FAARFIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF
FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF
$32.59-0.00% vs prior close
273452-WK
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
FAAR price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | FAAR close |
|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | $32.30 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $32.50 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $32.56 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $32.24 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $31.93 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $32.04 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $32.24 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $32.36 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $32.15 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $31.91 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $32.27 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $32.44 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $32.48 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $32.70 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $32.84 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $32.89 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $32.70 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $32.61 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $32.78 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $32.71 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $32.57 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $32.59 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $32.59 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +20.3% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$137Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
49Kavg daily volume, 30 days
30holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed August 3, 2024 · beta -0.15
Sector weights
- Financial Services100%
- Other100%
- Government60.25%
- Corporate22.25%
- Agency8.75%
- Mutual fund8.75%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 100% |
| Other | 100% |
| Government | 60.25% |
| Corporate | 22.25% |
| Agency | 8.75% |
| Mutual fund | 8.75% |
Performance
| 1 week | -0.6% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +4.5% |
| 6 months | -2.7% |
| YTD | +20.3% |
| 1 year | +6.8% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.1%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
The case against FAAR
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