First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus (LDSF) Dividend History
LDSF latest distribution
Payable in 4 days to holders on the record date. Next monthly distribution expected around November 21 (not yet announced).
- 5.19%trailing 12-month yield
- $0.96paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2019paying since
- +11.6%5-year growth a year
LDSF dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $96
- Each payment
- $8
- Value of the shares
- $1,850
- Yield
- 5.19%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $0.96 per share, before tax.
LDSF distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
LDSF distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
LDSF distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7442 | — | — | 10 |
| 2025 | $0.9387 | +10.4% | 4.90% | 13 |
| 2024 | $0.8501 | +10.6% | 4.53% | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.7685 | +59.6% | 4.08% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.4815 | +22.2% | 2.61% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.3940 | −27.3% | 1.97% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.5417 | −13.8% | 2.65% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
LDSF yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $19.13 | 5.02% | $0.96 | 5.0% |
| 3 years ago | $18.22 | 5.27% | $2.75 | 15.1% |
| 5 years ago | $20.04 | 4.79% | $3.84 | 19.2% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
LDSF yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDSF | First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus | 4.86% | 0.71% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 1.03% | 0.03% |
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.38% | 0.05% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 2.42% | 0.04% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ ETF | 0.42% | 0.17% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.97% | 0.19% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
LDSF distribution history
95 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-30 | $0.0760 | +1.3% |
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-30 | $0.0750 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-31 | $0.0750 | +1.4% |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-31 | $0.0740 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.0740 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-29 | $0.0740 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-21 | 2026-04-21 | 2026-04-30 | $0.0740 | −0.8% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.0746 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-27 | $0.0746 | +2.2% |
| 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-30 | $0.0730 | +2.8% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | $0.0710 | −2.3% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-28 | $0.0727 | 0.0% |
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| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-17 | $0.0727 | 0.0% |
| 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-31 | $0.0727 | −1.2% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.0736 | +2.2% |
| 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-29 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-31 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-21 | 2025-05-21 | 2025-05-30 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025-04-22 | 2025-04-30 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-28 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2025-01-22 | 2025-01-22 | 2025-01-31 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2024-11-21 | 2024-11-21 | 2024-11-29 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2024-10-22 | 2024-10-22 | 2024-10-31 | $0.0720 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | $0.0720 | −4.0% |
| 2024-08-21 | 2024-08-21 | 2024-08-30 | $0.0750 | 0.0% |
| 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-31 | $0.0750 | +0.4% |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | $0.0747 | +14.0% |
| 2024-05-21 | 2024-05-22 | 2024-05-31 | $0.0655 | 0.0% |
| 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-24 | 2024-04-30 | $0.0655 | −4.8% |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-28 | $0.0688 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-21 | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-29 | $0.0688 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-24 | 2024-01-31 | $0.0688 | −5.9% |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-29 | $0.0731 | −0.7% |
| 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-22 | 2023-11-30 | $0.0736 | +0.4% |
| 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-25 | 2023-10-31 | $0.0733 | +12.8% |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-29 | $0.0650 | +4.0% |
| 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-23 | 2023-08-31 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 2023-07-21 | 2023-07-24 | 2023-07-31 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-28 | 2023-06-30 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-24 | 2023-05-31 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 2023-04-21 | 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-28 | $0.0625 | +9.6% |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-27 | 2023-03-31 | $0.0570 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-22 | 2023-02-23 | 2023-02-28 | $0.0570 | 0.0% |
| 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-31 | $0.0570 | +1.8% |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-27 | 2022-12-30 | $0.0560 | +14.3% |
| 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-23 | 2022-11-30 | $0.0490 | +11.4% |
| 2022-10-21 | 2022-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | $0.0440 | −2.2% |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | $0.0450 | 0.0% |
| 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-24 | 2022-08-31 | $0.0450 | +5.9% |
| 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-22 | 2022-07-29 | $0.0425 | +21.4% |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-27 | 2022-06-30 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-05-25 | 2022-05-31 | $0.0350 | +7.7% |
| 2022-04-21 | 2022-04-22 | 2022-04-29 | $0.0325 | 0.0% |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-28 | 2022-03-31 | $0.0325 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-18 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-28 | $0.0325 | 0.0% |
| 2022-01-21 | 2022-01-24 | 2022-01-31 | $0.0325 | +12.1% |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-27 | 2021-12-31 | $0.0290 | 0.0% |
| 2021-11-23 | 2021-11-24 | 2021-11-30 | $0.0290 | −9.4% |
| 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-22 | 2021-10-29 | $0.0320 | −5.9% |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-30 | $0.0340 | −2.9% |
| 2021-08-24 | 2021-08-25 | 2021-08-31 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-30 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-25 | 2021-06-30 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021-05-24 | 2021-05-28 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2021-04-21 | 2021-04-22 | 2021-04-30 | $0.0350 | 0.0% |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-26 | 2021-03-31 | $0.0350 | +16.7% |
| 2021-02-23 | 2021-02-24 | 2021-02-26 | $0.0300 | 0.0% |
| 2021-01-21 | 2021-01-22 | 2021-01-29 | $0.0300 | −75.0% |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-28 | 2020-12-31 | $0.1198 | +192.2% |
| 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-25 | 2020-11-30 | $0.0410 | +0.7% |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-22 | 2020-10-30 | $0.0407 | +12.1% |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-30 | $0.0363 | 0.0% |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-31 | $0.0363 | −10.4% |
| 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-31 | $0.0405 | +9.5% |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-30 | $0.0370 | +15.6% |
| 2020-05-21 | 2020-05-22 | 2020-05-29 | $0.0320 | −3.6% |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-22 | 2020-04-30 | $0.0332 | −21.7% |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-27 | 2020-03-31 | $0.0424 | +3.4% |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-02-24 | 2020-02-28 | $0.0410 | −1.2% |
| 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-31 | $0.0415 | −35.6% |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-16 | 2019-12-31 | $0.0644 | +32.8% |
| 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-22 | 2019-11-29 | $0.0485 | +19.8% |
| 2019-10-22 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-10-31 | $0.0405 | −10.2% |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-30 | $0.0451 | −9.8% |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-30 | $0.0500 | +1.2% |
| 2019-07-23 | 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-31 | $0.0494 | −6.6% |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-28 | $0.0529 | −3.6% |
| 2019-05-21 | 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-31 | $0.0549 | +1.7% |
| 2019-04-23 | 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | $0.0540 | −8.5% |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-22 | 2019-03-29 | $0.0590 | +7.3% |
| 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-22 | 2019-02-28 | $0.0550 | +0.9% |
| 2019-01-23 | 2019-01-24 | 2019-01-31 | $0.0545 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
LDSF dividend overview
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $0.96 per share, a yield of 5.19% at the latest close of $18.50. In 2025 it paid $0.9387 per share, up 10.4% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +11.6% a year.
Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.
Related: LDSF chart, LDSF performance, LDSF overview.
LDSF dividends FAQ
Does LDSF pay a dividend?
Yes. LDSF pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2019. The most recent was $0.0760 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 21, 2026, payable October 30, 2026.
What is the LDSF dividend yield?
LDSF paid $0.96 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 5.19% at the latest close of $18.50.
When is the next LDSF dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 21, 2026.
How often does LDSF pay dividends?
LDSF pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did LDSF pay in dividends in 2025?
LDSF paid $0.9387 per share in 13 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of LDSF pay?
100 shares of LDSF would have paid about $96 over the past 12 months, before tax.