LALT

First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETFFirst Trust
$25.02+0.10 (+0.39%)Close
AUM$45.9M
Expense Ratio1.18%
NAV$24.81
Holdings9
InceptionJan 31, 2023

Price Chart

Key Statistics

Previous Close

$24.92

Day Range

$25.00$25.03

52-Week Range

$20.05$24.92

Avg Volume

17.6K

Dividend Yield

1.88%

Expense Ratio

1.18%

AUM

$45.9M

Shares Outstanding

969.0K

Sector Breakdown

SectorWeight %
Financial Services29.83%
Technology26.20%
Communication Services9.02%
Consumer Cyclical9.01%
Healthcare8.38%
Industrials6.98%
Consumer Defensive4.17%
Basic Materials2.23%
Energy1.94%
Utilities1.22%
Real Estate1.01%
Cash & Others0.01%

Country Allocation

CountryWeight %
United States99.89%
Other0.11%

Fund Information

Subcategory
S&P 500
Inception Date
Jan 31, 2023
Exchange
NYSE_ARCA
Description
The First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF's (the "Fund") investment objective is long-term total return. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets amongst a variety of alternative asset categories and strategies in an effort to provide lower correlation and diversifying risk exposures compared to traditional equity and fixed income benchmarks (e.g., the S&P 500 Index or Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index) over various market cycles.

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The First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (LALT) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Jan 31, 2023. It currently manages $45.9M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 1.18%. The fund holds 9 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Financial Services category.

Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund

RankSymbolNameWeight %SharesMarket Value
1FAARFirst Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF23.96%333,552$11.0M
2FMFFirst Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund21.25%192,701$9.8M
3FTLSFirst Trust Long/Short Equity ETF18.14%117,989$8.3M
4LMBSFirst Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF9.67%88,399$4.4M
5IAUiShares Gold Trust8.82%41,399$4.1M
6IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF6.89%32,790$3.2M
7FTGCFirst Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund6.57%108,605$3.0M
8MARBFirst Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF4.59%101,963$2.1M
9$USDUS Dollar0.11%0$50K

Detailed Returns

PeriodReturnETFCat. Avgvs Avg
1D
+0.39%
1W
+1.04%
1M
+4.30%
3M
+9.86%
6M
+10.54%
YTD
+9.21%
1Y
+18.56%
3Y
+25.43%
5Y
+24.55%

Moving Averages

20-Day MA

$24.28

Above 20-Day MA
50-Day MA

$23.75

Above 50-Day MA
200-Day MA

$22.52

Above 200-Day MA

Price with Moving Averages

Support & Resistance

52-Week High

$24.92

Current Price

$25.02

52-Week Low

$20.05

$20.05$24.92

Current Yield

1.88%

Annual Dividend

$0.8206

Frequency

4x/year

Last Ex-Date

Dec 12, 2025

Dividend History

Ex-DateAmountPay Date
Dec 12, 2025$0.3239Dec 31, 2025
Jun 26, 2025$0.0817Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.0577Mar 31, 2025
Dec 13, 2024$0.3573Dec 31, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.0752Jun 28, 2024
Dec 22, 2023$0.3891Dec 29, 2023
Jun 27, 2023$0.0924Jun 30, 2023
Dec 24, 2018$0.0317Dec 31, 2018
Dec 18, 2017$0.0960Dec 29, 2017
Dec 16, 2016$0.3450Dec 30, 2016

Dividend Payments Over Time

Category Comparison

MetricLALTFinancial Services(780 ETFs)S&P 500(415 ETFs)
Fund Info
Expense Ratio1.18%0.67%0.74%
AUM$45.9M$3.06B$9.52B
Dividend Yield1.88%4.52%3.76%
Avg Volume17.6K1.4M1.3M
Holdings927790
Performance
1-Month Return+3.84%-3.78%-1.49%
6-Month Return+11.81%+3.45%+2.47%
YTD Return+9.36%+1.56%+0.16%
1-Year Return+19.53%+16.03%+12.68%

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