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UCON vs LDSF

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF vs First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

UCON

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.86%

Fund size

$3.2B

LDSF

First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.77%

Fund size

$160M

Key differences

  • LDSF costs 0.09% less per year.
  • UCON is significantly larger than LDSF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

UCONLDSF
Annual cost (TER)0.86%0.77%
Fund size (AUM)$3.2B$160M
Since20182019
Dividend yield4.65%4.61%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Region
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+6.1%+5.4%
CAGR 3Y+5.9%+5.4%
CAGR 5Y+2.8%+2.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.620.63
Volatility 1Y3.00%2.06%
Max drawdown-15.31%-8.56%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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