FIRST TRUST LOW DURATION STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF
Symbol: LDSF
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Short-Term Bond
Inception date: 03/01/2019
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $18.52
Expense ratio: 0.77%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-0.37%
Ann. -10.87% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
4.19%
Sharpe ratio
-3.464
VaR 95%
-0.45%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-0.86%
Ann. -1.46% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
2.80%
Sharpe ratio
-1.820
VaR 95%
-0.35%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-0.40%
Ann. 1.63% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
2.20%
Sharpe ratio
-0.908
VaR 95%
-0.21%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.23%
Ann. 4.72% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
2.44%
Sharpe ratio
0.446
VaR 95%
-0.22%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
6.86%
Ann. 5.16% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
2.53%
Sharpe ratio
0.604
VaR 95%
-0.22%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
16.23%
Ann. 5.05% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
2.85%
Sharpe ratio
0.501
VaR 95%
-0.27%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.005%
Best day
0.638%
Worst day
-0.492%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $18.46 | $18.55 | $18.46 | $18.52 | 35,200 |
| 14/10/2026 | $18.37 | $18.48 | $18.37 | $18.48 | 13,500 |
| 13/10/2026 | $18.47 | $18.50 | $18.46 | $18.49 | 18,100 |
| 12/10/2026 | $18.47 | $18.50 | $18.47 | $18.49 | 11,800 |
| 09/10/2026 | $18.54 | $18.54 | $18.48 | $18.50 | 5,700 |
| 08/10/2026 | $18.40 | $18.47 | $18.40 | $18.47 | 55,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $18.44 | $18.46 | $18.42 | $18.43 | 38,500 |
| 06/10/2026 | $18.39 | $18.49 | $18.39 | $18.45 | 32,600 |
| 05/10/2026 | $18.47 | $18.47 | $18.40 | $18.43 | 18,900 |
| 02/10/2026 | $18.48 | $18.48 | $18.40 | $18.42 | 13,600 |