First Trust Advisors L.P. > First Trust Series Fund
First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund
$110.51M
Avg Monthly Net Assets
$76.89M
Total Assets
$3.21M
Total Liabilities
$73.68M
Net Assets
First Trust Short Duration High Income Fund is a Mutual Fund in First Trust Series Fund
from First Trust Advisors L.P.,
based in Illinois,
United States of America.
The fund has three share classes
and monthly net assets of $110.51M.
On September 24th, 2024 it reported 160 holdings, the largest
being Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio (6.3%), SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC (3.2%) and 1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN (2.7%).
Data provided by Fincoded.
Share Classes
| Name | Class/Contract ID | Ticker | Monthly Returns (2 years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | C000118178 | FDHAX | |
| Class C | C000121471 | FDHCX | |
| Class I | C000121472 | FDHIX |
Holdings
From latest NPORT-P, filed September 24th, 2024 for period ending July 31st, 2024.
Historic holdings data available from Fincoded.
| Name | Profile | Category | Country | Value $USD | # Shares | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc (1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN) | Long | Debt | CA | $2M | – | 2.67 |
| 1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance Inc (1011778 BC / NEW RED FIN) | Long | Debt | CA | $35K | – | 0.05 |
| Advanced Drainage Systems Inc | Long | Debt | US | $359K | – | 0.49 |
| AHP Health Partners Inc | Long | Loan | US | $166K | – | 0.23 |
| Akorn Operating Company LLC | Long | Equity-common | US | $2K | 27K | 0.00 |
| ALLIANT HOLDINGS INTERMEDI (Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $841K | – | 1.14 |
| Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer (ALLIANT HOLD / CO-ISSUER) | Long | Debt | US | $850K | – | 1.15 |
| Allied Universal Holdco LLC | Long | Debt | US | $110K | – | 0.15 |
| Alteryx Inc | Long | Debt | US | $547K | – | 0.74 |
| Altice France SA/France (Numericable U.S. LLC) | Long | Loan | FR | $898K | – | 1.22 |
| Altice France SA/France (Numericable U.S. LLC) | Long | Loan | FR | $210K | – | 0.29 |
| Amer Sports Co (AMER SPORTS COMPANY) | Long | Debt | US | $90K | – | 0.12 |
| American Builders & Contractors Supply Co Inc (ABC SUPPLY CO INC) | Long | Debt | US | $86K | – | 0.12 |
| AmWINS Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $983K | – | 1.33 |
| AmWINS Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $203K | – | 0.28 |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co | Long | Debt | US | $182K | – | 0.25 |
| Ascensus Holdings Inc (Mercury Borrower Inc) | Long | Loan | US | $159K | – | 0.22 |
| AssuredPartners Inc | Long | Debt | US | $286K | – | 0.39 |
| AthenaHealth Group Inc | Long | Loan | US | $976K | – | 1.32 |
| Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC / Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings Finance (BALDWIN INSUR GRP/FIN) | Long | Debt | US | $144K | – | 0.20 |
| Berry Global Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 2.02 |
| BOOST NEWCO BORROWER LLC | Long | Loan | US | $158K | – | 0.21 |
| Brink's Co/The | Long | Debt | US | $72K | – | 0.10 |
| Brink's Co/The | Long | Debt | US | $72K | – | 0.10 |
| Builders FirstSource Inc | Long | Debt | US | $323K | – | 0.44 |
| CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp (CCO HLDGS LLC/CAP CORP) | Long | Debt | US | $422K | – | 0.57 |
| CENTRAL PARENT INC (Central Parent LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $247K | – | 0.33 |
| Chariot Buyer LLC | Long | Loan | US | $273K | – | 0.37 |
| Charles River Laboratories International Inc | Long | Debt | US | $206K | – | 0.28 |
