First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 94.1% in September

Posted by George Bondi on Sep 26th, 2026

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ:LDSF – Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,819 shares, a decline of 94.1% from the August 31st total of 30,737 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,732 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LDSF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 93,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,768,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the period. TD Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 100.2% in the 4th quarter. TD Capital Management LLC now owns 2,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,050 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 40,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 1,677 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 38,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 2,886 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 85,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,619,000 after purchasing an additional 3,837 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $18.48. The company had a trading volume of 13,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,752. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.89. First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF has a 1-year low of $18.44 and a 1-year high of $19.59.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 24th will be given a dividend of $0.0750 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 24th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%.

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF Company Profile

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The First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (LDSF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds. Holdings consist of short-term fixed income securities, primarily from US issuers LDSF was launched on Jan 3, 2019 and is managed by First Trust.