First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund (FDD)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 98.5% | |||||
Belgium — 5.3% | |||||
115,005 | Ageas S.A./N.V. (EUR) | $4,990,778 | |||
61,017 | Cofinimmo S.A. (EUR) | 4,809,474 | |||
9,800,252 | |||||
Denmark — 4.1% | |||||
4,284 | AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A (DKK) | 7,600,267 | |||
France — 14.2% | |||||
71,427 | BNP Paribas S.A. (EUR) | 4,935,326 | |||
80,349 | Covivio S.A. (EUR) | 4,317,969 | |||
493,727 | Credit Agricole S.A. (EUR) | 7,004,967 | |||
454,094 | Orange S.A. (EUR) | 5,165,355 | |||
205,241 | Rubis SCA (EUR) | 5,097,945 | |||
26,521,562 | |||||
Germany — 10.2% | |||||
17,167 | Allianz SE (EUR) | 4,585,308 | |||
52,170 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares) (EUR) | 5,180,486 | |||
213,507 | Evonik Industries AG (EUR) | 4,360,461 | |||
71,316 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG (EUR) | 4,924,507 | |||
19,050,762 | |||||
Italy — 5.3% | |||||
444,794 | Poste Italiane S.p.A. (EUR) (c) (d) | 5,045,326 | |||
958,005 | Snam S.p.A. (EUR) | 4,923,070 | |||
9,968,396 | |||||
Jersey — 4.5% | |||||
1,391,534 | Glencore PLC (GBP) | 8,373,717 | |||
Netherlands — 6.6% | |||||
123,805 | ASR Nederland N.V. (EUR) | 5,835,990 | |||
164,790 | NN Group N.V. (EUR) | 6,503,624 | |||
12,339,614 | |||||
Norway — 7.4% | |||||
240,727 | Aker BP ASA (NOK) | 7,001,528 | |||
192,926 | Yara International ASA (NOK) | 6,858,815 | |||
13,860,343 | |||||
Poland — 4.1% | |||||
454,307 | ORLEN S.A. (PLN) | 7,562,643 | |||
Spain — 8.4% | |||||
201,735 | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (EUR) | 8,943,828 | |||
334,292 | Endesa S.A. (EUR) | 6,812,495 | |||
15,756,323 | |||||
Sweden — 2.6% | |||||
570,684 | Tele2 AB, Class B (SEK) | 4,896,564 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Switzerland — 5.3% | |||||
73,192 | Holcim AG (CHF) | $5,745,361 | |||
7,840 | Zurich Insurance Group AG (CHF) | 4,097,811 | |||
9,843,172 | |||||
United Kingdom — 20.5% | |||||
542,191 | Close Brothers Group PLC (GBP) | 5,487,358 | |||
615,428 | IG Group Holdings PLC (GBP) | 6,004,998 | |||
2,494,195 | Legal & General Group PLC (GBP) | 7,983,026 | |||
112,431 | Rio Tinto PLC (GBP) | 8,372,171 | |||
5,569,660 | Taylor Wimpey PLC (GBP) | 10,439,607 | |||
38,287,160 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 183,860,775 | ||||
(Cost $180,450,753) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.1% | |||||
137,591 | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 5.22% (e) | 137,591 | |||
(Cost $137,591) | |||||
Total Investments — 98.6% | 183,998,366 | ||||
(Cost $180,588,344) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 1.4% | 2,589,783 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $186,588,149 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(d) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(e) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
First Trust STOXX® European Select Dividend Index Fund (FDD)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
DKK | – Danish Krone |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
PLN | – Polish Zloty |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Financials | 34.0% |
Materials | 18.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 11.2 |
Utilities | 9.1 |
Industrials | 9.0 |
Energy | 7.9 |
Communication Services | 5.5 |
Real Estate | 5.0 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
EUR | 50.8% |
GBP | 25.4 |
NOK | 7.5 |
CHF | 5.3 |
DKK | 4.1 |
PLN | 4.1 |
SEK | 2.7 |
USD | 0.1 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 183,860,775 | $ 183,860,775 | $ — | $ — |
Money Market Funds | 137,591 | 137,591 | — | — |
Total Investments | $183,998,366 | $183,998,366 | $— | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF (DTRE)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.6% | |||||
Belgium — 1.3% | |||||
9,471 | Warehouses De Pauw C.V.A. (EUR) | $297,981 | |||
Canada — 1.3% | |||||
30,218 | Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (CAD) | 318,360 | |||
Cayman Islands — 1.3% | |||||
215,766 | ESR Group Ltd. (HKD) (c) (d) | 298,428 | |||
Japan — 9.3% | |||||
293 | Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (JPY) | 523,036 | |||
560 | GLP J-REIT (JPY) | 558,014 | |||
266 | LaSalle Logiport REIT (JPY) | 286,752 | |||
93 | Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. (JPY) | 301,756 | |||
269 | Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. (JPY) | 517,777 | |||
2,187,335 | |||||
Singapore — 4.5% | |||||
388,364 | Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust (SGD) (d) | 338,411 | |||
544,277 | Mapletree Logistics Trust (SGD) | 717,592 | |||
1,056,003 | |||||
United Kingdom — 5.1% | |||||
80,976 | Segro PLC (GBP) | 914,906 | |||
135,772 | Tritax Big Box REIT PLC (GBP) | 292,301 | |||
1,207,207 | |||||
United States — 76.8% | |||||
8,243 | American Tower Corp. | 1,779,499 | |||
31,041 | Americold Realty Trust, Inc. | 939,611 | |||
14,356 | Crown Castle, Inc. | 1,653,668 | |||
10,880 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,464,230 | |||
50,229 | DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | 881,017 | |||
5,419 | EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 994,603 | |||
1,821 | Equinix, Inc. | 1,466,615 | |||
18,892 | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 995,042 | |||
89,745 | LXP Industrial Trust | 890,270 | |||
12,347 | Prologis, Inc. | 1,645,855 | |||
18,456 | Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 1,035,382 | |||
6,772 | SBA Communications Corp. | 1,717,989 | |||
24,779 | STAG Industrial, Inc. | 972,824 | |||
15,339 | Terreno Realty Corp. | 961,295 | |||
110,080 | Uniti Group, Inc. | 636,262 | |||
18,034,162 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 23,399,476 | ||||
(Cost $20,697,137) |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.2% | |||||
38,720 | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 5.22% (e) | $38,720 | |||
(Cost $38,720) | |||||
Total Investments — 99.8% | 23,438,196 | ||||
(Cost $20,735,857) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2% | 46,334 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $23,484,530 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(d) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(e) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
SGD | – Singapore Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Real Estate | 100.0% |
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF (DTRE)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 77.1% |
JPY | 9.3 |
GBP | 5.1 |
SGD | 4.5 |
CAD | 1.4 |
HKD | 1.3 |
EUR | 1.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 23,399,476 | $ 23,399,476 | $ — | $ — |
Money Market Funds | 38,720 | 38,720 | — | — |
Total Investments | $23,438,196 | $23,438,196 | $— | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.2% | |||||
Australia — 5.5% | |||||
568,800 | Fortescue Ltd. (AUD) | $11,248,399 | |||
2,866,717 | Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (AUD) | 8,204,797 | |||
265,068 | JB Hi-Fi Ltd. (AUD) | 9,578,834 | |||
630,588 | Super Retail Group Ltd. (AUD) | 6,776,589 | |||
35,808,619 | |||||
Belgium — 0.9% | |||||
138,917 | Ageas S.A./N.V. (EUR) | 6,028,468 | |||
Bermuda — 1.6% | |||||
1,018,970 | CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (HKD) | 5,637,383 | |||
130,500 | Lazard Ltd. | 4,541,400 | |||
10,178,783 | |||||
Canada — 12.2% | |||||
111,699 | Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (CAD) | 5,437,218 | |||
132,915 | BCE, Inc. (CAD) | 5,233,143 | |||
1,364,337 | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (CAD) | 5,951,374 | |||
111,539 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CAD) | 5,370,505 | |||
178,391 | Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A (CAD) | 4,293,339 | |||
191,821 | Great-West Lifeco, Inc. (CAD) | 6,349,397 | |||
155,432 | IGM Financial, Inc. (CAD) | 4,106,769 | |||
284,273 | Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. (CAD) | 6,843,748 | |||
196,716 | Laurentian Bank of Canada (CAD) | 4,137,561 | |||
251,229 | Manulife Financial Corp. (CAD) | 5,551,477 | |||
1,143,274 | Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (CAD) | 10,388,302 | |||
182,910 | Power Corp. of Canada (CAD) | 5,230,338 | |||
153,990 | TC Energy Corp. (CAD) | 6,015,262 | |||
238,040 | TELUS Corp. (CAD) | 4,236,054 | |||
79,144,487 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 0.7% | |||||
854,870 | CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (HKD) | 4,581,713 | |||
Denmark — 1.4% | |||||
4,959 | AP Moller - Maersk A/S, Class A (DKK) | 8,797,788 | |||
Finland — 1.9% | |||||
471,979 | Fortum Oyj (EUR) | 6,804,784 | |||
709,758 | Metsa Board Oyj, Class B (EUR) | 5,633,622 | |||
12,438,406 | |||||
France — 2.4% | |||||
558,716 | ALD S.A. (EUR) (c) (d) | 3,975,232 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
France (Continued) | |||||
346,719 | Nexity S.A. (EUR) | $6,449,500 | |||
70,317 | TotalEnergies SE (EUR) | 4,781,780 | |||
15,206,512 | |||||
Germany — 5.2% | |||||
19,919 | Allianz SE (EUR) | 5,320,368 | |||
125,402 | BASF SE (EUR) | 6,752,969 | |||
256,273 | Freenet AG (EUR) | 7,168,990 | |||
59,536 | Hapag-Lloyd AG (EUR) (c) (d) | 8,872,825 | |||
82,255 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG (EUR) | 5,679,867 | |||
33,795,019 | |||||
Hong Kong — 3.5% | |||||
1,674,692 | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (HKD) | 5,158,013 | |||
1,793,476 | Hysan Development Co., Ltd. (HKD) | 3,560,079 | |||
2,963,697 | New World Development Co., Ltd. (HKD) | 4,600,116 | |||
17,393,681 | PCCW Ltd. (HKD) | 9,266,532 | |||
22,584,740 | |||||
Israel — 1.1% | |||||
1,426,152 | ICL Group Ltd. (ILS) | 7,212,397 | |||
Italy — 5.1% | |||||
4,062,700 | A2A S.p.A. (EUR) | 8,337,631 | |||
1,138,687 | Anima Holding S.p.A. (EUR) (c) (d) | 5,035,746 | |||
223,968 | Azimut Holding S.p.A. (EUR) | 5,844,966 | |||
452,472 | Eni S.p.A. (EUR) | 7,666,409 | |||
509,304 | Poste Italiane S.p.A. (EUR) (c) (d) | 5,777,067 | |||
32,661,819 | |||||
Japan — 9.7% | |||||
276,454 | Aozora Bank Ltd. (JPY) | 6,005,522 | |||
398,700 | Haseko Corp. (JPY) | 5,180,272 | |||
304,470 | Japan Tobacco, Inc. (JPY) | 7,870,873 | |||
548,700 | Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (JPY) | 17,577,858 | |||
124,300 | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (JPY) | 4,889,133 | |||
504,300 | Nippon Yusen KK (JPY) | 15,633,300 | |||
249,500 | Sumitomo Corp. (JPY) | 5,442,993 | |||
62,599,951 | |||||
Jersey — 1.8% | |||||
4,655,073 | Centamin PLC (GBP) | 5,915,781 | |||
192,389 | Janus Henderson Group PLC | 5,800,528 | |||
11,716,309 | |||||
Luxembourg — 0.7% | |||||
124,906 | APERAM S.A. (EUR) | 4,533,813 | |||
Mauritius — 0.9% | |||||
29,834,800 | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. (SGD) | 5,877,665 |
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
Netherlands — 3.6% | |||||
123,700 | ASR Nederland N.V. (EUR) | $5,831,041 | |||
48,149 | LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A | 4,578,007 | |||
163,938 | NN Group N.V. (EUR) | 6,469,998 | |||
475,395 | SBM Offshore N.V. (EUR) | 6,533,900 | |||
23,412,946 | |||||
New Zealand — 1.0% | |||||
1,904,359 | Spark New Zealand Ltd. (NZD) | 6,235,906 | |||
Norway — 2.2% | |||||
910,370 | Norsk Hydro ASA (NOK) | 6,128,929 | |||
219,076 | Yara International ASA (NOK) | 7,788,487 | |||
13,917,416 | |||||
South Korea — 13.0% | |||||
1,714,310 | BNK Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 9,503,978 | |||
97,704 | DB Insurance Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 6,349,736 | |||
1,273,011 | DGB Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 8,391,850 | |||
204,186 | Hana Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 6,880,715 | |||
96,211 | Hyundai Motor Co. (Preference Shares) (KRW) | 8,531,172 | |||
1,111,046 | Industrial Bank of Korea (KRW) | 10,231,389 | |||
136,799 | KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 5,746,429 | |||
78,899 | KT&G Corp. (KRW) | 5,323,645 | |||
36,965 | Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 7,548,563 | |||
193,000 | Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 5,769,470 | |||
