Who owns First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF?
Institutional ownership of FAAR from SEC Form 13F filings across 52 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.
52
13F holders
$125.8M
value, 2026 filers
62.9%
of shares outstanding (4.1M sh)
6
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 | LPL Financial LLC | 196,874 | $6.2M | 0.0% | 3.1% | -62.6% |
| 5 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 176,439 | $5.6M | 0.0% | 2.7% | -28.7% |
| 6 | RFG Advisory, LLC | 169,240 | $5.4M | 0.1% | 2.6% | +40.4% |
| 7 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 108,427 | $3.4M | 0.0% | 1.7% | +16.8% |
| 8 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 90,438 | $2.9M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 9 | CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 88,247 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 10 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 81,798 | $2,586 | 0.0% | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 11 | Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 81,186 | $2.6M | 0.1% | 1.3% | +55.6% |
| 12 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 80,571 | $2.5M | 0.0% | 1.2% | -79.4% |
| 13 | LexAurum Advisors, LLC | 52,640 | $1.7M | 0.2% | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 14 | AE Wealth Management LLC | 48,560 | $1.5M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 15 | VIMA LLCNEW | 32,974 | $1.0M | 1.0% | 0.5% | new |
| 16 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCNEW | 28,539 | $902,382 | 0.0% | 0.4% | new |
| 17 | STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | 22,074 | $697,979 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +100.9% |
| 18 | NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 17,922 | $566,703 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 19 | Balboa Wealth Partners | 17,793 | $562,600 | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 20 | World Investment Advisors | 17,354 | $585,649 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 21 | BlueChip Wealth Advisors LLC | 15,411 | $487,297 | 0.2% | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 22 | Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC | 13,090 | $413,885 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -82.7% |
| 23 | IFP Advisors, Inc | 12,256 | $387,535 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -58.8% |
| 24 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 11,345 | $358,720 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -32.3% |
| 25 | BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC | 10,091 | $319,094 | 0.0% | 0.2% | -89.5% |
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 · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.