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First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF (FSIG)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
18.98 USD -0.04 (-0.197%) ⇩ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:22 p.m. EDT

FSIG presents as a solid defensive income play with a robust, consistent yield (~4.6%), but it lacks directional alpha. Short-term trends are flat (technicals below scope), and the forecast model indicates minimal upside potential (0.27%) over the next 45 days. It is neither a momentum vehicle nor a yield trap; it is a stable, low-volatility bond fund suitable for capital preservation and income generation, but not for speculative growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.004238
MSTL0.006335
AutoARIMA0.006446
AutoETS0.006464

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 43.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.098
Excess Kurtosis -0.87

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 5.30% 5.04%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-21 0.073 0.384615
2026-03-26 0.073 0.389581
2026-02-20 0.073 0.383943
2026-01-21 0.073 0.386010
2025-12-12 0.111 0.590114
2025-11-21 0.073 0.388718
2025-10-21 0.073 0.388780
2025-09-25 0.073 0.391476
2025-08-21 0.073 0.395021
2025-07-22 0.073 0.396321
2025-06-26 0.073 0.397838
2025-05-21 0.073 0.403588
2025-04-22 0.073 0.405572
2025-03-27 0.073 0.405854
2025-02-21 0.073 0.408066
2025-01-22 0.073 0.412042
2024-12-13 0.073 0.411453
2024-11-21 0.073 0.413698
2024-10-22 0.073 0.412457
2024-09-26 0.073 0.409728
2024-08-21 0.073 0.413655
2024-07-23 0.073 0.420527
2024-06-27 0.073 0.424182
2024-05-21 0.073 0.427200
2024-04-23 0.073 0.431407
2024-03-21 0.073 0.428266
2024-02-21 0.073 0.430617
2024-01-23 0.073 0.430685
2023-12-22 0.073 0.430751
2023-11-21 0.075 0.452396
2023-10-24 0.075 0.461936
2023-09-22 0.075 0.460055
2023-08-22 0.075 0.461180
2023-07-21 0.070 0.428007
2023-06-27 0.070 0.429617
2023-05-23 0.070 0.429157
2023-04-21 0.070 0.429158
2023-03-24 0.065 0.398820
2023-02-22 0.060 0.374280
2023-01-24 0.060 0.370703
2022-12-23 0.060 0.373572
2022-11-22 0.055 0.345844
2022-10-21 0.050 0.319886
2022-09-23 0.050 0.317988
2022-08-23 0.045 0.281488
2022-07-21 0.040 0.250941
2022-06-24 0.035 0.220847
2022-05-24 0.030 0.188159
2022-04-21 0.025 0.156388
2022-03-25 0.025 0.155367
2022-02-18 0.025 0.152391
2022-01-21 0.023 0.138504
2021-12-23 0.023 0.137486
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 20.28
All Time Low 18.21
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 3,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 407,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 390,395
Average Volume 390,395
Average Volume10Days 407,650
Beta3 Year 0.45
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 6,500
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 19.005
Day Low 18.97
Dividend Yield 4.6
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.0604
Fifty Day Average Change -0.08040047
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004218194
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.5829334
Fifty Two Week High 19.33
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.35000038
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.01810659
Fifty Two Week Low 18.795
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.18499947
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.009843015
Fifty Two Week Range 18.795 - 19.33
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,637,245,800,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,637,107,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investment grade corporate debt securities. Under normal market conditions, the fund adviser seeks to construct a portfolio that has a weighted average duration of +/- one year of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate 1-5 Year Index. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in debt securities of any credit quality.
Long Name First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_718801040
Nav Price 19.06
Net Assets 1,491,948,030.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.44
Open 19.0
Pre Market Change -0.020000458
Pre Market Change Percent -0.10537649
Pre Market Price 18.96
Pre Market Time 1,776,848,309
Previous Close 19.0175
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0375004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.197189
Regular Market Day High 19.005
Regular Market Day Low 18.97
Regular Market Day Range 18.97 - 19.005
Regular Market Open 19.0
Regular Market Previous Close 19.0175
Regular Market Price 18.98
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,600
Regular Market Volume 261,824
Short Name First Trust Limited Duration In
Source Interval 15
Symbol FSIG
Three Year Average Return 0.051254902
Total Assets 1,491,948,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.2246
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.2246
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.15624
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.17624092
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009200183
Type Disp ETF
Volume 261,824
Yield 0.046
Ytd Return -0.2246