| Clarios Global LP / Clarios US Finance Co (CLARIOS GLOBAL LP/US FIN) | Long | Debt | $1M | – | 1.65 | |
| Clarivate Science Holdings Corp (CLARIV SCI HLD CORP) | Long | Debt | US | $473K | – | 0.64 |
| Concentra Escrow Issuer Corp | Long | Debt | US | $35K | – | 0.05 |
| ConnectWise LLC (Connectwise, LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $120K | – | 0.16 |
| COTIVITI INC | Long | Loan | US | $869K | – | 1.18 |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $86K | – | 0.12 |
| CSC Holdings LLC | Long | Debt | US | $587K | – | 0.80 |
| CSC Holdings LLC | Long | Debt | US | $181K | – | 0.25 |
| CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings Inc | Long | Loan | US | $252K | – | 0.34 |
| Dun & Bradstreet Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $40K | – | 0.05 |
| EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CENTER LLC/THE (Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC (The)) | Long | Loan | US | $767K | – | 1.04 |
| EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES CENTER LLC/THE (Edelman Financial Engines Center LLC (The)) | Long | Loan | US | $496K | – | 0.67 |
| Elastic NV | Long | Debt | NL | $499K | – | 0.68 |
| Electron Bidco Inc (Electron Bidco Inc.) | Long | Loan | US | $217K | – | 0.29 |
| EMRLD Borrower LP / Emerald Co-Issuer Inc (EMRLD BOR / EMRLD CO-ISS) | Long | Debt | US | $140K | – | 0.19 |
| Energizer Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $746K | – | 1.01 |
| ENSEMBLE RCM LLC | Long | Loan | US | $309K | – | 0.42 |
| EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP (Epicor Software Corporation) | Long | Loan | US | $842K | – | 1.14 |
| EPICOR SOFTWARE CORP (Epicor Software Corporation) | Long | Loan | US | $99K | – | 0.13 |
| FERTITTA ENTERTAINMENT L (Fertitta Entertainment LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $466K | – | 0.63 |
| Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co Inc | Long | Debt | US | $328K | – | 0.44 |
| Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co Inc | Long | Debt | US | $47K | – | 0.06 |
| Fiesta Purchaser Inc | Long | Debt | US | $187K | – | 0.25 |
| Filtration Group Corp (Filtration Group Corporation) | Long | Loan | US | $408K | – | 0.55 |
| FirstCash Inc | Long | Debt | US | $850K | – | 1.15 |
| Flutter Treasury Designated Activity Co (FLUTTER TREASURY DAC) | Long | Debt | IE | $16K | – | 0.02 |
| Gainwell Acquisition Corp | Long | Loan | US | $1M | – | 1.94 |
| Garda World Security Corp | Long | Debt | CA | $516K | – | 0.70 |
| GARDA WORLD SECURITY CORP (Garda Financing Delaware G.P.) | Long | Loan | CA | $500K | – | 0.68 |
| Gates Corp/DE (GATES CORPORATION/DE) | Long | Debt | US | $17K | – | 0.02 |
| Genesee & Wyoming Inc | Long | Debt | US | $304K | – | 0.41 |
| GENESYS CLOUD SERVICES HOLDINGS II LLC (Genesys Cloud Services Holdings II LLC (f/k/a Greeneden US Holdings II LLC)) | Long | Loan | US | $758K | – | 1.03 |
| GFL Environmental Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $348K | – | 0.47 |
| Go Daddy Operating Co LLC / GD Finance Co Inc (GO DADDY OPCO/FINCO) | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 2.47 |
| Go Daddy Operating Co LLC / GD Finance Co Inc (GO DADDY OPCO/FINCO) | Long | Debt | US | $153K | – | 0.21 |
| GoTo Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $153K | – | 0.21 |
| GoTo Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $73K | – | 0.10 |
| GOTO GROUP INC | Long | Loan | US | $600K | – | 0.81 |
| GOTO GROUP INC | Long | Loan | US | $246K | – | 0.33 |
| Graham Packaging Co Inc (GRAHAM PACKAGING/GPC CAP) | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 1.44 |
| GRAHAM PACKAGING CO INC (Graham Packaging Company Inc) | Long | Loan | US | $71K | – | 0.10 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Long | Debt | US | $146K | – | 0.20 |
