FAAR

First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETFFirst Trust

$33.79+0.31 (+0.93%)Live

AUM$165.2M

Expense Ratio0.97%

NAV$32.72

Holdings37

InceptionMay 18, 2016

Price Chart

Key Statistics

Previous Close

$33.48

Day Range

$33.64$33.89

52-Week Range

$25.68$33.48

Avg Volume

22.7K

Dividend Yield

9.67%

Expense Ratio

0.97%

AUM

$165.2M

Shares Outstanding

3.7M

Sector Breakdown

Sector	Weight %
Financial Services	100.00%

Country Allocation

Country	Weight %
Other	100.00%

Fund Information

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Financial Services
Subcategory: Financial Services
Inception Date: May 18, 2016
Exchange: NASDAQ
Description: The First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investors with long-term total return.

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The First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on May 18, 2016. It currently manages $165.2M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.97%. The fund holds 37 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Financial Services category.

Top 10 holdings represent 77.3% of the fund

Rank	Symbol	Name	Weight %	Market Value
1	$USD	US Dollar	31.47%	$94.3M
2	XBK6	GASOLINE RBOB FUT May26	5.67%	$17.0M
3	COM6	BRENT CRUDE FUTR Jun26	5.63%	$16.9M
4	KCK6	COFFEE 'C' FUTURE May26	5.51%	$16.5M
5	—	U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%, due 03/31/2026	5.33%	$16.0M
6	—	U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/12/2026	5.00%	$15.0M
7	—	U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 04/30/2026	4.98%	$14.9M
8	—	U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 05/14/2026	4.97%	$14.9M
9	GCJ6	GOLD 100 OZ FUTR Apr26	4.55%	$13.6M
10	HOK6	NY Harb ULSD Fut May26	4.21%	$12.6M
11	FCJ6	CATTLE FEEDER FUT Apr26	3.91%	$11.7M
12	QSJ6	Low Su Gasoil G Apr26	3.38%	$10.1M
13	—	U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 04/16/2026	3.33%	$10.0M
14	SMK6	SOYBEAN MEAL FUTR May26	3.31%	$9.9M
15	LXM6	LME ZINC FUTURE Jun26	3.27%	$9.8M

Detailed Returns

Period	ETF	Cat. Avg
1D	+0.93%	—
1W	+4.32%	—
1M	+13.95%	—
3M	+12.16%	—
6M	+9.74%	—
YTD	+23.13%	—
1Y	+17.89%	—
3Y	+10.75%	—
5Y	+13.78%	—

Moving Averages

20-Day MA

$30.83

Above 20-Day MA

50-Day MA

$29.25

Above 50-Day MA

200-Day MA

$29.20

Above 200-Day MA

Price with Moving Averages

Support & Resistance

52-Week High

$33.48

Current Price

$33.79

52-Week Low

$25.68

$25.68$33.48

Current Yield

9.67%

Annual Dividend

$3.1530

Frequency

4x/year

Last Ex-Date

Dec 16, 2025

Dividend History

Ex-Date	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 16, 2025	$2.6485	Dec 31, 2025
Sep 25, 2025	$0.1759	Sep 30, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.1753	Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025	$0.1533	Mar 31, 2025
Dec 17, 2024	$0.3264	Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024	$0.2010	Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024	$0.2352	Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024	$0.2032	Mar 28, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$0.2566	Dec 29, 2023
Sep 22, 2023	$0.2297	Sep 29, 2023
Jun 27, 2023	$0.2293	Jun 30, 2023
Mar 24, 2023	$0.1588	Mar 31, 2023
Dec 15, 2022	$1.7361	Dec 30, 2022
Jun 24, 2022	$0.0028	Jun 30, 2022
Dec 23, 2021	$1.8614	Dec 31, 2021
Jun 24, 2021	$0.0054	Jun 30, 2021
Dec 24, 2020	$0.8214	Dec 31, 2020
Jun 25, 2020	$0.0092	Jun 30, 2020
Dec 13, 2019	$0.2647	Dec 31, 2019
Dec 18, 2018	$0.1407	Dec 31, 2018

Dividend Payments Over Time

Category Comparison

Metric	FAAR	Financial Services(780 ETFs)	Financial Services(113 ETFs)
Fund Info
Expense Ratio	0.97%	0.67%	1.09%
AUM	$165.2M	$3.06B	$1.01B
Dividend Yield	9.67%	4.52%	6.34%
Avg Volume	22.7K	1.4M	978.2K
Holdings	37	277	236
Performance
1-Month Return	+13.42%	-3.78%	-3.69%
6-Month Return	+11.51%	+3.45%	+1.27%
YTD Return	+23.54%	+1.56%	+0.21%
1-Year Return	+20.39%	+16.03%	+12.68%

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