First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF
$18.57+0.01 (+0.05%)
- 0.44%
- $1.53B
- +1.4%
- 4.89%
- 424K sh
- low $18.34high $19.25
The ETF.net FSIG Grade
C
Score 52 out of 100
- 32 of 49
Score 52 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F15 out of 100Rank 42 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 40 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 5 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 16 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A71 out of 100Rank 15 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 20 of 49
Our read on FSIG
In short
CFirst Trust's short-end corporate bond fund: roughly 300 investment-grade credits, monthly income, and a mandate built around current income rather than an index. The trade-off is a 0.44% fee in a pennies-a-year category.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets in investment-grade corporate debt securities under normal market conditions.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FSIG Holdings
- Other
- 324
- 10%
- MSCI INC 4%, due 11/15/2029
Geography
- United States82.22%
- Canada7.86%
- Ireland3.00%
- Netherlands1.83%
- United Kingdom1.26%
- Switzerland0.94%
- France0.80%
- Sweden0.60%
- 1.50%
FSIG Performance
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FSIG$10,142
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FSIG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +0.5% |
| 1 month | +1.4% |
| 3 months | 0.0% |
| 1 year | +1.4% |
| 3 years | +5.3% |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FSIG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.5% | |
| 2025 | +6.7% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | +6.2% | |
| 2022 | −4.4% | |
| 2021 | 0.0% |
FSIG in the news
FSIG Dividends
- 4.89%
- $0.91
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
FSIG Risk
- 2.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.27
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −6.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.45
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
FSIG Cost
Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate
$8,214
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FSIG 0.44%
$8,852
SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FSIG | SPBO | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $794 | $55 | $739 |
| 20 | $3,061 | $216 | $2,845 |
| 30 | $8,852 | $638 | $8,214 |
Other funds in Investment Grade Corporate
- CLQDHiShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +4.4%
- CNCPBNuveen Core Plus BondExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +0.2%
- CFIGBFidelity Investment Grade Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −0.5%
- CJLQDJanus Henderson Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.3%
- CFTRBFederated Hermes Total Return Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return 0.0%
