 3, 2019

What's in this fund

Top Holdings (100.00% of total assets)

As of November 4, 2025
NameSymbol% Assets
First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETFLMBS38.04%
First Trust Ltd Drtn Inv Grd Corp ETFFSIG (ARCX)34.91%
First Trust Tactical High Yield ETFHYLS13.38%
First Trust Senior Loan ETFFTSL4.98%
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETFFTSM2.99%
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETFFEMB2.98%
First Trust Instl Pref Secs and Inc ETFFPEI (ARCX)2.50%
Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs InstlMISXX0.22%

LDSF Key Statistics

AUM
136.60M
AUM136.60M
Price-Earnings ratio
Price-Earnings ratio
30-Day yield
4.56
30-Day yield4.56
Average volume
44.19K
Average volume44.19K
High today
$19.15
High today$19.15
Low today
$19.10
Low today$19.10
Open price
$19.15
Open price$19.15
Volume
18.00K
Volume18.00K
52 Week high
$19.29
52 Week high$19.29
52 Week low
$18.56
52 Week low$18.56
Expense ratio
0.82
Expense ratio0.82

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 136.64M, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus(LDSF) trades at $19.11.

On 2025-11-06, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus(LDSF) stock moved within a range of $19.10 to $19.15. With shares now at $19.11, the stock is trading +0.1% above its intraday low and -0.2% below the session's peak.

Trading volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus(LDSF) stock has reached 18K, versus its average volume of 44.19K.

Over the past 52 weeks, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus(LDSF) stock has traded between a high of $19.29 and a low of $18.56.

Over the past 52 weeks, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus(LDSF) stock has traded between a high of $19.29 and a low of $18.56.

Average Annual Return

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