(LMBS) First Trust Low Duration - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US33739Q2003

Mortgage-Backed, Residential, Commercial, Debt

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 2.55%
Value at Risk 5%th 4.06%
Reward
Sharpe Ratio 1.21
Alpha -2.84
Character
Hurst Exponent 0.547
Beta 0.440
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 1.72%
Mean DD 0.38%

Description: LMBS First Trust Low Duration November 05, 2025

Under typical market conditions, First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (LMBS) targets its objective by allocating at least 60 % of net assets-including any borrowing-to mortgage-related debt securities and related instruments, primarily backed by residential and commercial mortgages.

Key metrics to watch include its average portfolio duration (≈ 2.5 years as of the latest filing), expense ratio (0.45 %), and weighted-average coupon (around 3.8 %). The fund’s performance is highly sensitive to Fed policy and the U.S. housing market: a tightening cycle that pushes mortgage rates higher can compress yields on existing mortgage-backed securities, while a slowdown in new mortgage origination may reduce inflows into the underlying asset class. As of Q3 2024, LMBS held roughly $1.2 billion in assets, with a 70 % concentration in agency MBS and the remainder in non-agency and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

For a deeper quantitative comparison of LMBS’s risk-adjusted returns versus peers, you might explore the analytics on ValueRay.

LMBS ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 5,597m
Category Short Government
TER 0.64%
IPO / Inception 2014-11-04
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -5.57%
Analyst Rating -

LMBS Dividends

Dividend Yield 4.42%
Yield on Cost 5y 5.07%
Yield CAGR 5y 15.54%
Payout Consistency 90.3%
Payout Ratio -

LMBS Growth Ratios

CAGR 6.34%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio 3.68
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio 16.50
Current Volume 524.9k
Average Volume 541.2k

What is the price of LMBS shares?

As of November 10, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 49.97 with a total of 524,900 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.09%, over one month by +0.88%, over three months by +2.44% and over the past year by +7.10%.

Is First Trust Low Duration a good stock to buy?

Yes. Based on ValueRay's Analyses, First Trust Low Duration (NASDAQ:LMBS) is currently (November 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of 72.63 and therefor a clear technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of LMBS is around 49.51 USD . This means that LMBS is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -0.92%.

Is LMBS a buy, sell or hold?

First Trust Low Duration has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the LMBS price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 54.8 9.6%

LMBS Fundamental Data Overview November 06, 2025

Market Cap USD = 5.60b (5.60b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = 0.44
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 5.60b USD (5.60b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 5.60b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 5.60b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 7.64% (E(5.60b)/V(5.60b) * Re(7.64%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 7.64% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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