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First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 07 Jul 2026.
First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund: what insiders have been doing
First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund, classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 6 filings were filed, from 2 insiders.
Only purchases show up on the open market, 2 purchases in all worth €5.7M, filed by 2 insiders. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Biggest ticket of the year: €4.4M, bought by Peck Michael d and made public on 7 July 2026 (0.026% of market cap). Those buying include 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive.
The data flag 2 purchases as part of a group of insiders buying within 30 days of each other. Purchases made close together by different insiders form what is called a cluster. The most recent open-market purchase was published on 7 July 2026, 103 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 20 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction.
With 6 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 22 filings across the 5,458 companies we follow on the same exchange. Looking back to 2021, when coverage begins, insiders filed 4 purchases and no sales.
For comparison within the same sector, see the insider buying recorded at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
19
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€6M
4 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleEisenberg Chad1 buy
Michael D. Peck1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -1.1%Entry US$27.19 · Close at T+365 US$26.89
- +0.3%Entry US$27.14 · Close at T+365 US$27.22
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
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US$27.75
Last declaration on 7 July 2026
Declarations19 total
0.3 shares@ US$27.040.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732802-26-000012:2
0.3 shares@ US$27.080.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732802-26-000012:3
0.3 shares@ US$27.190.0000% mcap0.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732802-26-000012:4
180,766 shares@ US$27.660.026% mcap100.0% of flowClass I Common SharesSEC:0001732966-26-000011:0
Canonical exit: 30 Sept 2026 (T+90)
0.3 shares@ US$26.810.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732966-26-000011:1
0.3 shares@ US$27.040.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732966-26-000011:2
0.3 shares@ US$27.080.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732966-26-000011:3
0.3 shares@ US$27.190.0000% mcap0.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732966-26-000011:4
54,230 shares@ US$27.660.0078% mcap100.0% of flowClass I Common SharesSEC:0001732802-26-000012:0
Canonical exit: 30 Sept 2026 (T+90)
0.3 shares@ US$26.810.0% of flowClass A Common SharesSEC:0001732802-26-000012:1
16 shares@ US$27.8953.3% of flowCLASS I COMMON SHARESSEC:0001771877-22-000001:0
15 shares@ US$27.1946.7% of flowCLASS I COMMON SHARESSEC:0001771877-21-000006:0
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Same trade as the filing by Randal L. Golden, counted once · View ↗
36.64 shares@ US$27.2901100.0% of flowCLASS A COMMON SHARESSEC:0001697019-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 31 Oct 2021 (T+90)
36.64 shares@ US$27.2901100.0% of flowCLASS A COMMON SHARESSEC:0001732802-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 31 Oct 2021 (T+90)
36.64 shares@ US$27.2901100.0% of flowCLASS A COMMON SHARESSEC:0001743099-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 31 Oct 2021 (T+90)
13 shares@ US$26.604.0% of flowCLASS I COMMON SHARESSEC:0001771877-21-000004:0
15 shares@ US$27.064.6% of flowCLASS I COMMON SHARESSEC:0001771877-21-000005:0
36.64 shares@ US$27.2901100.0% of flowCLASS A COMMON SHARESSEC:0001732966-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 31 Oct 2021 (T+90)
302 shares@ US$26.7491.4% of flowCOMMON SHARESSEC:0001771877-21-000003:0
Canonical exit: 19 Aug 2021 (T+90)
19 of 19 declarations
About First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund
FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND is a US-domiciled alternative investment vehicle structured as a non-diversified closed-end interval fund registered with the SEC. For international investors, it should not be viewed as a conventional operating company, but rather as an actively managed fund designed to pursue return streams that are less dependent on traditional equity and bond indices. The fund is sold in the United States through Class A (VFLAX) and Class I (VFLEX) shares. It is not an exchange-listed common stock on NYSE or NASDAQ; instead, it sits within the US alternative-fund ecosystem, where disclosure, periodic reporting, and limited repurchase mechanics are central features. First Trust Capital Management L.P., based in Chicago, Illinois, serves as the investment manager, while UMB Fund Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin handles administration. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681717/000110465925071287/tm2521387d1_486bpos.htm))
The fund began operations on June 12, 2017 for Class I shares and on August 2, 2021 for Class A shares, giving it a relatively modest track record versus long-established US multi-strategy fund platforms. Its stated objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by pursuing positive absolute returns across market cycles, with low sensitivity to traditional equity and fixed-income benchmarks. The strategy is built around a multi-manager framework: First Trust Capital Management allocates capital among itself and one or more sub-advisers, including RiverNorth Capital Management and Palmer Square Capital Management, each contributing specialist expertise. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681717/000110465925071287/tm2521387d1_486bpos.htm))
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From a business-and-product perspective, the fund’s mandate spans alternative strategies such as merger arbitrage, special situations, distressed securities, and other non-traditional credit-oriented exposures. That positioning makes it more of a portfolio-diversification tool than a plain-vanilla fixed-income product. Its competitive appeal lies in access to niche return drivers, diversified manager selection, and exposure to areas that are often difficult for retail investors to replicate on their own. At the same time, the risk profile is meaningfully elevated: the prospectus highlights illiquidity, limited repurchase opportunities, valuation uncertainty, leverage and derivative risk, and the possibility of significant losses. The fund explicitly states that shares are illiquid and that investors should not expect a secondary market to develop. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681717/000110465925071287/tm2521387d1_486bpos.htm))
Recent developments point to a continuously active reporting and product-maintenance cycle in 2025 and 2026, including updated portfolio documentation as of June 30, 2025 and monthly Rule 19a-1 notices through April 2026. The fund also appears within a broader First Trust alternatives platform that includes private credit, hedged strategies, real assets, and other multi-strategy vehicles. For French-speaking investors evaluating US alternative funds, the key takeaway is that FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND is a professionally managed United States alternative vehicle anchored by an established Chicago-based manager, with a diversified yet complex strategy set and a risk/return profile that is intentionally non-traditional. ([firsttrustcapital.com](https://www.firsttrustcapital.com/first-trust-alternative-opportunities-fund-rule-19a-1-notices/))
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