957,015 | Woori Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 9,660,063 | |||
83,937,010 | |||||
Spain — 7.4% | |||||
209,871 | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. (EUR) | 9,304,534 | |||
227,374 | Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings S.A. (EUR) | 6,144,701 | |||
512,612 | Enagas S.A. (EUR) | 8,638,415 | |||
3,039,982 | Mapfre S.A. (EUR) | 6,520,671 | |||
151,725 | Naturgy Energy Group S.A. (EUR) | 4,522,405 | |||
348,785 | Redeia Corp. S.A. (EUR) | 5,740,952 | |||
1,698,972 | Telefonica S.A. (EUR) | 6,628,287 | |||
47,499,965 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Sweden — 1.4% | |||||
5,046,384 | Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (SEK) | $2,533,686 | |||
2,618,226 | Telia Co., AB (SEK) | 6,679,221 | |||
9,212,907 | |||||
Switzerland — 2.4% | |||||
30,712 | Helvetia Holding AG (CHF) | 4,232,235 | |||
53,151 | Swiss Re AG (CHF) | 5,975,814 | |||
10,299 | Zurich Insurance Group AG (CHF) | 5,383,081 | |||
15,591,130 | |||||
United Kingdom — 5.5% | |||||
2,152,557 | abrdn PLC (GBP) | 4,901,716 | |||
1,865,461 | Ashmore Group PLC (GBP) | 5,297,754 | |||
179,123 | British American Tobacco PLC (GBP) | 5,241,060 | |||
2,151,690 | Legal & General Group PLC (GBP) | 6,886,790 | |||
947,235 | Phoenix Group Holdings PLC (GBP) | 6,461,960 | |||
91,999 | Rio Tinto PLC (GBP) | 6,850,703 | |||
35,639,983 | |||||
United States — 8.1% | |||||
157,635 | Altria Group, Inc. | 6,358,996 | |||
287,338 | AT&T, Inc. | 4,821,532 | |||
240,211 | Kohl’s Corp. | 6,889,251 | |||
396,793 | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 4,951,977 | |||
48,082 | Prudential Financial, Inc. | 4,986,584 | |||
442,423 | Sitio Royalties Corp., Class A | 10,401,365 | |||
111,727 | Universal Corp. | 7,521,461 | |||
560,424 | Western Union (The) Co. | 6,680,254 | |||
52,611,420 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 641,225,172 | ||||
(Cost $657,154,816) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.1% | |||||
254,663 | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 5.22% (e) | 254,663 | |||
(Cost $254,663) | |||||
Total Investments — 99.3% | 641,479,835 | ||||
(Cost $657,409,479) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.7% | 4,789,881 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $646,269,716 |
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(d) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(e) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
DKK | – Danish Krone |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
ILS | – Israeli Shekel |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
NZD | – New Zealand Dollar |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
SGD | – Singapore Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Financials | 35.9% |
Industrials | 12.5 |
Materials | 11.5 |
Energy | 8.1 |
Consumer Discretionary | 7.9 |
Communication Services | 7.8 |
Utilities | 6.9 |
Consumer Staples | 5.9 |
Real Estate | 3.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
EUR | 26.6% |
KRW | 13.1 |
CAD | 12.3 |
USD | 10.6 |
JPY | 9.8 |
GBP | 6.5 |
AUD | 5.6 |
HKD | 5.1 |
CHF | 2.4 |
NOK | 2.2 |
SEK | 1.4 |
DKK | 1.4 |
ILS | 1.1 |
NZD | 1.0 |
SGD | 0.9 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 641,225,172 | $ 641,225,172 | $ — | $ — |
Money Market Funds | 254,663 | 254,663 | — | — |
Total Investments | $641,479,835 | $641,479,835 | $— | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.7% | |||||
Bermuda — 0.7% | |||||
19,723,539 | Concord New Energy Group Ltd. (HKD) | $1,616,580 | |||
Brazil — 0.7% | |||||
1,270,908 | Aeris Industria E Comercio De Equipamentos Para Geracao De Energia S.A. (BRL) (c) | 235,469 | |||
661,350 | Serena Energia S.A. (BRL) (c) | 1,390,066 | |||
�� | 1,625,535 | ||||
Canada — 12.2% | |||||
296,499 | Boralex, Inc., Class A (CAD) | 7,536,385 | |||
541,985 | Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. (CAD) | 3,758,984 | |||
839,372 | Northland Power, Inc. (CAD) | 15,247,488 | |||
26,542,857 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 0.1% | |||||
1,464,426 | China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (HKD) (c) | 305,694 | |||
China — 5.5% | |||||
7,714,177 | China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 1,778,257 | |||
11,076,164 | China Longyuan Power Group Corp., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 8,397,374 | |||
1,811,774 | China Suntien Green Energy Corp., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 658,953 | |||
2,437,099 | Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (HKD) | 1,095,501 | |||
11,930,085 | |||||
Denmark — 18.0% | |||||
458,711 | Cadeler A/S (NOK) (c) (d) | 2,118,399 | |||
258,902 | Orsted A/S (DKK) (e) (f) | 14,350,855 | |||
720,621 | Vestas Wind Systems A/S (DKK) (c) | 22,869,234 | |||
39,338,488 | |||||
France — 3.3% | |||||
258,084 | Engie S.A. (EUR) | 4,535,217 | |||
82,167 | Neoen S.A. (EUR) (e) (f) | 2,746,641 | |||
7,281,858 | |||||
Germany — 7.6% | |||||
20,409 | Energiekontor AG (EUR) | 1,863,270 | |||
360,705 | Nordex SE (EUR) (c) (d) | 4,141,274 | |||
111,714 | PNE AG (EUR) (d) | 1,706,838 | |||
100,969 | RWE AG (EUR) | 4,590,108 | |||
51,828 | SGL Carbon SE (EUR) (c) (d) | 372,472 | |||
292,011 | Siemens Energy AG (EUR) (c) | 3,868,378 | |||
16,542,340 | |||||
Greece — 1.4% | |||||
176,252 | Terna Energy S.A. (EUR) | 3,093,711 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Italy — 6.9% | |||||
618,819 | Enel S.p.A. (EUR) | $4,597,558 | |||
183,955 | ERG S.p.A. (EUR) | 5,860,794 | |||
101,690 | Prysmian S.p.A. (EUR) | 4,621,762 | |||
15,080,114 | |||||
Japan — 3.9% | |||||
62,600 | Hitachi Ltd. (JPY) | 4,515,192 | |||
772,410 | Toray Industries, Inc. (JPY) | 4,015,984 | |||
8,531,176 | |||||
Norway — 0.2% | |||||
755,503 | Aker Horizons ASA (NOK) (c) (d) | 323,918 | |||
Portugal — 2.1% | |||||
913,663 | EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. (EUR) | 4,594,338 | |||
South Korea — 1.4% | |||||
47,946 | CS Bearing Co., Ltd. (KRW) (c) | 409,881 | |||
41,969 | CS Wind Corp. (KRW) | 2,287,618 | |||
30,270 | Dongkuk Structures & Construction Co., Ltd. (KRW) (c) | 72,508 | |||
368,676 | Unison Co., Ltd. (KRW) (c) | 376,720 | |||
3,146,727 | |||||
Spain — 12.4% | |||||
26,144 | Acciona S.A. (EUR) | 3,847,252 | |||
909,286 | EDP Renovaveis S.A. (EUR) | 18,595,473 | |||
350,627 | Iberdrola S.A. (EUR) | 4,594,567 | |||
27,037,292 | |||||
Sweden — 3.8% | |||||
635,302 | Orron Energy AB (SEK) (c) (d) | 501,386 | |||
488,025 | OX2 AB (SEK) (c) | 2,653,980 | |||
256,937 | SKF AB, Class B (SEK) | 5,128,015 | |||
8,283,381 | |||||
Switzerland — 2.1% | |||||
20,690 | BKW AG (CHF) | 3,677,730 | |||
8,536 | Gurit Holding AG (CHF) (c) | 828,176 | |||
4,505,906 | |||||
Taiwan — 1.5% | |||||
592,516 | Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 3,368,927 | |||
United Kingdom — 1.1% | |||||
304,047 | ReNew Energy Global PLC, Class A (c) (d) | 2,329,000 | |||
United States — 14.8% | |||||
83,134 | Alliant Energy Corp. | 4,264,774 | |||
32,075 | American Superconductor Corp. (c) | 357,315 | |||
44,413 | Arcosa, Inc. | 3,670,290 | |||
82,019 | Clearway Energy, Inc., Class C | 2,249,781 | |||
36,439 | General Electric Co. | 4,650,710 |
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
United States (Continued) | |||||
56,901 | Hexcel Corp. | $4,196,449 | |||
62,438 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 3,792,484 | |||
28,982 | Owens Corning | 4,296,002 | |||
54,578 | Timken (The) Co. | 4,374,427 | |||
129,878 | TPI Composites, Inc. (c) (d) | 537,695 | |||
32,389,927 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 217,867,854 | ||||
(Cost $261,399,358) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.0% | |||||
49,214 | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 5.22% (g) | 49,214 | |||
(Cost $49,214) |
Principal Value | Description | Value | |||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 2.4% | |||||
$2,564,269 | Bank of America Corp., 5.32% (g), dated 12/29/23, due 01/02/24, with a maturity value of $2,566,164. Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, interest rates of 0.00% to 3.13%, due 08/31/27 to 05/15/48. The value of the collateral including accrued interest is $2,615,554. (h) | 2,564,269 | |||
2,668,932 | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.33% (g), dated 12/29/23, due 01/02/24, with a maturity value of $2,670,908. Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Securities, interest rates of 2.50% to 5.00%, due 02/15/29 to 08/15/53. The value of the collateral including accrued interest is $2,722,311. (h) | 2,668,932 | |||
Total Repurchase Agreements | 5,233,201 | ||||
(Cost $5,233,201) | |||||
Total Investments — 102.1% | 223,150,269 | ||||
(Cost $266,681,773) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.1)% | (4,665,474 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $218,484,795 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $4,907,553 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $5,233,201. |
(e) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(f) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(g) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(h) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
DKK | – Danish Krone |
EUR | – Euro |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
TWD | – New Taiwan Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Utilities | 58.7% |
Industrials | 37.2 |
Materials | 3.8 |
Energy | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
EUR | 33.0% |
USD | 17.9 |
DKK | 16.7 |
CAD | 11.9 |
HKD | 6.2 |
JPY | 3.8 |
SEK | 3.7 |
CHF | 2.0 |
TWD | 1.5 |
KRW | 1.4 |
NOK | 1.1 |
BRL | 0.8 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 217,867,854 | $ 217,867,854 | $ — | $ — |
Money Market Funds | 49,214 | 49,214 | — | — |
Repurchase Agreements | 5,233,201 | — | 5,233,201 | — |
Total Investments | $223,150,269 | $217,917,068 | $5,233,201 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF (RBLD)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 99.7% | |||||
Building Products — 9.6% | |||||
732 | Allegion PLC | $92,737 | |||
653 | Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | 109,012 | |||
295 | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | 92,167 | |||
1,396 | Carrier Global Corp. | 80,200 | |||
1,452 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 83,693 | |||
198 | Lennox International, Inc. | 88,609 | |||
1,473 | Masco Corp. | 98,662 | |||
588 | Owens Corning | 87,159 | |||
368 | Trane Technologies PLC | 89,755 | |||
821,994 | |||||
Construction & Engineering — 3.0% | |||||
921 | AECOM | 85,128 | |||
368 | EMCOR Group, Inc. | 79,278 | |||
427 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 92,147 | |||
256,553 | |||||
Construction Materials — 2.0% | |||||
177 | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 88,307 | |||
361 | Vulcan Materials Co. | 81,951 | |||
170,258 | |||||
Electric Utilities — 14.4% | |||||
1,544 | Alliant Energy Corp. | 79,207 | |||
1,035 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 84,063 | |||
657 | Constellation Energy Corp. | 76,797 | |||
864 | Duke Energy Corp. | 83,843 | |||
1,172 | Edison International | 83,786 | |||
813 | Entergy Corp. | 82,267 | |||
1,544 | Evergy, Inc. | 80,597 | |||
1,394 | Eversource Energy | 86,038 | |||
1,909 | Exelon Corp. | 68,533 | |||
2,154 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 78,966 | |||
1,435 | NextEra Energy, Inc. | 87,162 | |||
4,765 | PG&E Corp. | 85,913 | |||
3,215 | PPL Corp. | 87,126 | |||
1,157 | Southern (The) Co. | 81,129 | |||
1,308 | Xcel Energy, Inc. | 80,978 | |||
1,226,405 | |||||
Electrical Equipment — 6.7% | |||||
503 | AMETEK, Inc. | 82,940 | |||
350 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 84,287 | |||
792 | Emerson Electric Co. | 77,085 | |||
246 | Hubbell, Inc. | 80,917 | |||
564 | Regal Rexnord Corp. | 83,483 | |||
253 | Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 78,551 | |||
1,819 | Vertiv Holdings Co., Class A | 87,367 | |||
574,630 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Energy Equipment & Services — 2.4% | |||||
2,187 | Baker Hughes Co. | $74,752 | |||
1,822 | Halliburton Co. | 65,865 | |||
