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First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.5M invested in First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
68
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.45%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
23
Reduced
29
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CAS
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
+$3.79M
2
First Trust Advisors
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
+$1.52M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$1.46M
4
SW
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
+$1.17M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$1.05M

Top Sellers

1
AWA
Authentikos Wealth Advisory
California
-$3.08M
2
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$888K
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$709K
4
SC
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
-$464K
5
WCFA
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
-$445K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
AWM
26
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$765K -$888K -30,717 -54%
GM
27
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$762K -$21.8K -754 -3%
BWA
28
BlueChip Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$725K +$227K +7,853 +46%
IWM
29
Iams Wealth Management
Nebraska
$623K -$9.05K -313 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
30
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$607K +$192K +6,631 +46%
FHA
31
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$604K +$604K +20,872 New
PA
32
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$524K -$120K -4,149 -19%
NW
33
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$516K -$31.9K -1,104 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$495K -$91.2K -3,153 -16%
PAS
35
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$478K +$21.4K +739 +5%
AP
36
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$473K +$473K +16,460 New
VCM
37
Virtue Capital Management
Tennessee
$449K +$449K +15,533 New
LSIA
38
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors
Illinois
$412K -$29 -1 -0%
TA
39
TFB Advisors
Kansas
$378K +$114K +3,929 +43%
KAS
40
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$329K -$106K -3,670 -24%
SCA
41
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$299K -$26.6K -921 -8%
AI
42
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$285K -$36.7K -1,268 -11%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$279K +$279K +9,663 New
RIS
44
Richmond Investment Services
Wisconsin
$279K -$55.1K -1,904 -16%
1W
45
1776 Wealth
Georgia
$270K – – –
SAW
46
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$266K +$36.4K +1,258 +16%
WCFA
47
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$261K -$445K -15,384 -63%
FPWM
48
FSB Premier Wealth Management
Iowa
$251K +$5.81K +201 +2%
RA
49
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$238K +$2.29K +79 +1%
MWM
50
Maripau Wealth Management
Indiana
$212K -$7.55K -261 -3%
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