FAAR

First Trust$33.88+0.24 (+0.71%)
AUM $170.1MER 0.97%NAV $33.68Holdings 37

Price Chart

Key Statistics

Previous Close

$33.64

Day Range

$33.72$33.88

52-Week Range

$25.68$33.89

Avg Volume

33.1K

Dividend Yield

9.67%

Expense Ratio

0.97%

AUM

$170.1M

Shares Outstanding

3.7M

ETF Grades

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Sector Breakdown

SectorWeight %
Financial Services100.00%

Country Allocation

CountryWeight %
Other100.00%

Fund Information

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 $170.1M 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 76.4% of the fund

RankSymbolNameWeight %SharesMarket Value
1$USDUS Dollar32.23%0$96.7M
2GCJ6GOLD 100 OZ FUTR Apr265.70%0$17.1M
3KCK6COFFEE 'C' FUTURE May265.64%0$16.9M
4—U.S. Treasury Note, 0.75%, due 03/31/20265.33%0$16.0M
5—U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/12/20265.00%0$15.0M
6—U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 04/30/20264.98%0$14.9M
7—U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 05/14/20264.97%0$14.9M
8SMK6SOYBEAN MEAL FUTR May264.62%0$13.8M
9FCJ6CATTLE FEEDER FUT Apr264.01%0$12.0M
10COM6BRENT CRUDE FUTR Jun263.93%0$11.8M
11XBK6GASOLINE RBOB FUT May263.90%0$11.7M
12—U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 04/16/20263.32%0$10.0M
13LXM6LME ZINC FUTURE Jun263.12%0$9.3M
14SIK6SILVER FUTURE May262.57%0$7.7M
15NGK26NATURAL GAS FUTR May262.56%0$7.7M

Detailed Returns

PeriodReturnETF
1D
+0.71%
1W
+0.05%
1M
+14.07%
3M
+24.69%
6M
+11.52%
YTD
+24.60%
1Y
+17.76%
3Y
+12.07%
5Y
+16.62%

Moving Averages

20-Day MA

$31.94

Above 20-Day MA
50-Day MA

$29.96

Above 50-Day MA
200-Day MA

$29.38

Above 200-Day MA

Price with Moving Averages

Support & Resistance

52-Week High

$33.89

Current Price

$33.88

52-Week Low

$25.68

$25.68$33.89

Current Yield

9.67%

Annual Dividend

$3.1530

Frequency

4x/year

Last Ex-Date

Dec 16, 2025

Dividend History

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

Dividend Payments Over Time

Category Comparison

MetricFAARFinancial Services(781 ETFs)Active(633 ETFs)
Fund Info
Expense Ratio0.97%0.67%0.80%
AUM$170.1M$3.06B$313.3M
Dividend Yield9.67%4.64%6.78%
Avg Volume33.1K1.2M168.9K
Holdings3727985
Performance
1-Month Return+13.27%-4.46%-2.25%
6-Month Return+11.87%-0.45%-3.66%
YTD Return+24.13%-0.65%-1.41%
1-Year Return+18.76%+10.70%+5.10%

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