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PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active Exchange-Traded Fund

LDURNYSE ArcaPIMCOC

$94.19−0.40 (−0.42%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:23 AM ET

Intraday session: down, 24 prints from 94.59 to 94.19. Range 94.19 to 94.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.94.3094.4094.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.51%
Fund size
$1.39B
1Y total return
+2.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.18%
Holdings
667
Avg volume · 30D
83.7K sh
52W range
low $93.74high $96.54
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net LDUR Grade

C

Score 49 out of 100

Rank
64 of 78
Six-pillar profile for LDUR. Scores out of 100: Cost 1, Risk 44, Mission 100, Tradability 47, Holdings 68, Durability 72. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (1). Leans toward Mission.

Score 49 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.
    F1 out of 100
    Rank 77 of 78
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 69
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 56 of 76
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 78
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 77
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 78

Our read on LDUR

ETF.net Research

In short

CShort bonds, run by hand. LDUR is PIMCO's actively managed low-duration portfolio: US, foreign and emerging-market debt, roughly 500 positions, income paid monthly, on the tape since 2014.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return through income from investments and potential capital appreciation. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income instruments with varying maturities.

Why people hold it

  • Short-maturity bonds move less when rates move than long bonds do, and here a manager steers the maturity mix instead of tracking a fixed index.
  • One ticket reaches US, international and emerging-market fixed income, spread across roughly 500 positions.
  • Income lands monthly, and it's a multi-billion-dollar fund trading since 2014, not a thin startup with a wide spread.

Worth knowing

  • Active bond management costs 0.54% a year. Index-tracking neighbors like BND and SPAB charge 0.03%, so there's a real fee gap for the manager to cover.
  • No index to hold it to: results hinge on the team's calls, and the mandate pins only 80% of net assets to fixed-income instruments.
  • Emerging-market and foreign bonds add credit and currency variables a US-only aggregate fund doesn't carry.

LDUR Performance

Launched Jan 22, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

LDUR$10,279
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. LDUR $10,279. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for LDUR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodLDUR
Year to date+2.0%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+2.8%
3 yearsper year+5.0%
5 yearsper year+2.5%
10 yearsper year+2.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for LDUR
YearReturn barLDUR
2026 YTD+2.0%
2025+5.8%
2024+5.1%
2023+4.8%
2022−4.2%
2021−0.5%
2020+4.5%

LDUR in the news

LDUR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
4.18%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.34 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.23; Mar 1, 2023 $0.27; Apr 3, 2023 $0.31; May 1, 2023 $0.29; Jun 1, 2023 $0.31; Jul 3, 2023 $0.37; Aug 1, 2023 $0.34; Sep 1, 2023 $0.35; Oct 2, 2023 $0.36; Nov 1, 2023 $0.35; Dec 1, 2023 $0.35; Dec 28, 2023 $0.37; Feb 1, 2024 $0.37; Mar 1, 2024 $0.36; Apr 1, 2024 $0.38; May 1, 2024 $0.37; Jun 3, 2024 $0.38; Jul 1, 2024 $0.36; Aug 1, 2024 $0.40; Sep 3, 2024 $0.41; Oct 1, 2024 $0.38; Nov 1, 2024 $0.38; Dec 2, 2024 $0.38; Dec 31, 2024 $0.37; Feb 3, 2025 $0.37; Mar 3, 2025 $0.38; Apr 1, 2025 $0.36; May 1, 2025 $0.37; Jun 2, 2025 $0.37; Jul 1, 2025 $0.36; Aug 1, 2025 $0.38; Sep 2, 2025 $0.37; Oct 1, 2025 $0.37; Nov 3, 2025 $0.37; Dec 1, 2025 $0.36; Dec 31, 2025 $0.35; Feb 2, 2026 $0.32; Mar 2, 2026 $0.30; Apr 1, 2026 $0.31; May 1, 2026 $0.32; Jun 1, 2026 $0.33; Jul 1, 2026 $0.32; Aug 3, 2026 $0.33; Sep 1, 2026 $0.33; Oct 1, 2026 $0.34; Nov 2, 2026 $0.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Nov 4, 2026$0.34
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.34
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.33
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.33
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.32
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.33
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.32
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.31
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.30
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.32
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.35
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.36

See all 155 payments⁠

$10,000 in LDUR 10 years ago paid $2,960 in dividends.⁠

LDUR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
1.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.31
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−6.4%
Trough Nov 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.20
vs its asset-class index
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.

LDUR Cost

Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

$9,527

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • LDUR 0.51%

    $10,165

  • XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • LDUR 0.51%
  • XHLF 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530LDUR $10,165XHLF $638

Year by year

YearLDURXHLFOverpaying
10$918$55$863
20$3,527$216$3,311
30$10,165$638$9,527

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