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FAARFIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF

FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF

$31.44+0.29% today
273452-WK
Price & daily flows
32.730.628.431.44DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +15.6% 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
36Kavg daily volume, 30 days
30holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed August 2, 2024 · beta -0.09
Sector weights
Financial Services100%
Other100%
Government60.25%
Corporate22.25%
Agency8.75%
Mutual fund8.75%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.7%
1 month+0.7%
3 months-7.4%
6 months+5.9%
YTD+15.6%
1 year+5.8%
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
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

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