1,303 | Schlumberger N.V. | 67,808 | |||
208,425 | |||||
Gas Utilities — 0.9% | |||||
684 | Atmos Energy Corp. | 79,276 | |||
Ground Transportation — 3.1% | |||||
2,440 | CSX Corp. | 84,595 | |||
378 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 89,351 | |||
366 | Union Pacific Corp. | 89,897 | |||
263,843 | |||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 2.4% | |||||
5,827 | AES (The) Corp. | 112,170 | |||
2,391 | Vistra Corp. | 92,101 | |||
204,271 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 3.1% | |||||
854 | 3M Co. | 93,359 | |||
683 | General Electric Co. | 87,172 | |||
413 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 86,610 | |||
267,141 | |||||
IT Services — 8.6% | |||||
706 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | 83,555 | |||
1,214 | Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (a) | 101,078 | |||
1,008 | GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (a) | 107,009 | |||
209 | MongoDB, Inc. (a) | 85,450 | |||
899 | Okta, Inc. (a) | 81,387 | |||
475 | Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a) | 94,525 | |||
1,351 | Twilio, Inc., Class A (a) | 102,500 | |||
364 | VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 74,969 | |||
730,473 | |||||
Machinery — 18.2% | |||||
282 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 83,379 | |||
334 | Cummins, Inc. | 80,016 | |||
542 | Dover Corp. | 83,365 | |||
1,001 | Fortive Corp. | 73,704 | |||
1,019 | Graco, Inc. | 88,408 | |||
370 | IDEX Corp. | 80,331 | |||
325 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 85,131 | |||
1,151 | Ingersoll Rand, Inc. | 89,018 | |||
412 | Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 89,594 | |||
334 | Nordson Corp. | 88,229 | |||
945 | Otis Worldwide Corp. | 84,549 | |||
922 | PACCAR, Inc. | 90,033 | |||
187 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 86,151 | |||
1,179 | Pentair PLC | 85,725 |
First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF (RBLD)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (Continued) | |||||
Machinery (Continued) | |||||
299 | Snap-on, Inc. | $86,363 | |||
918 | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 90,056 | |||
731 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | 92,764 | |||
833 | Xylem, Inc. | 95,262 | |||
1,552,078 | |||||
Metals & Mining — 4.1% | |||||
2,108 | Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 89,737 | |||
515 | Nucor Corp. | 89,631 | |||
295 | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 82,506 | |||
719 | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 84,914 | |||
346,788 | |||||
Multi-Utilities — 9.4% | |||||
991 | Ameren Corp. | 71,689 | |||
2,762 | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 78,910 | |||
1,422 | CMS Energy Corp. | 82,576 | |||
870 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 79,144 | |||
1,830 | Dominion Energy, Inc. | 86,010 | |||
792 | DTE Energy Co. | 87,326 | |||
2,995 | NiSource, Inc. | 79,517 | |||
1,255 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 76,743 | |||
1,111 | Sempra | 83,025 | |||
935 | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 78,699 | |||
803,639 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.5% | |||||
436 | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | 74,430 | |||
4,497 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 79,327 | |||
1,117 | ONEOK, Inc. | 78,436 | |||
889 | Targa Resources Corp. | 77,227 | |||
2,185 | Williams (The) Cos., Inc. | 76,103 | |||
385,523 | |||||
Specialized REITs — 5.3% | |||||
463 | American Tower Corp. | 99,953 | |||
806 | Crown Castle, Inc. | 92,843 | |||
611 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 82,228 | |||
102 | Equinix, Inc. | 82,150 | |||
380 | SBA Communications Corp. | 96,402 | |||
453,576 | |||||
Water Utilities — 2.0% | |||||
643 | American Water Works Co., Inc. | 84,870 | |||
2,273 | Essential Utilities, Inc. | 84,896 | |||
169,766 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 8,514,639 | ||||
(Cost $7,433,829) |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
WARRANTS (b) — 0.0% | |||||
Construction & Engineering — 0.0% | |||||
298 | Webuild S.p.A., expiring 8/31/30 (EUR) (a) (c) (d) | $3 | |||
(Cost $0) | |||||
Total Investments — 99.7% | 8,514,642 | ||||
(Cost $7,433,829) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.3% | 22,288 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $8,536,930 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(d) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $3 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
EUR | – Euro |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 8,514,639 | $ 8,514,639 | $ — | $ — |
Warrants* | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Total Investments | $8,514,642 | $8,514,639 | $3 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout. |
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.7% | |||||
Austria — 0.1% | |||||
7,717 | Verbund AG (EUR) | $716,036 | |||
Belgium — 0.8% | |||||
53,688 | Elia Group S.A./N.V. (EUR) | 6,715,149 | |||
Brazil — 3.9% | |||||
483,971 | Alupar Investimento S.A. (BRL) | 3,139,395 | |||
3,333 | Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., ADR | 28,730 | |||
305,626 | Cia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 1,667,303 | |||
1,760,360 | Companhia Paranaense de Energia, Class B (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 3,754,391 | |||
440,090 | Companhia Paranaense de Energia (BRL) | 859,777 | |||
487,792 | Energisa S.A. (BRL) | 5,405,518 | |||
1,542,330 | Equatorial Energia S.A. (BRL) | 11,341,409 | |||
547,081 | Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S.A. (BRL) | 4,322,498 | |||
135,958 | WEG S.A. (BRL) | 1,033,064 | |||
31,552,085 | |||||
Canada — 2.1% | |||||
31,632 | Fortis, Inc. (CAD) | 1,301,279 | |||
13,184 | Hammond Power Solutions (CAD) (c) | 812,900 | |||
504,034 | Hydro One Ltd. (CAD) (d) (e) | 15,101,430 | |||
3,220 | Stella-Jones, Inc. (CAD) | 187,409 | |||
17,403,018 | |||||
China — 0.2% | |||||
65,345 | BYD Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 1,794,195 | |||
Denmark — 0.7% | |||||
85,278 | NKT A/S (DKK) (f) | 5,857,203 | |||
France — 9.6% | |||||
111,972 | Engie S.A. (EUR) | 1,967,644 | |||
44,452 | Nexans S.A. (EUR) | 3,889,010 | |||
326,753 | Schneider Electric SE (EUR) | 65,571,359 | |||
214,239 | SPIE S.A. (EUR) | 6,693,195 | |||
78,121,208 | |||||
Germany — 1.9% | |||||
131,708 | E.ON SE (EUR) | 1,766,595 | |||
78,650 | Infineon Technologies AG (EUR) | 3,282,003 | |||
45,072 | Siemens AG (EUR) | 8,454,732 | |||
30,297 | SMA Solar Technology AG (EUR) (f) | 2,025,174 | |||
15,528,504 | |||||
Ireland — 16.7% | |||||
264,027 | Eaton Corp. PLC | 63,582,982 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Ireland (Continued) | |||||
1,012,390 | Johnson Controls International PLC | $58,354,159 | |||
242,307 | nVent Electric PLC | 14,317,921 | |||
136,255,062 | |||||
Italy — 5.0% | |||||
467,453 | Enel S.p.A. (EUR) | 3,472,974 | |||
408,257 | Prysmian S.p.A. (EUR) | 18,555,088 | |||
2,233,542 | Terna-Rete Elettrica Nazionale (EUR) | 18,626,000 | |||
40,654,062 | |||||
Japan — 1.3% | |||||
1,700 | Daihen Corp. (JPY) | 77,766 | |||
4,835 | GS Yuasa Corp. (JPY) | 68,067 | |||
60,024 | Hitachi Ltd. (JPY) | 4,329,391 | |||
67,899 | Meidensha Corp. (JPY) | 1,172,582 | |||
17,325 | NGK Insulators Ltd. (JPY) | 207,101 | |||
69,600 | Osaki Electric (JPY) | 316,409 | |||
158,970 | Panasonic Holdings Corp. (JPY) | 1,574,480 | |||
116,700 | Renesas Electronics Corp. (JPY) (f) | 2,109,704 | |||
51,400 | Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (JPY) | 654,530 | |||
16,800 | Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd. (JPY) | 251,523 | |||
10,761,553 | |||||
Jersey — 4.0% | |||||
362,846 | Aptiv PLC (f) | 32,554,543 | |||
Netherlands — 0.7% | |||||
30,384 | Alfen N.V. (EUR) (c) (d) (e) (f) | 2,021,933 | |||
13,855 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 3,182,216 | |||
4,932 | STMicroelectronics N.V. | 247,241 | |||
5,451,390 | |||||
Portugal — 0.3% | |||||
149,024 | EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. (EUR) | 749,365 | |||
561,342 | REN - Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS S.A. (EUR) | 1,440,784 | |||
2,190,149 | |||||
South Korea — 4.1% | |||||
28,050 | HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 1,790,287 | |||
236 | Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp. (KRW) (f) | 29,667 | |||
25,321 | Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 209,190 | |||
20,486 | LS Electric Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 1,164,357 | |||
79,717 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 29,215,330 | |||
118,577 | Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd. (KRW) (f) | 928,066 | |||
33,336,897 |
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
Spain — 1.9% | |||||
353,664 | Iberdrola S.A. (EUR) | $4,634,363 | |||
644,206 | Redeia Corp. S.A. (EUR) | 10,603,541 | |||
15,237,904 | |||||
Switzerland — 8.5% | |||||
1,506,027 | ABB Ltd. (CHF) | 66,791,281 | |||
33,960 | Landis+Gyr Group AG (CHF) | 3,068,736 | |||
69,860,017 | |||||
Taiwan — 1.4% | |||||
34,996 | Advantech Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 424,187 | |||
391,999 | Allis Electric Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 959,226 | |||
27,694 | Chung-Hsin Electric & Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (TWD) | 105,125 | |||
314,958 | Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 3,355,803 | |||
48,158 | Ta Ya Electric Wire & Cable (TWD) | 54,136 | |||
125,347 | Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (TWD) | 6,984,030 | |||
11,882,507 | |||||
United Kingdom — 7.8% | |||||
4,621,623 | National Grid PLC (GBP) | 62,326,197 | |||
62,277 | SSE PLC (GBP) | 1,473,317 | |||
63,799,514 | |||||
United States — 28.7% | |||||
45,570 | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | 4,963,484 | |||
34,258 | AES (The) Corp. | 659,466 | |||
48,129 | American Superconductor Corp. (f) | 536,157 | |||
30,531 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 6,062,235 | |||
2,716 | Arcosa, Inc. | 224,450 | |||
55,094 | Atkore, Inc. (f) | 8,815,040 | |||
1,234 | AZZ, Inc. | 71,683 | |||
2,402 | Belden, Inc. | 185,554 | |||
249,989 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 12,629,444 | |||
1,987 | Digi International, Inc. (f) | 51,662 | |||
36,919 | Emerson Electric Co. | 3,593,326 | |||
2,328 | EnerSys | 235,035 | |||
203,763 | Enphase Energy, Inc. (f) | 26,925,243 | |||
1,319 | ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 154,363 | |||
66,289 | Fluence Energy, Inc. (f) | 1,580,993 | |||
3,978 | Generac Holdings, Inc. (f) | 514,117 | |||
61,320 | General Electric Co. | 7,826,272 | |||
42,692 | Honeywell International, Inc. | 8,952,939 | |||
78,313 | Hubbell, Inc. | 25,759,495 | |||
55,585 | International Business Machines Corp. | 9,090,927 | |||
61,385 | Itron, Inc. (f) | 4,635,181 | |||
1,387 | Littelfuse, Inc. | 371,106 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United States (Continued) | |||||
3,726 | MasTec, Inc. (f) | $282,133 | |||
22,547 | MYR Group, Inc. (f) | 3,260,973 | |||
32,134 | NVIDIA Corp. | 15,913,399 | |||
102,892 | Oracle Corp. | 10,847,903 | |||
4,428 | Preformed Line Products Co. | 592,732 | |||
68,473 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 9,903,250 | |||
159,621 | Quanta Services, Inc. | 34,446,212 | |||
85,676 | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (f) | 8,019,274 | |||
62,600 | Tesla, Inc. (f) | 15,554,848 | |||
55,286 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 9,424,052 | |||
15,143 | Trimble, Inc. (f) | 805,608 | |||
1,231 | Valmont Industries, Inc. | 287,451 | |||
2,679 | WESCO International, Inc. | 465,824 | |||
20,580 | Willdan Group, Inc. (f) | 442,470 | |||
234,084,301 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 813,755,297 | ||||
(Cost $760,522,599) | |||||
RIGHTS (a) (b) — 0.0% | |||||
South Korea — 0.0% | |||||
5,679 | Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. (KRW) (f) (g) (h) | 5,335 | |||
(Cost $0) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.3% | |||||
