PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active Exchange-Traded Fund
$94.04−0.01 (−0.01%)
- 0.54%
- $1.3B
- +2.1%
- 4.23%
- 0.1M sh
- $94.06
- low $93.74high $96.60
The ETF.net LDUR Grade
C
Score 48 out of 100
- 62 of 78
Score 48 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.F3 out of 100Rank 76 of 78Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 66Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 63 of 75Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C43 out of 100Rank 45 of 78Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B66 out of 100Rank 29 of 77Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 22 of 78
Our read on LDUR
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.
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 Holdings
- Bonds
- 672
- 21%
- Fnma Tba 30 Yr 5 Single Family Mortgage 5.00% 11/12/2056
Geography
- United States67.95%
- United Kingdom4.55%
- Canada4.16%
- Israel3.72%
- Japan3.35%
- France2.31%
- Australia2.11%
- Saudi Arabia1.70%
- 10.16%
LDUR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
LDUR$10,214
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | LDUR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.0% |
| 1 month | −0.3% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | +2.1% |
| 3 years | +4.8% |
| 5 years | +2.3% |
| 10 years | +2.4% |
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 | LDUR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.0% | |
| 2025 | +5.8% | |
| 2024 | +5.1% | |
| 2023 | +4.8% | |
| 2022 | −4.2% | |
| 2021 | −0.5% | |
| 2020 | +4.5% |
LDUR in the news
LDUR Dividends
- 4.23%
- $3.98
- $0.34 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
LDUR Risk
- 1.5%
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.
- 0.12
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.
- −6.5%
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.
- 0.20
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
LDUR Cost
0.54%
LDUR0.54%
- The middle half of Cash & Ultra-Short Income funds
- Median 0.19%
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