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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR)

Commodities Broad Basket | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
33.46 USD -0.28 (-0.830%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.46 -0.03 (-0.035%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:36 p.m. EDT

FAAR has shown relatively stable price movement over the past 14 days, with a slight upward trend and some volatility. The recent dividend yield is quite high at 9.21%, indicating strong payouts, which could be attractive for income-focused investors. However, the long-term outlook appears mixed, with a low long-term investment star rating due to the uncertain fundamentals and market conditions. The high dividend yield might be a result of the fund's structure rather than consistent earnings, so caution is advised. Short-term traders might consider the recent momentum and potential for a buy-the-dip opportunity, but the overall market environment and forecasting model stats suggest a cautious approach.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.077673
AutoETS0.080531
MSTL0.080792
AutoARIMA0.082266

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 121.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.048
Excess Kurtosis -1.64

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 11.58% 6.34% 7.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.109 0.328729
2025-12-16 2.649 9.916868
2025-09-25 0.176 0.633441
2025-06-26 0.175 0.696521
2025-03-27 0.153 0.595717
2024-12-17 0.326 1.305694
2024-09-26 0.201 0.818479
2024-06-27 0.235 0.943482
2024-03-21 0.203 0.818178
2023-12-15 0.257 1.086052
2023-09-22 0.230 0.926297
2023-06-27 0.229 0.963540
2023-03-24 0.159 0.634084
2022-12-15 1.736 7.156478
2022-06-24 0.003 0.011294
2021-12-23 1.861 8.209079
2021-06-24 0.005 0.022540
2020-12-24 0.821 4.143038
2020-06-25 0.009 0.047740
2019-12-13 0.265 1.431244
2018-12-18 0.141 0.749462
2018-03-22 0.012 0.058157
2017-12-21 0.830 4.038014
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 9.21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 37.936
All Time Low 19.04
Ask 33.56
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 33,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 39,198
Average Volume 39,198
Average Volume10Days 33,710
Beta3 Year 0.57
Bid 33.31
Bid Size 4
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 33.49
Day Low 33.31
Dividend Yield 9.21
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 32.08764
Fifty Day Average Change 1.3674622
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04261648
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 27.398037
Fifty Two Week High 34.34
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.88489914
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025768757
Fifty Two Week Low 26.31
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.1451015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2715736
Fifty Two Week Range 26.31 - 34.34
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,464,010,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0934622
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,463,529,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve long-term total return through long and short investments in exchange-traded commodity futures contracts ("Commodity Futures") through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the "Subsidiary"). It does not invest directly in Commodity Futures. The advisor gains exposure to these investments exclusively by investing in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary is advised by First Trust Advisors L.P., the fund's investment advisor.
Long Name First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_330228820
Nav Price 33.8
Net Assets 173,877,520.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.97
Open 33.31
Phone 630.765.8000
Post Market Change -0.034900665
Post Market Change Percent -0.104212195
Post Market Price 33.4551
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 33.735
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.2798996
Regular Market Change Percent -0.8297008
Regular Market Day High 33.49
Regular Market Day Low 33.31
Regular Market Day Range 33.31 - 33.49
Regular Market Open 33.31
Regular Market Previous Close 33.735
Regular Market Price 33.4551
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 53,467
Short Name First Trust Alternative Absolut
Source Interval 15
Symbol FAAR
Three Year Average Return 0.107664496
Total Assets 173,877,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 25.02855
Trailing Three Month Returns 25.02855
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 30.03494
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.4201603
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.113872714
Type Disp ETF
Volume 53,467
Yield 0.0921
Ytd Return 25.02855