2,656,086 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (i) (j) | 2,656,086 | |||
(Cost $2,656,086) | |||||
Total Investments — 100.0% | 816,416,718 | ||||
(Cost $763,178,685) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0% | 692 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $816,417,410 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $2,524,709 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $2,656,086. |
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(d) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(e) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(f) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(h) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $5,335 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(i) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(j) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
DKK | – Danish Krone |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
TWD | – New Taiwan Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Industrials | 53.6% |
Information Technology | 20.1 |
Utilities | 19.9 |
Consumer Discretionary | 6.4 |
Materials | 0.0‡ |
Total | 100.0% |
‡ | Amount is less than 0.1%. |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 50.1% |
EUR | 19.7 |
CHF | 8.6 |
GBP | 7.8 |
KRW | 4.1 |
BRL | 3.9 |
CAD | 2.1 |
TWD | 1.5 |
JPY | 1.3 |
DKK | 0.7 |
HKD | 0.2 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 813,755,297 | $ 813,755,297 | $ — | $ — |
Rights* | 5,335 | — | 5,335 | — |
Money Market Funds | 2,656,086 | 2,656,086 | — | — |
Total Investments | $816,416,718 | $816,411,383 | $5,335 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.3% | |||||
Australia — 15.0% | |||||
177,827 | Champion Iron Ltd. (AUD) | $1,016,701 | |||
118,024 | GrainCorp Ltd., Class A (AUD) | 586,316 | |||
89,009 | Mineral Resources Ltd. (AUD) | 4,245,860 | |||
610,690 | Northern Star Resources Ltd. (AUD) | 5,680,508 | |||
419,506 | Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (AUD) | 2,126,889 | |||
930,733 | Woodside Energy Group Ltd. (AUD) | 19,699,731 | |||
33,356,005 | |||||
Brazil — 14.2% | |||||
100,709 | Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais Copasa MG (BRL) | 424,596 | |||
1,426,847 | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., ADR | 22,786,747 | |||
96,468 | SLC Agricola S.A. (BRL) | 373,750 | |||
707,733 | Suzano S.A., ADR | 8,039,847 | |||
31,624,940 | |||||
Canada — 12.0% | |||||
176,691 | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | 9,691,501 | |||
96,950 | Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. (CAD) (c) | 620,457 | |||
248,444 | Nutrien Ltd. | 13,994,850 | |||
28,749 | West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. (CAD) | 2,459,520 | |||
26,766,328 | |||||
Chile — 0.5% | |||||
567,094 | Empresas CMPC S.A. (CLP) | 1,094,267 | |||
China — 8.4% | |||||
12,830,240 | China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H (HKD) | 6,720,328 | |||
1,806,849 | China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 6,189,820 | |||
577,525 | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 816,530 | |||
3,058,284 | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 4,981,927 | |||
18,708,605 | |||||
Colombia — 4.1% | |||||
761,591 | Ecopetrol S.A., ADR (c) | 9,078,165 | |||
Germany — 0.6% | |||||
15,888 | Aurubis AG (EUR) | 1,302,485 | |||
Hong Kong — 0.5% | |||||
1,518,291 | Guangdong Investment Ltd. (HKD) | 1,104,424 | |||
India — 2.5% | |||||
1,214,944 | Coal India Ltd. (INR) | 5,489,705 | |||
Indonesia — 0.5% | |||||
7,483,947 | Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT (IDR) | 1,156,835 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Ireland — 2.9% | |||||
88,063 | Pentair PLC | $6,403,061 | |||
Japan — 0.3% | |||||
16,200 | Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JPY) | 602,043 | |||
Jersey — 0.4% | |||||
618,286 | Centamin PLC (GBP) | 785,733 | |||
Luxembourg — 0.4% | |||||
22,800 | APERAM S.A. (EUR) | 827,590 | |||
Norway — 2.6% | |||||
162,984 | Aker BP ASA (NOK) | 4,740,378 | |||
425,862 | DNO ASA (NOK) | 422,094 | |||
184,005 | Var Energi ASA (NOK) | 582,447 | |||
5,744,919 | |||||
Poland — 1.0% | |||||
72,686 | KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. (PLN) | 2,266,617 | |||
Portugal — 0.2% | |||||
114,101 | Navigator (The) Co., S.A. (EUR) | 446,911 | |||
South Africa — 3.1% | |||||
477,966 | Gold Fields Ltd., ADR | 6,911,388 | |||
Sweden — 2.0% | |||||
143,002 | Boliden AB (SEK) | 4,459,043 | |||
United States — 28.1% | |||||
46,933 | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (d) | 994,041 | |||
17,046 | Andersons (The), Inc. | 980,827 | |||
266,024 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 19,212,253 | |||
30,610 | California Water Service Group | 1,587,741 | |||
101,714 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 8,086,263 | |||
58,178 | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 4,476,215 | |||
43,478 | Civitas Resources, Inc. | 2,973,026 | |||
66,312 | FMC Corp. | 4,180,972 | |||
15,538 | SJW Group | 1,015,408 | |||
45,666 | Southern Copper Corp. | 3,930,473 | |||
148,573 | Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 7,985,799 | |||
32,106 | UFP Industries, Inc. | 4,030,908 | |||
14,437 | Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 3,007,804 | |||
62,461,730 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 220,590,794 | ||||
(Cost $228,519,908) |
First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (FTRI)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 2.7% | |||||
6,029,720 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (e) (f) | $6,029,720 | |||
(Cost $6,029,720) | |||||
Total Investments — 102.0% | 226,620,514 | ||||
(Cost $234,549,628) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.0)% | (4,395,118 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $222,225,396 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $5,865,128 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $6,029,720. |
(d) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership (“MLP”). |
(e) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(f) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CLP | – Chilean Peso |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
IDR | – Indonesian Rupiah |
INR | – Indian Rupee |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
PLN | – Polish Zloty |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Energy | 39.9% |
Materials | 38.9 |
Consumer Staples | 13.2 |
Industrials | 6.1 |
Utilities | 1.9 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 64.2% |
AUD | 14.7 |
HKD | 8.7 |
NOK | 2.5 |
INR | 2.4 |
SEK | 2.0 |
CAD | 1.4 |
EUR | 1.1 |
PLN | 1.0 |
IDR | 0.5 |
CLP | 0.5 |
BRL | 0.4 |
GBP | 0.3 |
JPY | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 220,590,794 | $ 220,590,794 | $ — | $ — |
Money Market Funds | 6,029,720 | 6,029,720 | — | — |
Total Investments | $226,620,514 | $226,620,514 | $— | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.9% | |||||
Australia — 1.0% | |||||
50,000 | Incitec Pivot Ltd. (AUD) | $96,766 | |||
9,830 | Nufarm Ltd. (AUD) | 34,967 | |||
131,733 | |||||
Belgium — 0.5% | |||||
2,191 | Tessenderlo Group S.A. (EUR) | 68,330 | |||
Canada — 5.6% | |||||
12,531 | Nutrien Ltd. (CAD) | 705,965 | |||
Chile — 1.8% | |||||
3,679 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., ADR | 221,549 | |||
Germany — 19.6% | |||||
22,617 | BASF SE (EUR) | 1,217,938 | |||
24,858 | Bayer AG (EUR) | 922,872 | |||
11,991 | Evonik Industries AG (EUR) | 244,893 | |||
4,609 | K+S AG (EUR) | 72,811 | |||
2,458,514 | |||||
India — 9.2% | |||||
10,715 | Chambal Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd. (INR) | 48,081 | |||
7,582 | Coromandel International Ltd. (INR) | 114,044 | |||
4,569 | EID Parry India Ltd. (INR) | 30,577 | |||
2,847 | Escorts Kubota Ltd. (INR) | 102,061 | |||
4,003 | Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. (INR) | 36,211 | |||
26,032 | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (INR) | 541,013 | |||
12,865 | Sumitomo Chemical India Ltd. (INR) | 62,467 | |||
6,560 | Tata Chemicals Ltd. (INR) | 87,040 | |||
19,333 | UPL Ltd. (INR) | 136,435 | |||
1,157,929 | |||||
Israel — 1.3% | |||||
33,131 | ICL Group Ltd. (ILS) | 167,551 | |||
Japan — 7.1% | |||||
30,400 | Kubota Corp. (JPY) | 457,617 | |||
5,200 | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (JPY) | 154,230 | |||
3,600 | Nissan Chemical Corp. (JPY) | 140,579 | |||
1,200 | Sakata Seed Corp. (JPY) | 33,319 | |||
42,700 | Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (JPY) | 104,176 | |||
889,921 | |||||
Malaysia — 2.6% | |||||
206,101 | Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (MYR) | 321,150 | |||
Mexico — 0.9% | |||||
51,607 | Orbia Advance Corp. S.A.B. de C.V. (MXN) | 114,331 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Netherlands — 4.6% | |||||
34,277 | CNH Industrial N.V. | $417,494 | |||
5,429 | OCI N.V. (EUR) | 157,265 | |||
574,759 | |||||
Qatar — 4.4% | |||||
155,908 | Industries Qatar QSC (QAR) | 552,379 | |||
Russia — 0.0% | |||||
1,918 | PhosAgro PJSC (RUB) (c) (d) (e) (f) | 0 | |||
Singapore — 3.5% | |||||
164,800 | Wilmar International Ltd. (SGD) | 445,794 | |||
Switzerland — 3.9% | |||||
264 | Bucher Industries AG (CHF) | 110,867 | |||
3,743 | Bunge Global S.A. | 377,856 | |||
488,723 | |||||
Turkey — 0.9% | |||||
8,632 | Gubre Fabrikalari T.A.S. (TRY) (d) | 45,051 | |||
2,577 | Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S. (TRY) | 62,257 | |||
107,308 | |||||
United Arab Emirates — 1.4% | |||||
213,854 | Fertiglobe PLC (AED) | 172,935 | |||
United States — 31.6% | |||||
694 | AdvanSix, Inc. | 20,792 | |||
1,929 | AGCO Corp. | 234,200 | |||
309 | Alamo Group, Inc. | 64,949 | |||
4,922 | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 391,299 | |||
1,062 | Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 26,890 | |||
17,853 | Corteva, Inc. | 855,516 | |||
272 | CVR Partners, L.P. (g) | 17,816 | |||
3,201 | Deere & Co. | 1,279,984 | |||
3,214 | FMC Corp. | 202,643 | |||
284 | Lindsay Corp. | 36,681 | |||
8,420 | Mosaic (The) Co. | 300,847 | |||
1,457 | Scotts Miracle-Gro (The) Co. | 92,884 | |||
1,163 | SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (d) | 188,987 | |||
2,675 | Toro (The) Co. | 256,773 | |||
3,970,261 | |||||
Total Investments — 99.9% | 12,549,132 | ||||
(Cost $15,575,795) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.1% | 14,689 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $12,563,821 |
First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (FTAG)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(d) | Non-income producing security. |
(e) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $0 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(f) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section). |
(g) | Security is a Master Limited Partnership (“MLP”). |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AED | – United Arab Emirates Dirham |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | – Euro |
ILS | – Israeli Shekel |
INR | – Indian Rupee |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
MXN | – Mexican Peso |
MYR | – Malaysian Ringgit |
QAR | – Qatari Riyal |
RUB | – Russian Ruble |
SGD | – Singapore Dollar |
TRY | – Turkish Lira |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Materials | 49.7% |
Industrials | 31.8 |
Health Care | 7.4 |
Consumer Staples | 6.8 |
Consumer Discretionary | 4.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 39.8% |
EUR | 21.4 |
INR | 9.2 |
JPY | 7.1 |
CAD | 5.6 |
QAR | 4.4 |
SGD | 3.5 |
MYR | 2.6 |
AED | 1.4 |
ILS | 1.3 |
AUD | 1.0 |
MXN | 0.9 |
CHF | 0.9 |
TRY | 0.9 |
RUB | 0.0‡ |
Total | 100.0% |
‡ | Investment is valued at $0. |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Russia | $ —** | $ — | $ — | $ —** |
Other Country Categories* | 12,549,132 | 12,549,132 | — | — |
Total Investments | $12,549,132 | $12,549,132 | $— | $—** |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
** | Investment is valued at $0. |
Level 3 investments are fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee and are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. All Level 3 values are based on unobservable inputs.
