First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund opened a quarterly repurchase offer for up to 5% of outstanding shares, priced on September 30, 2026. Shareholders must submit requests by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time that day, with proceeds paid within seven calendar days.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund disclosed its 2026 annual fund voting report and identified First Trust Capital Management and RiverNorth Capital Management as included investment managers.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund updated its prospectus for the continuous offering of Class A and Class I Shares, maintaining a 4.50% maximum Class A sales charge, quarterly repurchase offers of 5% to 10%, and a $125 million credit facility maturing March 25, 2027.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund President Michael D. Peck acquired 180,766 Class I common shares at $27.66 on July 2, 2026. He directly owns those Class I shares and indirectly owns 51.89 Class A common shares through VFT Holdings.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund Treasurer Chad Eisenberg purchased 54,230 Class I common shares at $27.66 per share on July 2, 2026. He held 54,230 direct Class I shares afterward.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund reported $1.3 billion of securities sold and $518 million redeemed or repurchased for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, resulting in $733 million of net sales and a $101,296 registration fee.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund opened a quarterly offer to repurchase up to 5% of outstanding shares, priced June 30, 2026. Shareholders seeking liquidity must submit requests by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time that day; oversubscription may cause proration.

First Trust Alternative Opportunities Fund reported that Chad Eisenberg, Treasurer, had repeated dividend reinvestment acquisitions of Class A Common Shares, including 0.3 shares on 2026-03-04 at $26.86 per share, bringing VFT Holdings LP’s holdings to 50.69 shares. The disclosure updates an officer’s indirect ownership position only.

FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND reported that President Michael D. Peck held 50.69 Class A Common Shares through VFT Holdings LP, with small dividend reinvestment acquisitions on multiple dates through 2026-03-04. The ownership disclosure indicates no change in reported post-transaction holdings beyond those reinvestments.

Variant Alternative Income Fund is included in a joint fidelity bond effective December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2026 with a $2.5 million limit, including a $250,000 electronic mail initiated transfer fraud sub-limit and a $25,000 deductible for that coverage. The bond extends coverage to newly added affiliated funds and automatically covers future new investment companies without additional premium, subject to Rule 17g-1 limits.