About this ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in investment grade mortgage-related debt securities including residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, stripped mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations which are issued or guaranteed by the government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The fund invents in securities with an average maturity of less than three years. It seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Treasury & Agency Index and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF was formed on November 4, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +0.30% | -0.26% | -1.45% | -0.78% | +0.24% | +1.54% | -0.45% | -0.51% | -0.08% |
| Total return | +0.30% | +0.43% | +0.24% | +1.60% | +4.05% | +5.72% | +2.99% | +2.47% | +2.91% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.66% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $66.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 1239 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 2YR NOTE (CBT) Dec26 | — | 13.41% | 3.05K | $628.6M |
| 2 | US 2YR NOTE (CBT) Sep26 | — | 6.18% | 1.41K | $289.9M |
| 3 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 5.50%, due… | — | 5.62% | 264.29M | $263.4M |
| 4 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 6%, due… | — | 3.21% | 148.44M | $150.6M |
| 5 | Freddie Mac FR SL2533, 4%, due 05/01/2049 | — | 2.16% | 109.09M | $101.3M |
| 6 | Freddiemac Strip Series 459, Class GH, 4.80%… | — | 2.01% | 94.39M | $94.3M |
| 7 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 3%, due… | — | 1.95% | 106.30M | $91.6M |
| 8 | Freddiemac Strip Series 470, Class JA, 4.80%… | — | 1.83% | 85.50M | $85.8M |
| 9 | Freddiemac Strip Series 462, Class AK, 4.65%… | — | 1.76% | 82.82M | $82.4M |
| 10 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 5.50%, due… | — | 1.72% | 81.26M | $80.9M |
| 11 | Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 5%, due… | — | 1.62% | 77.85M | $75.8M |
| 12 | GNMA TBA, 4.50%, due 04/01/2056 | — | 1.49% | 73.66M | $69.7M |
| 13 | Freddiemac Strip Series 459, Class GE, 4.65%… | — | 1.33% | 62.77M | $62.5M |
| 14 | Fannie Mae FN FM3003, 4%, due 05/01/2049 | — | 1.30% | 64.32M | $61.1M |
| 15 | U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note, 0.125%… | — | 1.24% | 50.00M | $58.2M |
| 16 | Freddie Mac FR SL1523, 3.50%, due 07/01/2050 | — | 1.21% | 62.65M | $56.5M |
| 17 | Fannie Mae FN FM2972, 4%, due 12/01/2044 | — | 1.13% | 55.65M | $53.0M |
| 18 | GNMA G2 MA7192, 2%, due 02/20/2051 | — | 1.11% | 64.33M | $52.2M |
| 19 | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/27/2026 | — | 1.06% | 50.00M | $49.7M |
| 20 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 0%, due 11/15/2034 | — | 1.03% | 70.33M | $48.2M |
| 21 | Fannie Mae FN FA2450, 4%, due 03/01/2047 | — | 0.95% | 46.82M | $44.3M |
| 22 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 0%, due 02/15/2035 | — | 0.91% | 63.42M | $42.9M |
| 23 | U.S. Treasury Bond, 0%, due 05/15/2035 | — | 0.90% | 63.20M | $42.2M |
| 24 | Fannie Mae FN AL9394, 3%, due 11/01/2046 | — | 0.87% | 46.72M | $40.9M |
| 25 | Freddie Mac Series 5638, Class AF, Variable… | — | 0.85% | 40.23M | $40.0M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.11% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.0400 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 21, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1700 (Aug 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | 0.00% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +9.40% / +13.61% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.1700 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1700 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 2.03% / 2.58% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.185 / 0.807 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -1.43% / -2.01% | Sortino 1Y | 0.267 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.027 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.325 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 1.41% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 335.47K | Average volume | 486.48K |
| AUM | $6.46B | Premium/Discount | +0.02% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $20.3M | +0.32% | $6.44B → $6.46B |
| 1 Week | $51.0M | +0.79% | $6.42B → $6.46B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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