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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) Institutional Ownership

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$31.44 +0.16 (+0.51%)
As of 09/3/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:FAAR)

Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
37
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$43.17M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
24
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$19.15M
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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF Major Shareholders & Ownership History

Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
8/21/2026 Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC297,893$94K0.0%N/A4.844%
7/7/2026 CoreCap Advisors LLC3,419$108K0.0%+18.2%0.061%
6/3/2026 Parallel Advisors LLC7,139$241K0.0%+1,222.0%0.147%
5/28/2026 Maripau Wealth Management LLC7,950$268K0.1%-6.0%0.164%
5/15/2026 Gateway Wealth Partners LLC75,573$2.55M0.1%+128.3%1.558%
5/13/2026 Cetera Investment Advisers247,593$8.36M0.0%+9.1%5.105%
5/13/2026 First Trust Advisors LP302,639$10.21M0.0%+11.0%6.240%
5/7/2026 Parallel Advisors LLC7,139$241K0.0%+1,222.0%0.147%
5/6/2026 Assetmark Inc.277,837$9.38M0.0%-57.2%5.729%
5/5/2026 Bank of New York Mellon Corp47,811$1.61M0.0%-19.2%0.986%
5/5/2026 Advisors Preferred LLC7,562$255K0.0%N/A0.156%
5/5/2026 BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC16,205$520K0.2%-7.4%0.334%
5/4/2026 HBW Advisory Services LLC8,028$271K0.0%+7.0%0.166%
5/1/2026 Simplicity Wealth LLC52,185$1.76M0.1%+19.5%1.076%
4/29/2026 Richmond Investment Services LLC18,214$615K0.1%-6.0%0.376%
4/28/2026 Ascentis Independent Advisors3,555$120K0.0%N/A0.073%
4/27/2026 World Investment Advisors20,880$705K0.0%-1.8%0.431%
4/23/2026 Apollon Wealth Management LLC6,552$221K0.0%N/A0.135%
4/22/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC36,140$1.22M0.0%+21.9%0.745%
4/20/2026 RFG Advisory LLC120,564$4.07M0.1%+47.9%2.486%
4/17/2026 Signal Advisors Wealth LLC9,179$310K0.0%-8.6%0.189%
4/16/2026 Center For Asset Management LLC112,098$3.78M1.9%-7.2%2.288%
4/16/2026 Balboa Wealth Partners17,866$603K0.1%+3.1%0.365%
4/16/2026 Triad Wealth Partners LLC6,694$226K0.0%-62.3%0.137%
3/13/2026 World Investment Advisors21,260$576K0.0%+38.3%0.438%
2/18/2026 Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV8,604$233K0.0%N/A0.177%
2/17/2026 Cetera Investment Advisers226,857$6.15M0.0%+10.4%4.677%
2/17/2026 GeoWealth Management LLC31,881$864K0.0%+16.8%0.657%
2/17/2026 Captrust Financial Advisors83,693$2.27M0.0%-6.7%1.726%
2/17/2026 Royal Bank of Canada3,387$91K0.0%-80.8%0.070%
2/13/2026 Kestra Advisory Services LLC11,695$317K0.0%+7.4%0.241%
2/13/2026 CreativeOne Wealth LLC57,134$1.55M0.0%+10.5%1.178%
2/13/2026 Stifel Financial Corp7,457$202K0.0%-25.1%0.154%
2/13/2026 First Trust Advisors LP272,684$7.39M0.0%+47.5%5.622%
2/12/2026 Rossby Financial LCC4,345$118K0.0%-11.1%0.090%
2/12/2026 Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC45,624$1.24M0.0%+14.1%0.941%
2/12/2026 Commonwealth Equity Services LLC21,501$583K0.0%-26.4%0.443%
2/11/2026 Gateway Wealth Partners LLC33,101$897K0.1%+44.5%0.682%
2/11/2026 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC29,656$804K0.0%+9.3%0.611%
2/11/2026 LPL Financial LLC420,109$11.39M0.0%+20.4%8.662%
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2/9/2026 Harbour Investments Inc.5,645$153K0.0%+31.4%0.116%
2/6/2026 IFP Advisors Inc43,768$1.19M0.0%+5.5%0.902%
2/6/2026 Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.8,509$231K0.0%+5.8%0.175%
2/5/2026 Tucker Asset Management LLC3,729$101K0.0%N/A0.078%
2/4/2026 World Investment Advisors21,260$576K0.0%+38.3%0.443%
2/3/2026 RFG Advisory LLC81,505$2.21M0.0%+31.7%1.698%
2/2/2026 Benjamin Edwards Inc.100,010$2.71M0.0%+39.8%2.105%
1/30/2026 Simplicity Wealth LLC43,673$1.18M0.1%+46.6%0.919%
1/23/2026 Assetmark Inc.648,775$17.58M0.0%+335.0%13.658%
1/23/2026 HBW Advisory Services LLC7,502$203K0.0%N/A0.158%
1/22/2026 Triad Wealth Partners LLC17,763$481K0.0%N/A0.374%
1/21/2026 Center For Asset Management LLC120,801$3.27M1.7%N/A2.570%
1/21/2026 Sound Income Strategies LLC1,109$31K0.0%N/A0.024%
1/13/2026 CoreCap Advisors LLC2,205$60K0.0%+20.9%0.048%
1/13/2026 Signal Advisors Wealth LLC10,041$272K0.0%+8.2%0.218%
1/5/2026 Park Avenue Securities LLC14,870$403K0.0%-8.3%0.334%
12/2/2025 Allworth Financial LP991$30K0.0%-52.4%0.026%
12/2/2025 IFP Advisors Inc41,503$1.27M0.0%+8.4%1.107%
11/19/2025 Captrust Financial Advisors89,707$2.73M0.0%-22.9%2.392%
