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

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As of 07/2/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:FAAR)

Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
43
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$41.94M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
31
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$22.34M
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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF Major Shareholders & Ownership History

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Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
6/3/2026Parallel Advisors LLC7,139$241K0.0%+1,222.0%0.147%
5/28/2026Maripau Wealth Management LLC7,950$268K0.1%-6.0%0.164%
5/15/2026Gateway Wealth Partners LLC75,573$2.55M0.1%+128.3%1.558%
5/13/2026Cetera Investment Advisers247,593$8.36M0.0%+9.1%5.105%
5/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP302,639$10.21M0.0%+11.0%6.240%
5/7/2026Parallel Advisors LLC7,139$241K0.0%+1,222.0%0.147%
5/6/2026Assetmark Inc.277,837$9.38M0.0%-57.2%5.729%
5/5/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp47,811$1.61M0.0%-19.2%0.986%
5/5/2026Advisors Preferred LLC7,562$255K0.0%N/A0.156%
5/5/2026BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC16,205$520K0.2%-7.4%0.334%
5/4/2026HBW Advisory Services LLC8,028$271K0.0%+7.0%0.166%
5/1/2026Simplicity Wealth LLC52,185$1.76M0.1%+19.5%1.076%
4/29/2026Richmond Investment Services LLC18,214$615K0.1%-6.0%0.376%
4/28/2026Ascentis Independent Advisors3,555$120K0.0%N/A0.073%
4/27/2026World Investment Advisors20,880$705K0.0%-1.8%0.431%
4/23/2026Apollon Wealth Management LLC6,552$221K0.0%N/A0.135%
4/22/2026Janney Montgomery Scott LLC36,140$1.22M0.0%+21.9%0.745%
4/20/2026RFG Advisory LLC120,564$4.07M0.1%+47.9%2.486%
4/17/2026Signal Advisors Wealth LLC9,179$310K0.0%-8.6%0.189%
4/16/2026Center For Asset Management LLC112,098$3.78M1.9%-7.2%2.288%
4/16/2026Balboa Wealth Partners17,866$603K0.1%+3.1%0.365%
4/16/2026Triad Wealth Partners LLC6,694$226K0.0%-62.3%0.137%
3/13/2026World Investment Advisors21,260$576K0.0%+38.3%0.438%
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV8,604$233K0.0%N/A0.177%
2/17/2026Cetera Investment Advisers226,857$6.15M0.0%+10.4%4.677%
2/17/2026GeoWealth Management LLC31,881$864K0.0%+16.8%0.657%
2/17/2026Captrust Financial Advisors83,693$2.27M0.0%-6.7%1.726%
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada3,387$91K0.0%-80.8%0.070%
2/13/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC11,695$317K0.0%+7.4%0.241%
2/13/2026CreativeOne Wealth LLC57,134$1.55M0.0%+10.5%1.178%
2/13/2026Stifel Financial Corp7,457$202K0.0%-25.1%0.154%
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP272,684$7.39M0.0%+47.5%5.622%
2/12/2026Rossby Financial LCC4,345$118K0.0%-11.1%0.090%
2/12/2026Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC45,624$1.24M0.0%+14.1%0.941%
2/12/2026Commonwealth Equity Services LLC21,501$583K0.0%-26.4%0.443%
2/11/2026Gateway Wealth Partners LLC33,101$897K0.1%+44.5%0.682%
2/11/2026Janney Montgomery Scott LLC29,656$804K0.0%+9.3%0.611%
2/11/2026LPL Financial LLC420,109$11.39M0.0%+20.4%8.662%
2/9/2026Harbour Investments Inc.5,645$153K0.0%+31.4%0.116%
2/6/2026IFP Advisors Inc43,768$1.19M0.0%+5.5%0.902%
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2/6/2026Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.8,509$231K0.0%+5.8%0.175%
2/5/2026Tucker Asset Management LLC3,729$101K0.0%N/A0.078%
2/4/2026World Investment Advisors21,260$576K0.0%+38.3%0.443%
2/3/2026RFG Advisory LLC81,505$2.21M0.0%+31.7%1.698%
2/2/2026Benjamin Edwards Inc.100,010$2.71M0.0%+39.8%2.105%
1/30/2026Simplicity Wealth LLC43,673$1.18M0.1%+46.6%0.919%
1/23/2026Assetmark Inc.648,775$17.58M0.0%+335.0%13.658%
1/23/2026HBW Advisory Services LLC7,502$203K0.0%N/A0.158%
1/22/2026Triad Wealth Partners LLC17,763$481K0.0%N/A0.374%
1/21/2026Center For Asset Management LLC120,801$3.27M1.7%N/A2.570%
1/21/2026Sound Income Strategies LLC1,109$31K0.0%N/A0.024%
1/13/2026CoreCap Advisors LLC2,205$60K0.0%+20.9%0.048%
1/13/2026Signal Advisors Wealth LLC10,041$272K0.0%+8.2%0.218%
1/5/2026Park Avenue Securities LLC14,870$403K0.0%-8.3%0.334%
12/2/2025Allworth Financial LP991$30K0.0%-52.4%0.026%
12/2/2025IFP Advisors Inc41,503$1.27M0.0%+8.4%1.107%