| Graphic Packaging International LLC | Long | Debt | US | $110K | – | 0.15 |
| GTCR AP Finance Inc | Long | Debt | US | $136K | – | 0.18 |
| HealthEquity Inc | Long | Debt | US | $12K | – | 0.02 |
| Herc Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $362K | – | 0.49 |
| Hillenbrand Inc | Long | Debt | US | $319K | – | 0.43 |
| HOWDEN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | Long | Loan | GB | $33K | – | 0.05 |
| HUB International Ltd | Long | Debt | US | $643K | – | 0.87 |
| HUB International Ltd | Long | Debt | US | $129K | – | 0.18 |
| Hunter Douglas Inc (Hunter Douglas Holding BV) | Long | Loan | US | $99K | – | 0.13 |
| IDERA INC (Flash Charm Inc (fka Idera Inc)) | Long | Loan | US | $75K | – | 0.10 |
| iHeartCommunications Inc | Long | Debt | US | $386K | – | 0.52 |
| iHeartCommunications Inc | Long | Debt | US | $322K | – | 0.44 |
| IQVIA Inc | Long | Debt | US | $192K | – | 0.26 |
| IRB HOLDING CORP | Long | Loan | US | $1M | – | 1.38 |
| LABL Inc | Long | Loan | US | $642K | – | 0.87 |
| LABL Inc | Long | Debt | US | $244K | – | 0.33 |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LAMB WESTON HLD) | Long | Debt | US | $285K | – | 0.39 |
| LEIA FINCO US LLC | Long | Loan | US | $680K | – | 0.92 |
| Level 3 Financing Inc | Long | Debt | US | $580K | – | 0.79 |
| MARCEL BIDCO LLC | Long | Loan | US | $103K | – | 0.14 |
| Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp | Long | Debt | US | $238K | – | 0.32 |
| MAVIS TIRE EXPRESS SERVICES TOPCO CORP | Long | Loan | US | $427K | – | 0.58 |
| MCAFEE CORP | Long | Loan | US | $691K | – | 0.94 |
| Medline Borrower LP | Long | Debt | US | $242K | – | 0.33 |
| Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer Inc (MEDLINE BORROWER/MEDL CO) | Long | Debt | US | $99K | – | 0.13 |
| MH Sub I LLC | Long | Loan | US | $950K | – | 1.29 |
| MH SUB I LLC | Long | Loan | US | $453K | – | 0.61 |
| Molina Healthcare Inc | Long | Debt | US | $340K | – | 0.46 |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio | Long | Short-term investment vehicle | US | $5M | 5M | 6.25 |
| N-ABLE INTERNATIONAL HO (N-Able International Holdings II LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $132K | – | 0.18 |
| New Millennium Corp Claim | Long | Equity-common | US | $0.01 | 1 | 0.00 |
| New Millennium Lender Claim | Long | Equity-common | US | $0.01 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Nexstar Media Inc | Long | Debt | US | $598K | – | 0.81 |
| ONEDIGITAL BORROWER LLC | Long | Loan | US | $795K | – | 1.08 |
| ONEDIGITAL BORROWER LLC | Long | Loan | US | $602K | – | 0.82 |
| Open Text Corp | Long | Debt | CA | $1M | – | 1.41 |
| Open Text Corp | Long | Debt | CA | $952K | – | 1.29 |
| Oracle Corp | Long | Debt | US | $266K | – | 0.36 |
| Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 1.36 |
| PACTIV EVERGREEN GROUP HOLDINGS INC (Pactiv Evergreen Group Holdings Inc.) | Long | Loan | US | $313K | – | 0.42 |
| Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Inc/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC | Long | Debt | US | $267K | – | 0.36 |
| Panther Escrow Issuer LLC | Long | Debt | US | $571K | – | 0.77 |
| Paysafe Finance PLC / Paysafe Holdings US Corp (PAYSAFE FIN PLC/PAYSAFE) | Long | Debt | $200K | – | 0.27 | |
| Petco Health & Wellness Co Inc (Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc) | Long | Loan | US | $456K | – | 0.62 |
| PHOENIX NEWCO INC (Parexel International Inc (f/k/a Phoenix Newco Inc)) | Long | Loan | US | $472K | – | 0.64 |
| Post Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 1.93 |
| PROAMPAC PG BORROWER LLC | Long | Loan | US | $146K | – | 0.20 |
| PROJECT ALPHA INTERMEDIATE HOLDING INC | Long | Loan | US | $103K | – | 0.14 |
