First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
$49.00+0.01 (+0.02%)
- 0.66%
- $6.58B
- +2.2%
- 4.16%
- 595K sh
- low $47.60high $51.98
The ETF.net LMBS Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 13 of 25
Score 45 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.F8 out of 100Rank 23 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 14 of 21Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 5 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 15 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 6 of 25
Our read on LMBS
In short
CMost mortgage-bond ETFs just clone an index. LMBS hires a manager to hunt current income across roughly 1,100 mortgage positions, keeps the duration short, and pays out monthly. Active where the category is mostly autopilot.
Stated mandate
The fund is actively managed and primarily seeks current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
LMBS Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,163
- 40%
- US 2YR NOTE (CBT) Dec26
Geography
- United States100.00%
LMBS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
LMBS$10,223
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 | LMBS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.4% |
| 1 month | +1.4% |
| 3 months | 0.0% |
| 1 year | +2.2% |
| 3 years | +6.0% |
| 5 years | +3.1% |
| 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 | LMBS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.4% | |
| 2025 | +7.0% | |
| 2024 | +5.1% | |
| 2023 | +6.1% | |
| 2022 | −3.1% | |
| 2021 | −0.9% | |
| 2020 | +1.6% |
LMBS in the news
LMBS Dividends
- 4.16%
- $2.04
- $0.17 per share
- Monthly
LMBS 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.
- 0.48
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.
- −5.7%
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.
- 0.46
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.
LMBS Cost
Overpaying vs VMBS, tied cheapest in Mortgage-Backed Securities
$12,258
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
LMBS 0.66%
$12,896
VMBS 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | LMBS | VMBS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,180 | $55 | $1,125 |
| 20 | $4,504 | $216 | $4,288 |
| 30 | $12,896 | $638 | $12,258 |
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- CVETZAcademy Veteran Impact ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +0.5%
- CVABSVirtus Newfleet Securitized Income ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +3.3%
- CIMTGInvesco Agency MBS ETFExpense ratio 0.22%1 year return
- CMTGPWisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond FundExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +0.2%
