FDHCX
First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund
First Trust Series Fund

Average annual returns

Through 2025
1 year
7.01%
3 year
8.22%
5 year
4.35%
10 year
4.62%

Standardized average annual total returns (before tax), from calendar-year returns; recent years derived from N-PORT monthly data.

Calendar-year returns

Risk statistics

81 months through April 30, 2026
Volatility (ann.)
2.73%
Sharpe
2.28
Sortino
6.38
Max drawdown
-9.97%
Best month
3.98%
Worst month
-8.52%
Beta vs VBTLX
0.29
Correlation
0.60

Derived from N-PORT monthly total returns; distinct from the prospectus returns above.

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