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.8% | |||||
Australia — 0.5% | |||||
815,728 | Telstra Group Ltd. (AUD) | $2,201,275 | |||
Brazil — 0.5% | |||||
191,178 | Telefonica Brasil S.A., ADR | 2,091,487 | |||
Canada — 1.5% | |||||
50,674 | BCE, Inc. (CAD) | 1,995,142 | |||
45,361 | Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (CAD) | 2,123,499 | |||
109,061 | TELUS Corp. (CAD) | 1,940,801 | |||
6,059,442 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 1.3% | |||||
2,581,827 | Xiaomi Corp., Class B (HKD) (c) (d) (e) | 5,158,033 | |||
China — 2.5% | |||||
46,792,050 | China Tower Corp., Ltd., Class H (HKD) (c) (e) | 4,913,810 | |||
2,313,785 | ZTE Corp., Class H (HKD) | 5,167,754 | |||
10,081,564 | |||||
Finland — 2.6% | |||||
107,367 | Elisa Oyj (EUR) | 4,962,749 | |||
1,564,661 | Nokia Oyj, ADR (f) | 5,351,140 | |||
10,313,889 | |||||
France — 0.5% | |||||
171,799 | Orange S.A. (EUR) | 1,954,227 | |||
Germany — 2.3% | |||||
84,713 | Deutsche Telekom AG (EUR) | 2,034,032 | |||
123,459 | Infineon Technologies AG (EUR) | 5,151,848 | |||
814,691 | Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (EUR) | 2,115,333 | |||
9,301,213 | |||||
Guernsey — 1.2% | |||||
57,004 | Amdocs Ltd. | 5,010,082 | |||
Hong Kong — 1.4% | |||||
3,972,331 | Lenovo Group Ltd. (HKD) | 5,555,210 | |||
India — 7.0% | |||||
172,183 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. (INR) | 2,135,793 | |||
304,589 | HCL Technologies Ltd. (INR) | 5,366,396 | |||
274,969 | Infosys Ltd., ADR | 5,053,930 | |||
111,896 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (INR) | 5,100,915 | |||
330,672 | Tech Mahindra Ltd. (INR) | 5,057,214 | |||
973,986 | Wipro Ltd., ADR | 5,425,102 | |||
28,139,350 | |||||
Indonesia — 0.5% | |||||
8,192,866 | Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT (IDR) | 2,101,826 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Italy — 3.2% | |||||
393,492 | Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (EUR) (c) (e) | $4,973,818 | |||
120,504 | Prysmian S.p.A. (EUR) | 5,476,850 | |||
7,271,265 | Telecom Italia S.p.A. (EUR) (d) | 2,361,572 | |||
12,812,240 | |||||
Japan — 10.5% | |||||
32,432 | Fujitsu Ltd. (JPY) | 4,893,552 | |||
64,448 | KDDI Corp. (JPY) | 2,050,452 | |||
343,284 | Kyocera Corp. (JPY) | 5,010,485 | |||
353,165 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (JPY) | 5,006,928 | |||
85,159 | NEC Corp. (JPY) | 5,043,104 | |||
4,047,150 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (JPY) | 4,945,560 | |||
296,959 | Renesas Electronics Corp. (JPY) (d) | 5,368,429 | |||
384,798 | SoftBank Corp. (JPY) | 4,801,788 | |||
54,076 | Sony Group Corp. (JPY) | 5,142,973 | |||
42,263,271 | |||||
Malaysia — 0.5% | |||||
2,336,655 | CelcomDigi Bhd (MYR) | 2,074,767 | |||
Mexico — 0.5% | |||||
2,246,138 | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Series B (MXN) | 2,081,986 | |||
Netherlands — 3.1% | |||||
608,558 | Koninklijke KPN N.V. (EUR) | 2,094,723 | |||
22,912 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 5,262,428 | |||
102,592 | STMicroelectronics N.V. (EUR) | 5,120,313 | |||
12,477,464 | |||||
New Zealand — 0.5% | |||||
645,717 | Spark New Zealand Ltd. (NZD) | 2,114,428 | |||
Norway — 0.5% | |||||
183,129 | Telenor ASA (NOK) | 2,101,678 | |||
Philippines — 0.5% | |||||
66,045 | Globe Telecom, Inc. (PHP) | 2,051,420 | |||
Qatar — 0.6% | |||||
752,331 | Ooredoo QPSC (QAR) | 2,252,241 | |||
Russia — 0.0% | |||||
755,018 | Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, ADR (d) (g) (h) (i) | 0 | |||
Singapore — 0.6% | |||||
1,191,752 | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SGD) | 2,230,443 | |||
South Africa — 1.1% | |||||
371,718 | MTN Group Ltd. (ZAR) | 2,347,051 | |||
396,684 | Vodacom Group Ltd. (ZAR) | 2,298,674 | |||
4,645,725 | |||||
South Korea — 5.0% | |||||
158,854 | KT Corp., ADR | 2,134,998 | |||
67,475 | LG Electronics, Inc. (KRW) | 5,333,454 |
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
South Korea (Continued) | |||||
89,935 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRW) | $5,481,712 | |||
39,377 | Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 5,197,678 | |||
54,527 | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 2,121,130 | |||
20,268,972 | |||||
Spain — 1.0% | |||||
53,255 | Cellnex Telecom S.A. (EUR) (c) (e) | 2,096,477 | |||
476,013 | Telefonica S.A. (EUR) (f) | 1,857,094 | |||
3,953,571 | |||||
Sweden — 2.4% | |||||
250,814 | Tele2 AB, Class B (SEK) | 2,152,026 | |||
872,012 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (SEK) | 5,456,316 | |||
823,486 | Telia Co., AB (SEK) | 2,100,753 | |||
9,709,095 | |||||
Switzerland — 0.5% | |||||
3,553 | Swisscom AG (CHF) | 2,137,588 | |||
Taiwan — 10.1% | |||||
435,174 | Advantech Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 5,274,751 | |||
1,209,200 | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 5,318,975 | |||
538,124 | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 2,104,067 | |||
491,845 | Delta Electronics, Inc. (TWD) | 5,024,141 | |||
793,093 | Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 2,062,163 | |||
164,301 | MediaTek, Inc. (TWD) | 5,433,783 | |||
1,538,871 | Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 4,943,963 | |||
48,851 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR | 5,080,504 | |||
3,157,147 | United Microelectronics Corp. (TWD) | 5,410,988 | |||
40,653,335 | |||||
Thailand — 0.5% | |||||
330,200 | Advanced Info Service PCL (THB) | 2,099,272 | |||
United Arab Emirates — 0.5% | |||||
394,089 | Emirates Telecommunications Group Co. PJSC (AED) | 2,107,388 | |||
United Kingdom — 1.6% | |||||
2,869,953 | BT Group PLC (GBP) | 4,521,512 | |||
2,352,326 | Vodafone Group PLC (GBP) | 2,055,695 | |||
6,577,207 | |||||
United States — 34.8% | |||||
37,785 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (d) | 5,569,887 | |||
23,018 | American Tower Corp. | 4,969,126 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United States (Continued) | |||||
26,307 | Analog Devices, Inc. | $5,223,518 | |||
24,968 | Apple, Inc. | 4,807,089 | |||
22,530 | Arista Networks, Inc. (d) | 5,306,040 | |||
120,814 | AT&T, Inc. | 2,027,259 | |||
5,259 | Broadcom, Inc. | 5,870,359 | |||
104,739 | Ciena Corp. (d) | 4,714,302 | |||
100,507 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 5,077,614 | |||
41,231 | Crown Castle, Inc. | 4,749,399 | |||
36,189 | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,870,315 | |||
5,987 | Equinix, Inc. | 4,821,870 | |||
28,684 | F5, Inc. (d) | 5,133,862 | |||
300,896 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 5,109,214 | |||
115,076 | Intel Corp. | 5,782,569 | |||
30,274 | International Business Machines Corp. | 4,951,313 | |||
168,068 | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 4,954,645 | |||
34,185 | Keysight Technologies, Inc. (d) | 5,438,492 | |||
92,938 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 5,605,091 | |||
56,525 | Microchip Technology, Inc. | 5,097,424 | |||
65,858 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 5,620,322 | |||
15,000 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 4,696,350 | |||
10,410 | NVIDIA Corp. | 5,155,240 | |||
48,350 | Qorvo, Inc. (d) | 5,444,693 | |||
36,486 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 5,276,970 | |||
19,315 | SBA Communications Corp. | 4,900,022 | |||
47,423 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 5,331,294 | |||
13,205 | T-Mobile US, Inc. | 2,117,158 | |||
53,421 | Verizon Communications, Inc. | 2,013,972 | |||
140,635,409 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 403,215,098 | ||||
(Cost $386,167,547) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 0.4% | |||||
1,362,397 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (j) (k) | 1,362,397 | |||
(Cost $1,362,397) | |||||
Total Investments — 100.2% | 404,577,495 | ||||
(Cost $387,529,944) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.2)% | (657,737 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $403,919,758 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(c) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(d) | Non-income producing security. |
(e) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(f) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $1,298,531 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $1,362,397. |
(g) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(h) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $0 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(i) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section). |
(j) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(k) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AED | – United Arab Emirates Dirham |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
IDR | – Indonesian Rupiah |
INR | – Indian Rupee |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
MXN | – Mexican Peso |
MYR | – Malaysian Ringgit |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
NZD | – New Zealand Dollar |
PHP | – Philippine Peso |
QAR | – Qatari Riyal |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
SGD | – Singapore Dollar |
THB | – Thai Baht |
TWD | – New Taiwan Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
ZAR | – South African Rand |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Information Technology | 61.0% |
Communication Services | 27.8 |
Real Estate | 6.0 |
Industrials | 2.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 2.6 |
Total | 100.0% |
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF (NXTG)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 43.9% |
JPY | 10.5 |
EUR | 9.9 |
TWD | 8.8 |
HKD | 5.1 |
KRW | 4.5 |
INR | 4.4 |
SEK | 2.4 |
GBP | 1.6 |
CAD | 1.5 |
ZAR | 1.2 |
QAR | 0.6 |
SGD | 0.6 |
AUD | 0.5 |
CHF | 0.5 |
NZD | 0.5 |
AED | 0.5 |
IDR | 0.5 |
NOK | 0.5 |
THB | 0.5 |
MXN | 0.5 |
MYR | 0.5 |
PHP | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Russia | $ —** | $ — | $ — | $ —** |
Thailand | 2,099,272 | — | 2,099,272 | — |
Other Country Categories* | 401,115,826 | 401,115,826 | — | — |
Money Market Funds | 1,362,397 | 1,362,397 | — | — |
Total Investments | $404,577,495 | $402,478,223 | $2,099,272 | $—** |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
** | Investment is valued at $0. |
Level 3 investments are fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee and are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. All Level 3 values are based on unobservable inputs.