11/19/2025Captrust Financial Advisors89,707$2.73M0.0%-22.9%2.392%
11/17/2025Susquehanna International Group LLP12,214$372K0.0%N/A0.326%
11/17/2025Maripau Wealth Management LLC7,788$237K0.1%-4.7%0.208%
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.65,534$2.00M0.0%-1.9%1.748%
11/13/2025GeoWealth Management LLC27,297$832K0.0%+3.4%0.728%
11/13/2025PFG Advisors9,852$300K0.0%-29.9%0.263%
11/13/2025CreativeOne Wealth LLC51,697$1.58M0.0%-5.9%1.379%
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP184,812$5.63M0.0%+17.6%4.928%
11/10/2025Rossby Financial LCC4,887$148K0.0%+121.2%0.130%
11/6/2025Assetmark Inc.149,149$4.55M0.0%-12.7%3.977%
11/6/20251776 Wealth LLC8,473$258K0.1%-9.1%0.226%
11/6/2025BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC17,497$533K0.2%-30.2%0.467%
11/6/2025RFG Advisory LLC61,886$1.89M0.0%+2.7%1.650%
11/5/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.356,788$10.87M0.0%+0.8%9.514%
11/4/2025TFB Advisors LLC13,486$409K0.1%-17.6%0.360%
11/3/2025AE Wealth Management LLC19,260$587K0.0%+11.9%0.514%
10/30/2025Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.8,044$245K0.0%-58.0%0.217%
10/30/2025Simplicity Wealth LLC29,784$908K0.1%-69.1%0.805%
10/23/2025Benjamin Edwards Inc.71,522$2.18M0.0%+16.4%1.933%
10/21/2025Global Retirement Partners LLC9,016$275K0.0%+11.0%0.247%
10/15/2025Iams Wealth Management LLC17,559$535K0.2%-10.6%0.481%
10/15/2025World Investment Advisors15,374$469K0.0%+10.8%0.421%
9/4/2025Osaic Holdings Inc.114,657$3.19M0.0%+7.8%3.185%
8/27/2025Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC40,226$1.12M0.0%-6.0%1.117%
8/20/2025Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC246,012$6.77M0.8%+32.8%6.834%
8/15/2025FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc.10,112$281K0.1%+16.6%0.281%
8/15/2025Captrust Financial Advisors116,401$3.23M0.0%-10.1%3.233%
8/15/2025Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC40,226$1.12M0.0%-6.0%1.117%
8/15/2025Benjamin Edwards Inc.61,420$1.70M0.0%+48.4%1.706%
8/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.66,822$1.85M0.0%-21.8%1.856%
8/13/2025Flow Traders U.S. LLC21,805$605K0.0%N/A0.606%
8/13/2025Gateway Wealth Partners LLC23,759$659K0.1%-10.5%0.660%
8/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP157,092$4.36M0.0%-1.0%4.364%
8/12/2025Richmond Investment Services LLC19,298$536K0.1%+100.1%0.536%
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8/12/2025CreativeOne Wealth LLC54,917$1.52M0.0%+5.9%1.525%
8/12/2025Maripau Wealth Management LLC8,170$226K0.1%+11.5%0.227%
8/12/2025Global Retirement Partners LLC8,119$225K0.0%N/A0.226%
8/8/2025Cetera Investment Advisers160,640$4.46M0.0%-4.7%4.462%
8/7/2025PFG Advisors14,064$390K0.0%-22.4%0.391%
8/6/2025AE Wealth Management LLC17,207$477K0.0%-35.0%0.478%
8/4/2025Assetmark Inc.170,774$4.74M0.0%+4.7%4.744%
8/4/2025World Investment Advisors13,871$385K0.0%-53.5%0.385%
8/1/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.353,806$9.82M0.0%+1.2%9.828%
7/30/2025TFB Advisors LLC16,370$454K0.1%+25.3%0.455%


FAAR Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 81 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF. The most heavily invested institutionals were Horizon Advisory Services Inc. ($18.06M), 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), and Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC ($6.77M).Learn more on First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF's institutional investors.

Of the 65 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 ($216.05K), 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 1,488,244 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $41.94M in transactions.

Of the 31 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 ($45.79K), Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. ($26.87K), Raymond James Financial Inc. ($19.90K), World Investment Advisors ($16.35K), and Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. ($15.92K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 703,121 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $22.34M in transactions.


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This page (NASDAQ:FAAR) was last updated on 7/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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