# FAAR (First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF)

First Trust · Commodity ETFs · Broad commodities · data as of Oct 9, 2026

FAAR is actively managed and returned +19.7% over the past year.

## Key facts

- FAAR, total return, 1 year: +19.7%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- FAAR, expense ratio: 0.98%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- FAAR, holdings: 4, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- FAAR, below its high: −3.9%, as of Oct 9, 2026.
- FAAR, net assets: $241m (issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026).
- FAAR, benchmark: Bloomberg Commodity Index, measured by BCI, which tracks the same index (ETFIQ, from its filings).

## FAAR over each window to Oct 9, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | Gap to SPY | Gap to QQQ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +5.5% | +3.4% | +2.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | −2.0% | +15.2% | −17.2 pts | −25.2 pts |
| 1 year | +19.7% | +17.3% | +2.4 pts | −3.9 pts |
| 3 years | +39.3% | +85.8% | −46.5 pts | −68.0 pts |
| Since launch | +60.8% | +349.1% | −288.4 pts | −600.3 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Commodity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Commodities · Broad commodities | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026 |
| Price | $32.70 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | May 23, 2016 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $241m | issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Bloomberg Commodity Index, measured by BCI, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its shareholder report, N-CSR, Mar 9, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| FAAR, 1 year to Oct 9, 2026 | +19.68% | ETFIQ |
| BCI, the same days | +40.24% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −20.56 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −3.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 4 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 36.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Jun 30, 2026 | SEC N-PORT |

## Money in and out, to Oct 8, 2026

Monthly figures only. Oct 2026: +$4.8m, from ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 8.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/faar.json. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has FAAR performed?

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, FAAR returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +40.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg Commodity Index. Over three years the figure is +39.3%.

### What does FAAR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year.

### How far is FAAR below its high?

3.9% below its high of May 18, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 9, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, FAAR, commodity fund, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/faar
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

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