First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR)

Historical Holders from Q1 2016 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF
Symbol
FAAR
Shares outstanding
3,652,411
Price per share
$27.10
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares as of 30 Sep 2025
2,677,734
Total reported value
$81,548,443
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+10,117
Value change
+$374,602
Avg buy value change
+0%
Avg sell value change
-0%
Number of holders
64
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 5.1% $5,632,146 184,812 First Trust Portfolios L.P. 30 Sep 2025
As of 30 Sep 2025, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) has 64 institutional shareholders filing 13F forms. They hold 2,677,734 shares. of 3,652,411 outstanding shares (73%) .

Top 25 institutional shareholders own 65% of the company.

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 9.8% 356,788 +0.84% 0% $10,873,111
LPL Financial LLC 9.6% 349,004 +15% 0% $10,635,892
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 7.3% 265,139 +7.8% 0.88% $8,081,528
Cetera Investment Advisers 5.6% 205,440 +28% 0.01% $6,260,790
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 5.1% 184,812 +18% 0% $5,632,145
ASSETMARK, INC 4.1% 149,149 -13% 0.01% $4,545,316
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.7% 97,977 -15% 0% $2,972,400
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 2.5% 89,707 -23% 0.01% $2,733,821
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 2.1% 76,003 +7.3% 0.01% $2,316,000
BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 2% 71,522 +16% 0.02% $2,180,195
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.8% 65,534 -1.9% 0% $1,997,149
RFG Advisory, LLC 1.7% 61,886 +2.7% 0.04% $1,885,973
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.5% 53,266 +0.51% 0% $1,623,285
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 1.4% 51,697 -5.9% 0.04% $1,575,479
IFP Advisors, Inc 1.1% 41,503 +8.4% 0.03% $1,264,781
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 1.1% 39,979 -0.61% 0.01% $1,218,366
Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.82% 29,784 -69% 0.05% $907,655
Pinnacle Family Advisors, LLC 0.8% 29,245 +3.8% 0.39% $891,238
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.8% 29,217 -4.8% 0% $890,000
GeoWealth Management, LLC 0.75% 27,297 +3.4% 0.03% $831,875
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.74% 27,144 +15% 0% $827,000
Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC 0.63% 22,908 -3.6% 0.09% $698,118
AE Wealth Management LLC 0.53% 19,260 +12% 0% $586,948
Richmond Investment Services, LLC 0.52% 19,072 -1.2% 0.11% $581,192
NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.5% 18,267 +0.12% 0.01% $547,267

Institutional Holders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (% of par) Investors
2025 Q4 14,870 $403,000 -$36,614 2,710.15% 1
2025 Q3 2,677,734 $81,548,443 +$374,602 3,047.5% 64
2025 Q2 2,737,498 $75,941,299 +$3,928,354 2,775% 63
2025 Q1 2,625,091 $75,487,296 +$6,665,687 2,892% 68
2024 Q4 2,379,766 $66,653,206 -$21,163,861 2,801% 68
2024 Q3 3,156,441 $87,848,750 -$6,056,732 2,783% 70
2024 Q2 3,390,645 $96,261,021 -$16,104,407 2,841% 76
2024 Q1 3,941,796 $113,474,746 -$29,859,414 2,879% 79
2023 Q4 69,527 $1,901,567 +$489,782 2,735.13% 2
2023 Q3 4,137,858 $118,765,750 -$10,231,520 2,870% 80
2023 Q2 4,829,934 $136,023,052 +$3,549,797 2,816% 80
2023 Q1 4,948,725 $146,956,950 -$12,130,182 2,970% 86
2022 Q4 5,195,751 $155,218,068 +$30,799,170 2,988% 72
2022 Q3 4,453,089 $138,212,398 +$33,322,393 3,107.54% 75
2022 Q2 3,357,527 $111,499,007 +$6,821,551 3,336.24% 76
2022 Q1 2,824,121 $94,727,807 +$21,280,743 3,385.42% 64
2021 Q4 2,312,452 $66,225,684 +$2,990,223 2,876.47% 58
2021 Q3 2,186,052 $66,606,115 +$1,231,037 3,059.11% 53
2021 Q2 2,144,265 $64,966,706 +$8,859,960 3,039.51% 59
2021 Q1 1,856,039 $53,310,088 +$7,176,137 2,886.1% 51
2020 Q4 1,616,722 $44,091,187 +$8,900,182 2,727.49% 40
2020 Q3 1,253,458 $33,397,450 +$6,576,392 2,667.29% 31
2020 Q2 957,848 $25,048,755 +$4,062,977 2,615% 29
2020 Q1 771,142 $19,520,578 +$6,207,783 2,531.84% 29
2019 Q4 505,964 $13,083,735 -$20,626,135 2,589.67% 25
2019 Q3 1,301,130 $34,076,137 +$554,590 2,618.39% 30
2019 Q2 537,819 $14,331,678 +$1,905,743 2,665.43% 24
2019 Q1 512,082 $13,673,386 +$3,655,671 2,670.56% 25
2018 Q4 375,083 $9,930,000 +$4,063,389 2,646.07% 22
2018 Q3 564,534 $18,094,000 +$2,936,740 2,890.97% 17
2018 Q2 415,104 $13,706,000 +$394,562 2,912.52% 13
2018 Q1 111,178 $3,262,000 +$221,965 2,935.8% 17
2017 Q4 104,130 $3,062,000 +$937,619 2,936.51% 13
2017 Q3 71,582 $2,108,000 +$562,890 2,941.77% 7
2017 Q2 52,576 $1,525,219 -$67,835 2,900.19% 8
2017 Q1 54,564 $1,582,000 +$134,196 2,897.84% 4
2016 Q4 50,021 $1,438,000 -$1,269,251 2,875.97% 4
2016 Q3 94,087 $2,753,000 -$124,297 2,926.02% 1
2016 Q2 98,335 $2,908,000 +$2,908,002 2,957.24% 1
2016 Q1 27,843 $744,000 $0 2,672.13% 1