First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR)

NASDAQ: FAAR · Real-Time Price · USD
30.03
+0.09 (0.32%)
Sep 9, 2025, 4:00 PM - Market closed
0.32%
Assets$107.59M
Expense Ratio0.97%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out3.60M
Dividend (ttm)$0.86
Dividend Yield2.85%
Ex-Dividend DateJun 26, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ration/a
Volume7,577
Open30.08
Previous Close29.93
Day's Range29.96 - 30.16
52-Week Low25.19
52-Week High32.14
Beta0.09
Holdings9
Inception DateMay 18, 2016

About FAAR

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in multi-strategy alternatives. The fund is an actively-managed fund that, through a subsidiary, provides broad long/short exposure to commodity futures contracts. FAAR was launched on May 18, 2016 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Alternatives
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FAAR
ETF Provider First Trust

Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 26, 2025$0.1753Jun 30, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.1533Mar 31, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.3264Dec 31, 2024
Sep 26, 2024$0.201Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024$0.2352Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024$0.2032Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

FAAR had a total return of 9.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.03%.

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