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.8% | |||||
Australia — 1.3% | |||||
26,494 | IGO Ltd. (AUD) | $163,392 | |||
382,505 | Nickel Industries Ltd. (AUD) | 181,157 | |||
72,685 | Pilbara Minerals Ltd. (AUD) (c) | 195,648 | |||
540,197 | |||||
Austria — 1.0% | |||||
164,902 | ams-OSRAM AG (CHF) (d) | 414,485 | |||
Canada — 0.9% | |||||
27,717 | Lithium Americas Argentina Corp. (d) | 175,171 | |||
3,675 | Magna International, Inc. | 217,119 | |||
392,290 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 3.9% | |||||
3,575 | Ambarella, Inc. (d) | 219,112 | |||
2,190 | Baidu, Inc., ADR (d) | 260,807 | |||
160,258 | Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (HKD) | 176,297 | |||
33,743 | Himax Technologies, Inc., ADR | 204,820 | |||
6,399 | Li Auto, Inc., ADR (d) | 239,515 | |||
22,988 | NIO, Inc., ADR (c) (d) | 208,501 | |||
11,903 | XPeng, Inc., ADR (c) (d) | 173,665 | |||
104,256 | Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. (HKD) (e) (f) | 183,184 | |||
1,665,901 | |||||
Chile — 0.5% | |||||
3,306 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., ADR (c) | 199,087 | |||
China — 1.8% | |||||
7,367 | BYD Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 202,278 | |||
44,551 | Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) (e) (f) | 168,311 | |||
155,930 | Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H (HKD) | 202,488 | |||
33,004 | Tianqi Lithium Corp., Class H (HKD) (c) | 182,381 | |||
755,458 | |||||
France — 1.9% | |||||
3,973 | Schneider Electric SE (EUR) | 797,284 | |||
Germany — 3.6% | |||||
2,556 | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (EUR) | 284,370 | |||
2,846 | Continental AG (EUR) | 241,670 | |||
9,635 | Infineon Technologies AG (EUR) | 402,061 | |||
6,370 | Mercedes-Benz Group AG (EUR) | 439,861 | |||
1,457 | Wacker Chemie AG (EUR) | 183,846 | |||
1,551,808 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Indonesia — 0.5% | |||||
1,193,804 | Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk PT (IDR) (d) | $209,344 | |||
Japan — 5.9% | |||||
5,200 | Aisin Corp. (JPY) | 181,926 | |||
11,900 | Denso Corp. (JPY) | 179,513 | |||
16,892 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JPY) | 175,629 | |||
45,409 | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JPY) | 178,480 | |||
17,600 | Panasonic Holdings Corp. (JPY) | 174,315 | |||
12,200 | Renesas Electronics Corp. (JPY) (d) | 220,552 | |||
10,110 | Subaru Corp. (JPY) | 185,421 | |||
68,160 | Toyota Motor Corp. (JPY) | 1,252,259 | |||
2,548,095 | |||||
Jersey — 0.9% | |||||
2,085 | Aptiv PLC (d) | 187,066 | |||
26,413 | Arcadium Lithium PLC (AUD) (d) | 201,770 | |||
388,836 | |||||
Netherlands — 4.2% | |||||
5,059 | Alfen N.V. (EUR) (c) (d) (e) (f) | 336,656 | |||
967 | Ferrari N.V. | 327,262 | |||
1,909 | NXP Semiconductors N.V. | 438,459 | |||
16,103 | Stellantis N.V. (EUR) | 375,981 | |||
6,749 | STMicroelectronics N.V. | 338,327 | |||
7,107 | Yandex N.V., Class A (d) (g) (h) (i) | 0 | |||
1,816,685 | |||||
South Korea — 9.2% | |||||
1,023 | Ecopro BM Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 228,763 | |||
1,110 | Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 204,263 | |||
1,382 | Hyundai Motor Co. (KRW) | 218,369 | |||
3,075 | Kia Corp. (KRW) | 238,761 | |||
491 | LG Chem Ltd. (KRW) | 190,239 | |||
6,329 | Lotte Energy Materials Corp. (KRW) | 206,642 | |||
3,075 | LX Semicon Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 207,244 | |||
33,938 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 2,068,587 | |||
486 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 178,113 | |||
3,649 | SK IE Technology Co., Ltd. (KRW) (d) (e) (f) | 223,547 | |||
3,964,528 | |||||
Sweden — 0.7% | |||||
12,459 | Volvo AB, Class B (SEK) | 323,270 | |||
Switzerland — 0.8% | |||||
2,323 | TE Connectivity Ltd. | 326,382 | |||
Taiwan — 4.6% | |||||
18,894 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR | 1,964,976 |
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
United Kingdom — 0.4% | |||||
68,802 | Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC, Class A, ADR (c) (d) | $155,493 | |||
United States — 57.7% | |||||
22,746 | Adeia, Inc. | 281,823 | |||
16,051 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (d) | 2,366,078 | |||
1,136 | Albemarle Corp. | 164,129 | |||
6,357 | Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (d) | 192,426 | |||
12,565 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A (d) | 1,755,205 | |||
3,679 | Analog Devices, Inc. | 730,502 | |||
9,663 | Apple, Inc. | 1,860,417 | |||
100,529 | Aurora Innovation, Inc. (d) | 439,312 | |||
4,943 | BorgWarner, Inc. | 177,207 | |||
10,743 | Cerence, Inc. (d) | 211,207 | |||
54,196 | ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (c) (d) | 126,819 | |||
2,674 | Cirrus Logic, Inc. (d) | 222,450 | |||
1,032 | Cummins, Inc. | 247,236 | |||
32,070 | Fisker, Inc. (c) (d) | 56,123 | |||
29,081 | Ford Motor Co. | 354,497 | |||
10,176 | General Motors Co. | 365,522 | |||
37,969 | indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A (d) | 307,929 | |||
31,025 | Intel Corp. | 1,559,006 | |||
1,420 | Lear Corp. | 200,518 | |||
10,465 | Livent Corp. (d) | 188,161 | |||
38,269 | Lucid Group, Inc. (c) (d) | 161,113 | |||
47,207 | Luminar Technologies, Inc. (c) (d) | 159,088 | |||
6,342 | Marvell Technology, Inc. | 382,486 | |||
8,697 | MaxLinear, Inc. (d) | 206,728 | |||
3,950 | Microchip Technology, Inc. | 356,211 | |||
8,076 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 689,206 | |||
5,273 | Microsoft Corp. | 1,982,859 | |||
112,803 | Microvast Holdings, Inc. (c) (d) | 157,924 | |||
5,339 | Mobileye Global, Inc., Class A (d) | 231,285 | |||
152,773 | Nikola Corp. (d) | 133,646 | |||
3,720 | NVIDIA Corp. | 1,842,218 | |||
3,179 | ON Semiconductor Corp. (d) | 265,542 | |||
3,806 | PACCAR, Inc. | 371,656 | |||
26,184 | Plug Power, Inc. (c) (d) | 117,828 | |||
2,086 | Qorvo, Inc. (d) | 234,904 | |||
8,263 | QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,195,078 | |||
3,218 | Rambus, Inc. (d) | 219,629 | |||
10,037 | Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A (d) | 235,468 | |||
1,690 | Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (d) | 223,536 | |||
1,622 | SiTime Corp. (d) | 198,014 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United States (Continued) | |||||
2,001 | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | $224,952 | |||
2,013 | Synaptics, Inc. (d) | 229,643 | |||
6,745 | Tesla, Inc. (d) | 1,675,998 | |||
6,720 | Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,145,491 | |||
5,830 | Wolfspeed, Inc. (d) | 253,663 | |||
24,700,733 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 42,714,852 | ||||
(Cost $41,818,619) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.7% | |||||
1,997,131 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (j) (k) | 1,997,131 | |||
(Cost $1,997,131) | |||||
Total Investments — 104.5% | 44,711,983 | ||||
(Cost $43,815,750) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.5)% | (1,906,621 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $42,805,362 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $1,895,817 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $1,997,131. |
(d) | Non-income producing security. |
(e) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(f) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(g) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
First Trust S-Network Future Vehicles & Technology ETF (CARZ)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(h) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $0 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(i) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section). |
(j) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(k) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | – Euro |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
IDR | – Indonesian Rupiah |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Information Technology | 58.6% |
Consumer Discretionary | 23.9 |
Industrials | 7.1 |
Materials | 5.7 |
Communication Services | 4.7 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 72.3% |
KRW | 8.9 |
EUR | 6.8 |
JPY | 5.7 |
HKD | 2.5 |
AUD | 1.7 |
CHF | 0.9 |
SEK | 0.7 |
IDR | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Netherlands | $ 1,816,685 | $ 1,816,685 | $ — | $ —** |
Other Country Categories* | 40,898,167 | 40,898,167 | — | — |
Money Market Funds | 1,997,131 | 1,997,131 | — | — |
Total Investments | $44,711,983 | $44,711,983 | $— | $—** |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
** | Investments are valued at $0. |
Level 3 investments are fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee and are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. All Level 3 values are based on unobservable inputs.
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) — 100.0% | |||||
Canada — 2.5% | |||||
431,326 | Open Text Corp. | $18,124,318 | |||
713,270 | Shopify, Inc., Class A (b) | 55,563,733 | |||
73,688,051 | |||||
Germany — 1.2% | |||||
217,615 | SAP SE, ADR | 33,641,103 | |||
Israel — 1.5% | |||||
341,152 | Wix.com Ltd. (b) | 41,968,519 | |||
Netherlands — 0.8% | |||||
215,448 | Elastic N.V. (b) | 24,280,990 | |||
United States — 94.0% | |||||
85,007 | Adobe, Inc. (b) | 50,715,176 | |||
599,444 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b) | 70,944,197 | |||
783,827 | Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b) | 109,492,794 | |||
711,072 | Amazon.com, Inc. (b) | 108,040,280 | |||
91,485 | Appfolio, Inc., Class A (b) | 15,848,861 | |||
955,487 | Appian Corp., Class A (b) | 35,983,640 | |||
1,385,813 | AppLovin Corp., Class A (b) | 55,224,648 | |||
472,808 | Arista Networks, Inc. (b) | 111,351,012 | |||
824,057 | Asana, Inc., Class A (b) | 15,665,324 | |||
272,009 | Atlassian Corp., Class A (b) | 64,700,061 | |||
230,110 | Blackbaud, Inc. (b) | 19,950,537 | |||
299,281 | BlackLine, Inc. (b) | 18,687,106 | |||
661,575 | Box, Inc., Class A (b) | 16,942,936 | |||
1,431,453 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 72,317,006 | |||
897,651 | Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (b) | 74,738,422 | |||
2,447,705 | Confluent, Inc., Class A (b) | 57,276,297 | |||
73,055 | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,652,403 | |||
148,524 | Datadog, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,027,843 | |||
684,596 | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C | 52,371,594 | |||
1,533,515 | DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (b) | 56,264,665 | |||
401,703 | DocuSign, Inc. (b) | 23,881,243 | |||
614,388 | Dropbox, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,112,158 | |||
2,167,362 | Eventbrite, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,119,146 | |||
850,366 | Everbridge, Inc. (b) | 20,672,397 | |||
2,834,433 | Fastly, Inc., Class A (b) | 50,452,907 | |||
1,074,478 | Gitlab, Inc., Class A (b) | 67,649,135 | |||
2,424,851 | HashiCorp, Inc., Class A (b) | 57,323,478 | |||
3,071,572 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 52,155,293 | |||
105,157 | HubSpot, Inc. (b) | 61,047,845 | |||
655,150 | International Business Machines Corp. | 107,149,782 | |||
30,297 | Intuit, Inc. | 18,936,534 | |||
24,076,750 | Lumen Technologies, Inc. (b) | 44,060,453 | |||
274,156 | Microsoft Corp. | 103,093,622 | |||
208,224 | MongoDB, Inc. (b) | 85,132,382 | |||
568,337 | NetApp, Inc. | 50,104,590 | |||
2,410,782 | Nutanix, Inc., Class A (b) | 114,970,194 | |||
893,904 | Oracle Corp. | 94,244,299 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United States (Continued) | |||||
58,671 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b) | $17,300,904 | |||
95,307 | Paycom Software, Inc. | 19,701,863 | |||
110,509 | Paylocity Holding Corp. (b) | 18,217,409 | |||
3,118,601 | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A (b) | 111,209,312 | |||
487,428 | Q2 Holdings, Inc. (b) | 21,159,249 | |||
93,667 | Qualys, Inc. (b) | 18,384,959 | |||
1,609,497 | RingCentral, Inc., Class A (b) | 54,642,423 | |||
206,194 | Salesforce, Inc. (b) | 54,257,889 | |||
75,743 | ServiceNow, Inc. (b) | 53,511,672 | |||
408,528 | Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (b) | 19,535,809 | |||
92,249 | Snowflake, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,357,551 | |||
304,279 | Sprout Social, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,694,902 | |||
617,676 | Squarespace, Inc., Class A (b) | 20,389,485 | |||
1,164,320 | Toast, Inc., Class A (b) | 21,260,483 | |||
245,720 | Trade Desk (The), Inc., Class A (b) | 17,682,011 | |||
803,035 | Twilio, Inc., Class A (b) | 60,926,265 | |||
