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FAAR
$30.68

First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF

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Fund Essentials

Net Assets
$133M
Expense Ratio
0.97%
Dividend Yield
2.74%
Holdings
8
Inception Date
May 18, 2016
Fund Family
First Trust Portfolios (US)
Investment Style
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Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
SEC 30-Day Yield
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Performance

YTD+7.57%
1 Year+10.54%
3 Year+2.47%
5 Year+7.60%

Asset Allocation

Bonds: 63.23%
Cash: 36.77%

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Top Holdings

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TickerNameWeight
T 0.375 11/30/25Treasury Note (otr) 0.38% Nov 30, 202518.80%
T 0.75 03/31/26Government Of The United States Of America 0.75% 31-Mar-202612.41%
B 0 02/12/26Treasury Bill Feb 12, 20269.33%
B 0 12/11/25Treasury Bill Dec 11, 20257.82%
B 0 11/20/25Treasury Bill Nov 20, 20253.92%
Top 10 Concentration: 55.42%Report Date: Oct 31, 2025

Dividend Summary

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Dividend Yield
2.74%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest Distribution
$0.18
Jun 26, 2025
12M Distributions
11 payments
Total: $3.90

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1 Month
+1.12%
YTD
+11.51%
1 Year
+11.51%
3 Year
+15.89%

Top 10 Holdings (55.4% of portfolio)

#TickerNameSectorWeight
1T 0.375 11/30/25Treasury Note (otr) 0.38% Nov 30, 2025Financials18.80%
2T 0.75 03/31/26Government Of The United States Of America 0.75% 31-Mar-2026Financials12.41%
3B 0 02/12/26Treasury Bill Feb 12, 2026Financials9.33%
4B 0 12/11/25Treasury Bill Dec 11, 2025Financials7.82%
5B 0 11/20/25Treasury Bill Nov 20, 2025Financials3.92%
6B 0 11/06/25United States Treasury Bill 11/06/2025Financials3.14%