11/17/2025 Susquehanna International Group LLP12,214$372K0.0%N/A0.326%
11/17/2025 Maripau Wealth Management LLC7,788$237K0.1%-4.7%0.208%
11/14/2025 Raymond James Financial Inc.65,534$2.00M0.0%-1.9%1.748%
11/13/2025 GeoWealth Management LLC27,297$832K0.0%+3.4%0.728%
11/13/2025 PFG Advisors9,852$300K0.0%-29.9%0.263%
11/13/2025 CreativeOne Wealth LLC51,697$1.58M0.0%-5.9%1.379%
11/13/2025 First Trust Advisors LP184,812$5.63M0.0%+17.6%4.928%
11/10/2025 Rossby Financial LCC4,887$148K0.0%+121.2%0.130%
11/6/2025 Assetmark Inc.149,149$4.55M0.0%-12.7%3.977%
11/6/2025 1776 Wealth LLC8,473$258K0.1%-9.1%0.226%
11/6/2025 BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC17,497$533K0.2%-30.2%0.467%
11/6/2025 RFG Advisory LLC61,886$1.89M0.0%+2.7%1.650%
11/5/2025 Envestnet Asset Management Inc.356,788$10.87M0.0%+0.8%9.514%
11/4/2025 TFB Advisors LLC13,486$409K0.1%-17.6%0.360%
11/3/2025 AE Wealth Management LLC19,260$587K0.0%+11.9%0.514%
10/30/2025 Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.8,044$245K0.0%-58.0%0.217%
10/30/2025 Simplicity Wealth LLC29,784$908K0.1%-69.1%0.805%
10/23/2025 Benjamin Edwards Inc.71,522$2.18M0.0%+16.4%1.933%
10/21/2025 Global Retirement Partners LLC9,016$275K0.0%+11.0%0.247%
10/15/2025 Iams Wealth Management LLC17,559$535K0.2%-10.6%0.481%
10/15/2025 World Investment Advisors15,374$469K0.0%+10.8%0.421%
9/4/2025 Osaic Holdings Inc.114,657$3.19M0.0%+7.8%3.185%
8/27/2025 Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC40,226$1.12M0.0%-6.0%1.117%
8/20/2025 Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC246,012$6.77M0.8%+32.8%6.834%
8/15/2025 FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc.10,112$281K0.1%+16.6%0.281%
8/15/2025 Captrust Financial Advisors116,401$3.23M0.0%-10.1%3.233%
8/15/2025 Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC40,226$1.12M0.0%-6.0%1.117%
8/15/2025 Benjamin Edwards Inc.61,420$1.70M0.0%+48.4%1.706%
8/14/2025 Raymond James Financial Inc.66,822$1.85M0.0%-21.8%1.856%
8/13/2025 Flow Traders U.S. LLC21,805$605K0.0%N/A0.606%
8/13/2025 Gateway Wealth Partners LLC23,759$659K0.1%-10.5%0.660%
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8/13/2025 First Trust Advisors LP157,092$4.36M0.0%-1.0%4.364%
8/12/2025 Richmond Investment Services LLC19,298$536K0.1%+100.1%0.536%
8/12/2025 CreativeOne Wealth LLC54,917$1.52M0.0%+5.9%1.525%
8/12/2025 Maripau Wealth Management LLC8,170$226K0.1%+11.5%0.227%
8/12/2025 Global Retirement Partners LLC8,119$225K0.0%N/A0.226%
8/8/2025 Cetera Investment Advisers160,640$4.46M0.0%-4.7%4.462%
8/7/2025 PFG Advisors14,064$390K0.0%-22.4%0.391%
8/6/2025 AE Wealth Management LLC17,207$477K0.0%-35.0%0.478%
8/4/2025 Assetmark Inc.170,774$4.74M0.0%+4.7%4.744%
8/4/2025 World Investment Advisors13,871$385K0.0%-53.5%0.385%


FAAR Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 76 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF. The most heavily invested institutionals were LPL Financial LLC ($11.39M), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. ($10.87M), First Trust Advisors LP ($10.21M), Assetmark Inc. ($9.38M), Cetera Investment Advisers ($8.36M), RFG Advisory LLC ($4.07M), and Center For Asset Management LLC ($3.78M).Learn more on First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF's institutional investors.

Of the 60 institutional investors that purchased First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Assetmark Inc. ($621.77K), Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC ($513.94K), First Trust Advisors LP ($169.58K), Raymond James Financial Inc. ($168.76K), Center For Asset Management LLC ($120.80K), Simplicity Wealth LLC ($118.79K), and RFG Advisory LLC ($112.33K).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 1,491,163 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $43.17M in transactions.

Of the 24 institutional investors that sold First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Assetmark Inc. ($392.56K), Simplicity Wealth LLC ($66.60K), Captrust Financial Advisors ($32.71K), Royal Bank of Canada ($14.24K), Bank of New York Mellon Corp ($11.39K), Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. ($11.11K), and Triad Wealth Partners LLC ($11.07K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 588,262 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $19.15M in transactions.



Institutional ownership data for NASDAQ:FAAR is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 8/21/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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