FIRST TRUST LOW DURATION STRATEGIC FOCUS ETF
Symbol: LDSF
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Short-Term Bond
Inception Date: 03/01/2019
Latest Date: 02/04/2026
Current Price: $18.93
Expense Ratio: 0.77%
Assets Under Management
$159.1M
0.19% daily change
Period Performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance normalized to the first available adjusted price of the selected period.
Adjusted Return
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Performance Metrics
Return
-1.05%
Volatility
4.19%
Sharpe Ratio
-3.464
VaR 95%
-0.45%
CVaR 95%:
-0.48%
Max Drawdown:
-1.37%
Sortino Ratio:
-5.883
Calmar Ratio:
-7.96
Return
-0.36%
Volatility
2.80%
Sharpe Ratio
-1.820
VaR 95%
-0.35%
CVaR 95%:
-0.42%
Max Drawdown:
-2.12%
Sortino Ratio:
-2.305
Calmar Ratio:
-0.69
Return
0.81%
Volatility
2.20%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.908
VaR 95%
-0.21%
CVaR 95%:
-0.35%
Max Drawdown:
-2.12%
Sortino Ratio:
-1.101
Calmar Ratio:
0.77
Return
4.70%
Volatility
2.44%
Sharpe Ratio
0.446
VaR 95%
-0.22%
CVaR 95%:
-0.38%
Max Drawdown:
-2.12%
Sortino Ratio:
0.509
Calmar Ratio:
2.22
Return
10.53%
Volatility
2.53%
Sharpe Ratio
0.604
VaR 95%
-0.22%
CVaR 95%:
-0.37%
Max Drawdown:
-2.12%
Sortino Ratio:
0.782
Calmar Ratio:
2.43
Return
15.88%
Volatility
2.85%
Sharpe Ratio
0.501
VaR 95%
-0.27%
CVaR 95%:
-0.41%
Max Drawdown:
-2.12%
Sortino Ratio:
0.704
Calmar Ratio:
2.38
Daily Returns for Period 12M
Daily simple returns calculated over the official metric window from the same adjusted price series used in the chart: 02/04/2025 - 02/04/2026.
Average Daily Return
0.018%
Best Day
0.638%
31/03/2026
Worst Day
-0.925%
07/04/2025
Days with Data
251
Recent Price History (Last 90 Days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2026 | $18.90 | $18.95 | $18.90 | $18.93 | 33,200 |
| 01/04/2026 | $18.89 | $18.93 | $18.89 | $18.92 | 103,600 |
| 31/03/2026 | $18.89 | $18.92 | $18.84 | $18.92 | 43,200 |
| 30/03/2026 | $18.87 | $18.87 | $18.80 | $18.80 | 25,100 |
| 27/03/2026 | $18.80 | $18.80 | $18.77 | $18.79 | 34,300 |
| 26/03/2026 | $18.86 | $18.86 | $18.81 | $18.81 | 38,700 |
| 25/03/2026 | $18.97 | $18.98 | $18.95 | $18.95 | 15,100 |
| 24/03/2026 | $18.96 | $18.96 | $18.90 | $18.91 | 43,800 |
| 23/03/2026 | $18.95 | $18.98 | $18.93 | $18.95 | 21,900 |
| 20/03/2026 | $18.95 | $18.95 | $18.90 | $18.91 | 25,900 |