Who owns First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF?
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Institutional ownership of FAAR from SEC Form 13F filings across 64 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 64 institutions disclosed 4.6M shares of First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF worth $135.1M — about 70.7% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
64
13F holders
$135.1M
value, 2026 filers
70.7%
of shares outstanding (4.6M sh)
8
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of FAAR's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.7M | $54.9M | 0.0% | 26.9% | +473.3% |
| 2 | MORGAN STANLEY | 524,216 | $16.6M | 0.0% | 8.1% | +85.2% |
| 3 | ASSETMARK, INC | 342,239 | $10.8M | 0.0% | 5.3% | +23.2% |
| 4 | Coppell Advisory Solutions LLCNEW | 297,893 | $269,355 | 0.0% | 4.6% | new |
| 5 | LPL Financial LLC | 196,874 | $6.2M | 0.0% | 3.1% | -62.6% |
| 6 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 176,439 | $5.6M | 0.0% | 2.7% | -28.7% |
| 7 | RFG Advisory, LLC | 169,240 | $5.4M | 0.1% | 2.6% | +40.4% |
| 8 | Center For Asset Management LLC | 120,665 | $3.8M | 1.7% | 1.9% | +7.6% |
| 9 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 108,427 | $3.4M | 0.0% | 1.7% | +16.8% |
| 10 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 90,438 | $2.9M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 11 | CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 88,247 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 12 | Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 81,186 | $2.6M | 0.1% | 1.3% | +55.6% |
| 13 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 80,571 | $2.5M | 0.0% | 1.2% | -79.4% |
| 14 | CreativeOne Wealth, LLC | 54,372 | $1.7M | 0.0% | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 15 | LexAurum Advisors, LLC | 52,640 | $1.7M | 0.2% | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 16 | AE Wealth Management LLC | 48,560 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 17 | VIMA LLCNEW | 32,974 | $1.0M | 1.0% | 0.5% | new |
| 18 | Pinnacle Family Advisors, LLC | 27,914 | $882,634 | 0.4% | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 19 | GeoWealth Management, LLC | 23,382 | $739,338 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 20 | Advisors Preferred, LLC | 22,671 | $712,663 | 0.1% | 0.4% | +199.8% |
| 21 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 22,074 | $697,979 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +100.9% |
| 22 | NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 17,922 | $566,703 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 23 | Balboa Wealth Partners | 17,793 | $562,600 | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 24 | World Investment Advisors | 17,354 | $585,649 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 25 | BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC | 15,411 | $487,297 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -4.9% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation. Research, not investment advice.