99,326 | Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (b) | 19,122,242 | |||
63,953 | Workday, Inc., Class A (b) | 17,654,865 | |||
540,088 | Workiva, Inc. (b) | 54,835,135 | |||
255,248 | Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (b) | 18,354,884 | |||
87,649 | Zscaler, Inc. (b) | 19,419,512 | |||
1,898,403 | Zuora, Inc., Class A (b) | 17,844,988 | |||
2,722,764,072 | |||||
Total Investments — 100.0% | 2,896,342,735 | ||||
(Cost $2,656,766,045) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0% | 1,003,907 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $2,897,346,642 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Information Technology | 87.0% |
Communication Services | 6.6 |
Consumer Discretionary | 3.7 |
Industrials | 1.3 |
Financials | 0.7 |
Health Care | 0.7 |
Total | 100.0% |
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (SKYY)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 2,896,342,735 | $ 2,896,342,735 | $ — | $ — |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.7% | |||||
Brazil — 0.6% | |||||
197,299 | Caixa Seguridade Participacoes S.A. (BRL) | $523,953 | |||
360,752 | CSN Mineracao S.A. (BRL) | 581,499 | |||
1,105,452 | |||||
Canada — 6.1% | |||||
162,889 | Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Class A (CAD) | 6,542,359 | |||
1,045 | Constellation Software, Inc. (CAD) | 2,590,927 | |||
31,216 | Open Text Corp. | 1,311,696 | |||
10,444,982 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 22.8% | |||||
52,271 | Li Auto, Inc., ADR (c) | 1,956,504 | |||
41,554 | MINISO Group Holding Ltd., ADR | 847,702 | |||
42,416 | NetEase, Inc., ADR | 3,951,475 | |||
83,822 | New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR (c) | 6,142,476 | |||
623,810 | NU Holdings Ltd., Class A (c) | 5,196,337 | |||
115,559 | PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR (c) | 16,907,437 | |||
45,725 | SharkNinja, Inc. | 2,339,748 | |||
155,000 | WuXi XDC Cayman, Inc. (HKD) (c) | 635,205 | |||
71,300 | XPeng, Inc., ADR (c) (d) | 1,040,267 | |||
39,017,151 | |||||
Denmark — 3.6% | |||||
59,321 | Novo Nordisk A/S, ADR | 6,136,757 | |||
Germany — 3.5% | |||||
94,715 | Daimler Truck Holding AG (EUR) | 3,557,145 | |||
26,961 | Dr. Ing hc F Porsche AG (Preference Shares) (EUR) (e) (f) | 2,378,106 | |||
5,935,251 | |||||
Indonesia — 2.8% | |||||
4,769,269 | Amman Mineral Internasional PT (IDR) (c) | 2,028,883 | |||
4,399,325 | Barito Renewables Energy Tbk PT (IDR) | 2,135,803 | |||
739,340 | Petrindo Jaya Kreasi Tbk PT (IDR) (c) (g) (h) | 644,647 | |||
4,809,333 | |||||
Ireland — 5.0% | |||||
5,414 | ICON PLC (c) | 1,532,541 | |||
120,026 | nVent Electric PLC | 7,092,336 | |||
8,624,877 | |||||
Israel — 2.1% | |||||
18,837 | Monday.com Ltd. (c) | 3,537,777 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Italy — 0.7% | |||||
115,842 | Lottomatica Group S.p.A. (EUR) (c) | $1,251,980 | |||
Japan — 7.8% | |||||
27,000 | M&A Research Institute Holdings, Inc. (JPY) (c) (d) | 856,915 | |||
193,200 | Renesas Electronics Corp. (JPY) (c) | 3,492,672 | |||
236,517 | SoftBank Corp. (JPY) | 2,951,430 | |||
127,800 | TDK Corp. (JPY) | 6,088,175 | |||
13,389,192 | |||||
Jersey — 0.7% | |||||
24,705 | Birkenstock Holding PLC (c) (d) | 1,203,875 | |||
Luxembourg — 6.3% | |||||
230,183 | InPost S.A. (EUR) (c) | 3,180,187 | |||
475,733 | Samsonite International S.A. (HKD) (c) (e) (f) | 1,568,819 | |||
32,636 | Spotify Technology S.A. (c) | 6,132,631 | |||
10,881,637 | |||||
Netherlands — 5.8% | |||||
59,711 | Technip Energies N.V. (EUR) | 1,394,821 | |||
299,511 | Universal Music Group N.V. (EUR) | 8,533,934 | |||
9,928,755 | |||||
Norway — 0.3% | |||||
164,180 | Var Energi ASA (NOK) | 519,693 | |||
Saudi Arabia — 7.4% | |||||
36,061 | ACWA Power Co. (SAR) | 2,471,381 | |||
23,676 | Elm Co. (SAR) | 5,145,584 | |||
19,730 | Riyadh Cables Group Co. (SAR) | 485,095 | |||
122,079 | Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co. (SAR) | 4,609,703 | |||
12,711,763 | |||||
South Korea — 6.6% | |||||
22,512 | Ecopro BM Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 5,034,130 | |||
6,925 | LG Energy Solution Ltd. (KRW) (c) | 2,298,655 | |||
16,022 | NAVER Corp. (KRW) | 2,786,651 | |||
18,756 | SK IE Technology Co., Ltd. (KRW) (c) (e) (f) | 1,149,040 | |||
11,268,476 | |||||
Sweden — 3.6% | |||||
148,834 | Nordnet AB publ (SEK) | 2,523,348 | |||
139,830 | Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (SEK) (c) | 3,701,609 | |||
6,224,957 | |||||
Switzerland — 2.7% | |||||
141,727 | Sandoz Group AG (CHF) (c) | 4,559,934 | |||
Taiwan — 2.0% | |||||
1,226,681 | Pegatron Corp. (TWD) | 3,489,329 |
First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
United Arab Emirates — 1.8% | |||||
1,578,396 | Emaar Development PJSC (AED) | $3,072,774 | |||
United Kingdom — 7.5% | |||||
67,426 | ARM Holdings PLC, ADR (c) (d) | 5,066,727 | |||
702,222 | Wise PLC, Class A (GBP) (c) | 7,823,053 | |||
12,889,780 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 171,003,725 | ||||
(Cost $141,801,447) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 4.5% | |||||
7,664,865 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (i) (j) | 7,664,865 | |||
(Cost $7,664,865) | |||||
Total Investments — 104.2% | 178,668,590 | ||||
(Cost $149,466,312) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (4.2)% | (7,210,254 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $171,458,336 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $7,341,532 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $7,664,865. |
(e) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(f) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(g) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(h) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $644,647 or 0.4% of net assets. |
(i) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(j) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AED | – United Arab Emirates Dirham |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
IDR | – Indonesian Rupiah |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
SAR | – Saudi Riyal |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
TWD | – New Taiwan Dollar |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | 20.8% |
Information Technology | 18.0 |
Communication Services | 14.2 |
Financials | 13.7 |
Industrials | 12.7 |
Health Care | 9.7 |
Materials | 4.9 |
Utilities | 2.7 |
Real Estate | 1.8 |
Energy | 1.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXI)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 43.7% |
EUR | 11.4 |
JPY | 7.5 |
SAR | 7.1 |
KRW | 6.3 |
CAD | 5.1 |
GBP | 4.4 |
SEK | 3.5 |
IDR | 2.7 |
CHF | 2.5 |
TWD | 2.0 |
AED | 1.7 |
HKD | 1.2 |
BRL | 0.6 |
NOK | 0.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Indonesia | $ 4,809,333 | $ 4,164,686 | $ 644,647 | $ — |
Other Country Categories* | 166,194,392 | 166,194,392 | — | — |
Money Market Funds | 7,664,865 | 7,664,865 | — | — |
Total Investments | $178,668,590 | $178,023,943 | $644,647 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 100.0% | |||||
Canada — 4.5% | |||||
26,588,880 | BlackBerry Ltd. (c) | $94,124,635 | |||
4,084,297 | Open Text Corp. (CAD) | 171,657,296 | |||
265,781,931 | |||||
France — 2.8% | |||||
1,094,457 | Thales S.A. (EUR) | 161,841,512 | |||
India — 5.8% | |||||
18,637,090 | Infosys Ltd., ADR | 342,549,714 | |||
Israel — 6.5% | |||||
1,120,142 | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (c) | 171,146,496 | |||
820,700 | CyberArk Software Ltd. (c) | 179,774,335 | |||
1,915,577 | Radware Ltd. (c) | 31,951,824 | |||
382,872,655 | |||||
Japan — 2.9% | |||||
3,217,873 | Trend Micro, Inc. (JPY) | 172,258,904 | |||
United Kingdom — 2.3% | |||||
28,708,916 | Darktrace PLC (GBP) (c) | 134,189,381 | |||
United States — 75.2% | |||||
3,377,263 | A10 Networks, Inc. | 44,478,554 | |||
1,415,568 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. (c) | 167,532,473 | |||
1,306,968 | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 167,174,277 | |||
353,319 | Broadcom, Inc. | 394,392,334 | |||
6,760,663 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 341,548,695 | |||
2,119,776 | Cloudflare, Inc., Class A (c) | 176,492,550 | |||
1,380,148 | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (c) | 352,379,387 | |||
955,317 | F5, Inc. (c) | 170,982,637 | |||
3,111,501 | Fortinet, Inc. (c) | 182,116,153 | |||
7,406,727 | Gen Digital, Inc. | 169,021,510 | |||
5,748,352 | Juniper Networks, Inc. | 169,461,417 | |||
1,523,858 | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 164,942,390 | |||
3,436,263 | NetScout Systems, Inc. (c) | 75,425,973 | |||
2,439,085 | Okta, Inc. (c) | 220,810,365 | |||
1,748,869 | OneSpan, Inc. (c) | 18,747,876 | |||
1,108,408 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (c) | 326,847,351 | |||
884,769 | Qualys, Inc. (c) | 173,662,459 | |||
3,020,142 | Rapid7, Inc. (c) | 172,450,108 | |||
1,392,904 | Science Applications International Corp. | 173,165,825 | |||
8,566,813 | SentinelOne, Inc., Class A (c) | 235,073,349 | |||
3,951,205 | Tenable Holdings, Inc. (c) | 181,992,502 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United States (Continued) | |||||
3,904,046 | Varonis Systems, Inc. (c) | $176,775,203 | |||
827,927 | Zscaler, Inc. (c) | 183,435,506 | |||
4,438,908,894 | |||||
Total Investments — 100.0% | 5,898,402,991 | ||||
(Cost $4,687,873,181) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0% | 2,542,567 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $5,900,945,558 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Information Technology | 88.7% |
Industrials | 11.3 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 5,898,402,991 | $ 5,898,402,991 | $ — | $ — |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
First Trust IPOX® Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXE)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.8% | |||||
Bahamas — 0.4% | |||||
1,410 | OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. (c) | $19,881 | |||
Belgium — 0.9% | |||||
689 | Azelis Group N.V. (EUR) | 16,871 | |||
621 | Euronav N.V. (EUR) | 10,948 | |||
108 | Syensqo S.A. (EUR) (c) | 11,238 | |||
39,057 | |||||
Bermuda — 2.4% | |||||
467 | Conduit Holdings Ltd. (GBP) | 2,792 | |||
14,310 | Hafnia Ltd. (NOK) | 98,875 | |||
473 | SiriusPoint Ltd. (c) | 5,487 | |||
107,154 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 1.4% | |||||
314 | Bitdeer Technologies Group, Class A (c) | 3,096 | |||
882 | MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (c) | 53,264 | |||
418 | Patria Investments Ltd., Class A | 6,483 | |||
62,843 | |||||
Cyprus — 0.0% | |||||
1,795 | HeadHunter Group PLC, ADR (c) (d) (e) (f) | 0 | |||
Denmark — 2.3% | |||||
156 | Better Collective A/S (SEK) (c) | 3,967 | |||
955 | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B (DKK) | 98,729 | |||
102,696 | |||||
Finland — 1.0% | |||||
157 | Kempower Oyj (EUR) (c) | 5,515 | |||
2,835 | Mandatum Oyj (EUR) (c) | 12,738 | |||
2,872 | Puuilo Oyj (EUR) | 28,297 | |||
46,550 | |||||
France — 2.5% | |||||
1,888 | Dassault Systemes SE (EUR) | 92,197 | |||
539 | La Francaise des Jeux SAEM (EUR) (g) (h) | 19,541 | |||
111,738 | |||||
Germany — 10.5% | |||||
2,324 | Daimler Truck Holding AG (EUR) | 87,281 | |||
1,286 | Dr. Ing hc F Porsche AG (Preference Shares) (EUR) (g) (h) | 113,432 | |||
7,458 | E.ON SE (EUR) | 100,034 | |||
296 | Hensoldt AG (EUR) | 7,973 | |||
219 | HOCHTIEF AG (EUR) | 24,249 | |||
395 | Ionos SE (EUR) (c) | 7,613 | |||
97 | MorphoSys AG (EUR) (c) | 3,641 | |||
851 | Schott Pharma AG & Co KGaA (EUR) (c) | 31,566 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Germany (Continued) | |||||
796 | Siemens Healthineers AG (EUR) (g) (h) | $46,222 | |||
508 | TeamViewer SE (EUR) (c) (g) (h) | 7,885 | |||
357 | Thyssenkrupp Nucera AG & Co. KGaa (EUR) (c) | 7,271 | |||
1,412 | Traton SE (EUR) | 33,233 | |||
470,400 | |||||
Ireland — 11.5% | |||||
1,474 | CRH PLC | 101,942 | |||
268 | Dole PLC | 3,294 | |||
232 | ICON PLC (c) | 65,672 | |||
5,856 | nVent Electric PLC | 346,031 | |||
516,939 | |||||
Israel — 5.3% | |||||
557 | Cellebrite DI Ltd. (c) | 4,824 | |||
2,319 | Global-e Online Ltd. (c) | 91,902 | |||
296 | JFrog Ltd. (c) | 10,244 | |||
674 | Monday.com Ltd. (c) | 126,584 | |||
160 | Oddity Tech Ltd., Class A (c) | 7,445 | |||
240,999 | |||||
Italy — 2.8% | |||||
7,105 | Lottomatica Group S.p.A. (EUR) (c) | 76,788 | |||
99 | Sanlorenzo S.p.A. (EUR) | 4,628 | |||
1,121 | Stevanato Group S.p.A. | 30,592 | |||
1,697 | Technoprobe S.p.A. (EUR) (c) | 16,196 | |||
128,204 | |||||
Jersey — 2.1% | |||||
1,458 | Birkenstock Holding PLC (c) (i) | 71,048 | |||
3,061 | Yellow Cake PLC (GBP) (c) (g) (h) | 24,132 | |||
95,180 | |||||