| PROJECT BOOST PURCHASER (Project Boost Purchaser LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $144K | – | 0.20 |
| Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp | Long | Loan | US | $992K | – | 1.35 |
| PROJECT RUBY ULTIMATE PARENT CORP | Long | Loan | US | $193K | – | 0.26 |
| Radiate Holdco LLC | Long | Loan | US | $306K | – | 0.41 |
| Radiate Holdco LLC / Radiate Finance Inc (RADIATE HOLDCO / FINANCE) | Long | Debt | US | $185K | – | 0.25 |
| RingCentral Inc | Long | Debt | US | $240K | – | 0.33 |
| SEDGWICK CMS INC | Long | Loan | US | $777K | – | 1.05 |
| Sinclair Television Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $49K | – | 0.07 |
| Sirius XM Radio Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 1.49 |
| Six Flags Entertainment Corp / Six Flags Theme Parks Inc (SIX FLAGS ENTER / THEME) | Long | Debt | US | $44K | – | 0.06 |
| SOLARWINDS HOLDINGS INC | Long | Loan | US | $1M | – | 1.59 |
| SS&C Technologies Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 3.19 |
| Standard Industries Inc/NJ (STANDARD INDUSTR INC/NJ) | Long | Debt | US | $67K | – | 0.09 |
| Star Parent Inc | Long | Debt | US | $68K | – | 0.09 |
| TEGNA Inc | Long | Debt | US | $461K | – | 0.63 |
| TK ELEVATOR US NEWCO INC (TK Elevator Midco Gmbh) | Long | Loan | US | $433K | – | 0.59 |
| TransDigm Inc | Long | Debt | US | $295K | – | 0.40 |
| TransDigm Inc | Long | Debt | US | $200K | – | 0.27 |
| TransDigm Inc | Long | Debt | US | $113K | – | 0.15 |
| TriNet Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $229K | – | 0.31 |
| Trivium Packaging Finance BV | Long | Debt | NL | $500K | – | 0.68 |
| TRUIST INSURANCE HOLDING (Truist Insurance Holdings, LLC) | Long | Loan | US | $280K | – | 0.38 |
| UKG Inc | Long | Debt | US | $684K | – | 0.93 |
| UKG INC | Long | Loan | US | $553K | – | 0.75 |
| United Rentals North America Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 2.07 |
| US Foods Inc | Long | Debt | US | $331K | – | 0.45 |
| USI INC/NY | Long | Loan | US | $654K | – | 0.89 |
| Vail Resorts Inc | Long | Debt | US | $108K | – | 0.15 |
| Verde Purchaser LLC | Long | Debt | US | $115K | – | 0.16 |
| VERDE PURCHASER LLC | Long | Loan | US | $141K | – | 0.19 |
| VeriFone Systems Inc | Long | Loan | US | $424K | – | 0.58 |
| VETSTRATEGY CANADA HOLD (VetStrategy Canada Holdings) | Long | Loan | CA | $208K | – | 0.28 |
| VICI Properties LP | Long | Debt | US | $452K | – | 0.61 |
| VICI Properties LP / VICI Note Co Inc (VICI PROPERTIES / NOTE) | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 1.37 |
| Wand NewCo 3 Inc | Long | Debt | US | $706K | – | 0.96 |
| Waste Pro USA Inc | Long | Debt | US | $496K | – | 0.67 |
| WAYSTAR TECHNOLOGIES INC | Long | Loan | US | $531K | – | 0.72 |
| Wrangler Holdco Corp | Long | Debt | US | $70K | – | 0.10 |
| Zayo Group Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $360K | – | 0.49 |
| Zayo Group Holdings Inc | Long | Loan | US | $219K | – | 0.30 |
| ZipRecruiter Inc | Long | Debt | US | $241K | – | 0.33 |
Address
First Trust Series Fund
120 East Liberty Drive
Suite 400
Wheaton
Illinois
60187
United States of America
Websites
Directors
Robert F. Keith
Niel B. Nielson
Richard E. Erickson
Denise M. Keefe
Thomas R. Kadlec
James A. Bowen
Bronwyn Wright
Transfer Agents
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Pricing Services
ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC
Bloomberg L.P.
Refinitiv, LLC
Custodians
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
The Bank of New York Mellon
Shareholder Servicing Agents
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Admins
The Bank of New York Mellon
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Brokers
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated