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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 %
Envestnet Asset Management
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$10.1M -$97.2K -3,361 -1%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$6.66M +$452K +15,621 +7%
CAS
3
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
$4.96M +$3.79M +141,611 +325%
Cetera Investment Advisers
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$4.87M +$894K +30,904 +22%
AssetMark Inc
5
AssetMark Inc
California
$4.72M +$1.05M +36,202 +29%
First Trust Advisors
6
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$4.59M +$1.52M +52,583 +50%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
7
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3.74M -$395K -13,649 -10%
Osaic Holdings
8
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.07M +$1.46M +50,412 +90%
Raymond James Financial
9
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$2.47M +$30.4K +1,050 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.84M +$50.4K +1,744 +3%
AAS
11
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$1.8M -$184K -6,379 -9%
CW
12
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$1.5M +$104K +3,600 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.42M -$151K -5,217 -10%
OPS
14
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$1.24M -$17.5K -606 -1%
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.24M -$17.5K -606 -1%
BEI
16
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$1.2M +$385K +13,326 +47%
IA
17
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.19M -$76.8K -2,656 -6%
SW
18
Simplicity Wealth
New Jersey
$1.17M +$1.17M +40,437 New
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
19
Envestnet Portfolio Solutions
Illinois
$1.01M -$36.7K -1,268 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$937K -$42.8K -1,480 -4%
WIA
21
World Investment Advisors
California
$863K +$380K +13,131 +79%
AWS
22
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$814K -$26.5K -918 -3%
PFA
23
Pinnacle Family Advisors
Missouri
$775K +$11.9K +410 +2%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$773K +$340K +11,765 +79%
GWP
25
Gateway Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$768K +$125K +4,328 +19%
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