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

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History 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
$29.85
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
3,651,524
Total reported value
$98,921,664
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+973,020
Value change
+$26,183,890
Number of holders
66
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 31 Dec 2025, 66 institutional investors reported holding 3,651,524 shares of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR). This represents 100% of the company’s total 3,652,411 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VII - First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF (FAAR) together control 91% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
ASSETMARK, INC 18% 648,775 +335% 0.04% $17,581,803
LPL Financial LLC 12% 420,109 +20% 0% $11,384,946
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 10% 368,689 +3.3% 0% $9,991,479
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC 7.9% 287,296 +8.4% 0.79% $7,842,471
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 7.5% 272,684 +48% 0.01% $7,389,736
Cetera Investment Advisers 6.2% 226,857 +10% 0.01% $6,147,838
Center For Asset Management LLC 3.3% 120,801 1.7% $3,273,701
BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC 2.7% 100,010 +40% 0.03% $2,711,052
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 2.7% 98,098 +0.12% 0% $2,658,511
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 2.3% 83,693 -6.7% 0% $2,268,080
RFG Advisory, LLC 2.2% 81,505 +32% 0.04% $2,208,789
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 2.1% 77,044 +1.4% 0.01% $2,088,000
MORGAN STANLEY 1.9% 71,059 +15116% 0% $1,925,720
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 1.9% 68,833 +5% 0% $1,865,374
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.6% 59,205 +11% 0% $1,604,442
CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 1.6% 57,134 +11% 0.04% $1,548,329
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLC 1.2% 45,624 +14% 0.01% $1,236,422
IFP Advisors, Inc 1.2% 43,768 +5.5% 0.03% $1,186,113
Simplicity Wealth,LLC 1.2% 43,673 +47% 0.07% $1,183,531
Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC 0.91% 33,101 +44% 0.1% $897,021
GeoWealth Management, LLC 0.87% 31,881 +17% 0.03% $863,962
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.81% 29,656 +9.3% 0% $804,000
Pinnacle Family Advisors, LLC 0.8% 29,272 +0.09% 0.35% $793,258
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.59% 21,501 -26% 0% $582,680
World Investment Advisors 0.58% 21,260 +38% 0.01% $483,627

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 (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 3,651,524 $98,921,664 +$26,183,890 $27.10 66
2025 Q3 2,677,727 $81,548,253 +$374,394 $30.48 64
2025 Q2 2,737,498 $75,941,299 +$3,928,352 $27.75 63
2025 Q1 2,625,091 $75,487,296 +$6,665,686 $28.92 68
2024 Q4 2,400,135 $67,236,019 -$22,011,835 $28.01 69
2024 Q3 3,207,019 $89,256,342 -$5,617,460 $27.83 72
2024 Q2 3,425,780 $97,259,396 -$15,888,941 $28.41 77
2024 Q1 3,968,605 $114,268,302 -$30,474,427 $28.79 79
2023 Q4 4,439,587 $121,567,919 -$8,293,500 $27.35 86
2023 Q3 4,660,612 $133,771,240 -$8,096,204 $28.70 83
2023 Q2 4,899,089 $137,970,591 +$4,041,349 $28.16 82
2023 Q1 5,007,563 $148,704,024 -$12,350,060 $29.70 89
2022 Q4 5,396,974 $161,231,937 +$32,057,189 $29.88 76
2022 Q3 4,476,116 $138,927,964 +$33,196,903 $31.08 76
2022 Q2 3,384,592 $112,402,028 +$11,664,884 $33.36 77
2022 Q1 3,022,325 $101,788,951 +$22,034,129 $33.85 66
2021 Q4 2,312,452 $66,533,519 +$3,021,851 $28.76 58
2021 Q3 2,186,052 $66,899,821 +$1,314,529 $30.59 53
2021 Q2 2,144,219 $65,175,496 +$8,765,934 $30.40 58
2021 Q1 1,856,039 $53,602,795 +$7,468,845 $28.86 51
2020 Q4 1,616,722 $44,091,187 +$8,900,182 $27.27 40
2020 Q3 1,253,458 $33,397,450 +$6,576,399 $26.67 31
2020 Q2 957,848 $25,048,755 +$4,956,758 $26.15 29
2020 Q1 771,203 $19,522,578 +$6,207,792 $25.32 30
2019 Q4 506,025 $13,085,735 -$20,628,118 $25.90 26
2019 Q3 1,301,253 $34,080,137 +$797,590 $26.18 32
2019 Q2 537,880 $14,333,678 +$1,893,445 $26.66 25
2019 Q1 512,144 $13,675,386 +$3,655,669 $26.71 26
2018 Q4 375,083 $9,930,000 -$7,738,612 $26.46 22
2018 Q3 564,534 $18,094,000 +$2,827,662 $28.91 17
2018 Q2 415,104 $13,706,000 +$503,561 $29.13 13
2018 Q1 111,178 $3,262,000 +$221,964 $29.36 17
2017 Q4 104,130 $3,062,000 +$937,619 $29.37 13
2017 Q3 71,582 $2,108,000 +$562,890 $29.42 7
2017 Q2 52,576 $1,525,219 -$67,835 $29.00 8
2017 Q1 54,564 $1,582,000 +$134,197 $28.98 4
2016 Q4 50,021 $1,438,000 -$1,269,251 $28.76 4
2016 Q3 94,087 $2,753,000 -$124,297 $29.26 1
2016 Q2 98,335 $2,908,000 +$2,164,000 $29.57 1
2016 Q1 27,843 $744,000 $26.72 1