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FAAR vs CCOR

First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF vs Core Alternative ETF

FAAR

First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF

Annual cost

0.98%

Fund size

$176M

CCOR

Core Alternative ETF

Annual cost

1.29%

Fund size

$27M

Key differences

Both FAAR and CCOR are alternative ETFs. FAAR charges 0.98% a year and CCOR 1.29%. The main difference: FAAR follows a long short strategy; CCOR uses option income.

  • FAAR follows a long short strategy; CCOR uses option income.
  • FAAR costs 0.31% less per year.
  • FAAR is much larger than CCOR. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, FAAR has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

FAARCCOR
Annual cost (TER)0.98%1.29%
Fund size (AUM)$176M$27M
Since20162017
Dividend yield9.19%1.10%
Asset classalternativealternative
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategylong shortoption income
CAGR 1Y+34.6%-3.9%
CAGR 3Y+11.0%-1.4%
CAGR 5Y+7.9%-2.1%
Sharpe 3Y0.66-0.46
Volatility 1Y13.52%7.21%
Max drawdown-18.03%-22.99%

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