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LMBSFirst TrustACTIVE

FIRST TRUST LOW DURATION OPPORTUNITIES ETF

$48.49-0.08% vs prior close
485052-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

The First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The Fund's primary objective is to generate current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Price & daily flows
50.049.548.948.49DAILY NET FLOWOct 2Feb 2Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -3.0% so far this year. At 0.66% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GSIG has a reported fee of 0.14%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.4Bassets under management
0.66%expense ratio · $66 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
725Kavg daily volume, 30 days
8holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 3, 2023 · beta 0.06
Sector weights
Securitized123.48%
Cash & Others100%
Other100%
Government18.03%
Mutual fund3.05%
Corporate0.62%
ETF0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-1.9%
3 months-2.5%
6 months-2.7%
YTD-3.0%
1 year-2.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
2%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.9%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
878Kshares traded
The case against LMBS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat LMBS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-63bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-61bp on fee · 28× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-63bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-62bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-62bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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