Luxembourg — 5.7% | |||||
2,984 | Allegro.eu S.A. (PLN) (c) (g) (h) | 25,273 | |||
7,059 | InPost S.A. (EUR) (c) | 97,526 | |||
701 | Spotify Technology S.A. (c) | 131,725 | |||
254,524 | |||||
Netherlands — 10.8% | |||||
125 | Argenx SE (EUR) (c) | 47,401 | |||
1,265 | CTP N.V. (EUR) (g) (h) | 21,338 | |||
702 | Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. | 8,122 | |||
239 | Immatics N.V. (c) | 2,517 | |||
4,595 | Iveco Group N.V. (EUR) (c) | 41,322 | |||
1,468 | Pharvaris N.V. (c) (i) | 41,177 | |||
1,882 | Prosus N.V. (EUR) | 56,065 | |||
5,127 | Technip Energies N.V. (EUR) | 119,764 | |||
5,143 | Universal Music Group N.V. (EUR) | 146,539 | |||
484,245 |
First Trust IPOX® Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXE)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
Norway — 3.8% | |||||
499 | DOF Group ASA (NOK) (c) | $2,785 | |||
8,080 | Hoegh Autoliners ASA (NOK) | 73,365 | |||
839 | LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA (NOK) (c) | 1,500 | |||
877 | Norconsult AS (NOK) (c) | 2,106 | |||
2,828 | Orkla ASA (NOK) | 21,945 | |||
3,951 | Telenor ASA (NOK) | 45,344 | |||
7,049 | Var Energi ASA (NOK) | 22,313 | |||
169,358 | |||||
Poland — 0.1% | |||||
193 | Grupa Pracuj S.A. (PLN) | 3,041 | |||
Portugal — 0.1% | |||||
393 | Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis S.A. (EUR) (c) | 3,549 | |||
Spain — 0.6% | |||||
930 | Corp ACCIONA Energias Renovables S.A. (EUR) | 28,829 | |||
Sweden — 14.6% | |||||
10,625 | Alleima AB (SEK) | 80,714 | |||
3,738 | BoneSupport Holding AB (SEK) (c) (g) (h) | 69,749 | |||
429 | Engcon AB (SEK) | 3,968 | |||
1,675 | EQT AB (SEK) | 47,330 | |||
4,165 | Hemnet Group AB (SEK) | 99,685 | |||
7,812 | Munters Group AB (SEK) (g) (h) | 126,637 | |||
7,100 | Nordnet AB publ (SEK) | 120,374 | |||
3,429 | Rusta AB (SEK) (c) | 25,362 | |||
319 | Rvrc Holding AB (SEK) | 1,906 | |||
3,002 | Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (SEK) (c) | 79,470 | |||
655,195 | |||||
Switzerland — 3.9% | |||||
1,334 | Accelleron Industries AG (CHF) | 41,651 | |||
1,776 | On Holding AG, Class A (c) | 47,899 | |||
2,434 | Sandoz Group AG (CHF) (c) | 78,311 | |||
448 | Softwareone Holding AG (CHF) | 8,736 | |||
176,597 | |||||
United Kingdom — 16.1% | |||||
10,611 | Airtel Africa PLC (GBP) (g) (h) | 17,610 | |||
2,895 | ARM Holdings PLC, ADR (c) (i) | 217,545 | |||
226 | Ashtead Technology Holdings PLC (GBP) | 1,769 | |||
1,393 | Baltic Classifieds Group PLC (GBP) | 4,199 | |||
2,247 | Bridgepoint Group PLC (GBP) (g) (h) | 7,997 | |||
676 | Bytes Technology Group PLC (GBP) | 5,273 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
United Kingdom (Continued) | |||||
276 | Centessa Pharmaceuticals PLC, ADR (c) | $2,197 | |||
5,931 | Darktrace PLC (GBP) (c) | 27,722 | |||
11,466 | Deliveroo PLC (GBP) (c) (g) (h) | 18,649 | |||
3,936 | Dowlais Group PLC (GBP) | 5,361 | |||
1,532 | Finablr PLC (GBP) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) | 0 | |||
1,279 | Frasers Group PLC (GBP) (c) | 14,843 | |||
19,555 | Haleon PLC (GBP) | 80,174 | |||
140 | Immunocore Holdings PLC, ADR (c) | 9,565 | |||
14,635 | JD Sports Fashion PLC (GBP) | 30,957 | |||
33,431 | M&G PLC (GBP) | 94,771 | |||
970 | Moonpig Group PLC (GBP) (c) | 1,936 | |||
3,671 | THG PLC (GBP) (c) | 3,985 | |||
16,079 | Wise PLC, Class A (GBP) (c) | 179,127 | |||
723,680 | |||||
United States — 1.0% | |||||
1,809 | Gen Digital, Inc. | 41,282 | |||
551 | Soho House & Co., Inc. (c) | 3,923 | |||
45,205 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | 4,485,864 | ||||
(Cost $3,887,904) | |||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.0% | |||||
315,773 | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund - Institutional Class - 5.17% (j) (k) | 315,773 | |||
(Cost $315,773) | |||||
Total Investments — 106.8% | 4,801,637 | ||||
(Cost $4,203,677) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (6.8)% | (307,126 ) | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $4,494,511 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
First Trust IPOX® Europe Equity Opportunities ETF (FPXE)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(e) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $0 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(f) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section). |
(g) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(h) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(i) | All or a portion of this security is on loan for securities lending. The remaining contractual maturity of all of the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. The aggregate value of such securities, including those sold and pending settlement, is $302,299 and the total value of the collateral held by the Fund is $315,773. |
(j) | Rate shown reflects yield as of December 31, 2023. |
(k) | This security serves as collateral for securities on loan. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
CHF | – Swiss Franc |
DKK | – Danish Krone |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
NOK | – Norwegian Krone |
PLN | – Polish Zloty |
SEK | – Swedish Krona |
USD | – United States Dollar |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Industrials | 21.1% |
Consumer Discretionary | 14.9 |
Health Care | 14.7 |
Information Technology | 12.7 |
Financials | 10.6 |
Communication Services | 10.0 |
Energy | 5.7 |
Materials | 4.3 |
Utilities | 3.0 |
Consumer Staples | 2.5 |
Real Estate | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
USD | 36.8% |
EUR | 27.6 |
SEK | 13.7 |
GBP | 10.9 |
NOK | 5.6 |
CHF | 2.7 |
DKK | 2.1 |
PLN | 0.6 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Cyprus | $ —** | $ — | $ — | $ —** |
United Kingdom | 723,680 | 723,680 | — | —** |
Other Country Categories* | 3,762,184 | 3,762,184 | — | — |
Money Market Funds | 315,773 | 315,773 | — | — |
Total Investments | $4,801,637 | $4,801,637 | $— | $—** |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
** | Investments are valued at $0. |
Level 3 investments are fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee and are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. All Level 3 values are based on unobservable inputs.
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (FDNI)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.5% | |||||
Australia — 3.2% | |||||
10,927 | CAR Group Ltd. (AUD) | $231,875 | |||
1,493 | REA Group Ltd. (AUD) | 184,303 | |||
10,324 | SEEK Ltd. (AUD) | 188,053 | |||
5,313 | WiseTech Global Ltd. (AUD) | 272,880 | |||
877,111 | |||||
Canada — 10.8% | |||||
2,464 | Descartes Systems Group (The), Inc. (CAD) (c) | 207,024 | |||
34,926 | Shopify, Inc., Class A (CAD) (c) | 2,719,117 | |||
2,926,141 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 50.1% | |||||
295,493 | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (HKD) | 2,860,892 | |||
65,781 | Baidu, Inc., Class A (HKD) (c) | 978,059 | |||
29,507 | JD Health International, Inc. (HKD) (c) (d) (e) | 147,752 | |||
71,256 | JD.com, Inc., Class A (HKD) | 1,026,612 | |||
9,579 | Kanzhun Ltd., ADR | 159,107 | |||
72,877 | Kuaishou Technology (HKD) (c) (d) (e) | 494,184 | |||
115,901 | Meituan, Class B (HKD) (c) (d) (e) | 1,215,636 | |||
50,480 | NetEase, Inc. (HKD) | 908,944 | |||
18,693 | PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR (c) | 2,734,973 | |||
9,970 | Sea Ltd., ADR (c) | 403,785 | |||
66,546 | Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HKD) | 2,502,133 | |||
8,157 | Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR (c) | 144,868 | |||
13,576,945 | |||||
Germany — 1.7% | |||||
5,805 | Delivery Hero SE (EUR) (c) (d) (e) | 160,275 | |||
2,174 | Scout24 SE (EUR) (d) (e) | 153,983 | |||
6,339 | Zalando SE (EUR) (c) (d) (e) | 150,105 | |||
464,363 | |||||
Indonesia — 0.6% | |||||
28,490,572 | GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT (IDR) (c) | 159,134 | |||
Ireland — 3.3% | |||||
5,124 | Flutter Entertainment PLC (EUR) (c) | 905,060 | |||
Isle Of Man — 0.9% | |||||
18,514 | Entain PLC (GBP) | 234,620 | |||
Israel — 0.7% | |||||
1,656 | Wix.com Ltd. (c) | 203,721 | |||
Japan — 3.4% | |||||
77,476 | LY Corp. (JPY) | 274,573 | |||
12,372 | M3, Inc. (JPY) | 204,708 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Japan (Continued) | |||||
13,182 | Nexon Co., Ltd. (JPY) | $240,221 | |||
42,773 | Rakuten Group, Inc. (JPY) | 190,507 | |||
910,009 | |||||
Luxembourg — 2.9% | |||||
4,129 | Spotify Technology S.A. (c) | 775,880 | |||
Netherlands — 9.1% | |||||
899 | Adyen N.V. (EUR) (c) (d) (e) | 1,157,791 | |||
43,936 | Prosus N.V. (EUR) | 1,308,855 | |||
15,088 | Yandex N.V., Class A (c) (f) (g) (h) | 0 | |||
2,466,646 | |||||
New Zealand — 1.2% | |||||
4,083 | Xero Ltd. (AUD) (c) | 312,459 | |||
South Africa — 3.4% | |||||
5,366 | Naspers Ltd., Class N (ZAR) | 917,581 | |||
South Korea — 4.7% | |||||
8,760 | Kakao Corp. (KRW) | 369,336 | |||
953 | Krafton, Inc. (KRW) (c) | 143,257 | |||
4,374 | NAVER Corp. (KRW) | 760,755 | |||
1,273,348 | |||||
United Kingdom — 1.5% | |||||
26,586 | Auto Trader Group PLC (GBP) (d) (e) | 244,467 | |||
23,712 | Rightmove PLC (GBP) | 173,972 | |||
418,439 | |||||
United States — 2.0% | |||||
33,191 | Coupang, Inc. (c) | 537,362 | |||
Total Investments — 99.5% | 26,958,819 | ||||
(Cost $37,355,709) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.5% | 139,148 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $27,097,967 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF (FDNI)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
(e) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
(f) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(g) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $0 or 0.0% of net assets. |
(h) | This security’s value was determined using significant unobservable inputs (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section). |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
ADR | – American Depositary Receipt |
AUD | – Australian Dollar |
CAD | – Canadian Dollar |
EUR | – Euro |
GBP | – British Pound Sterling |
HKD | – Hong Kong Dollar |
IDR | – Indonesian Rupiah |
JPY | – Japanese Yen |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
USD | – United States Dollar |
ZAR | – South African Rand |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | 46.5% |
Communication Services | 34.1 |
Information Technology | 13.8 |
Financials | 4.3 |
Health Care | 0.8 |
Consumer Staples | 0.5 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
HKD | 37.6% |
USD | 18.4 |
EUR | 14.2 |
CAD | 10.9 |
KRW | 4.7 |
AUD | 4.4 |
ZAR | 3.4 |
JPY | 3.4 |
GBP | 2.4 |
IDR | 0.6 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Netherlands | $ 2,466,646 | $ 2,466,646 | $ — | $ —** |
Other Country Categories* | 24,492,173 | 24,492,173 | — | — |
Total Investments | $26,958,819 | $26,958,819 | $— | $—** |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
** | Investment is valued at $0. |
Level 3 investments are fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee and are footnoted in the Portfolio of Investments. All Level 3 values are based on unobservable inputs.
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM)Portfolio of InvestmentsDecember 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) — 99.8% | |||||
Brazil — 15.4% | |||||
12,765 | Ambev S.A. (BRL) | $36,080 | |||
16,308 | B3 S.A. - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BRL) | 48,847 | |||
18,871 | Banco Bradesco S.A. (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 66,392 | |||
3,799 | Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (BRL) | 29,414 | |||
4,114 | Banco do Brasil S.A. (BRL) | 46,911 | |||
11,453 | Banco Santander Brasil S.A. (BRL) | 76,155 | |||
15,068 | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 105,373 | |||
18,494 | Itausa S.A. (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 39,481 | |||
2,616 | Localiza Rent a Car S.A. (BRL) | 34,251 | |||
24,895 | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Preference Shares) (BRL) | 190,854 | |||
10,173 | Vale S.A. (BRL) | 161,676 | |||
4,365 | WEG S.A. (BRL) | 33,167 | |||
868,601 | |||||
Cayman Islands — 0.2% | |||||
1,586 | Chailease Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 9,974 | |||
Chile — 2.7% | |||||
2,557 | Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., Class B (Preference Shares) (CLP) | 152,809 | |||
Czech Republic — 2.2% | |||||
2,843 | CEZ AS (CZK) | 121,850 | |||
India — 14.3% | |||||
438 | Asian Paints Ltd. (INR) | 17,909 | |||
220 | Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (INR) (c) (d) (e) | 10,794 | |||
2,445 | Axis Bank Ltd. (INR) | 32,388 | |||
233 | Bajaj Finance Ltd. (INR) | 20,518 | |||
494 | Bajaj Finserv Ltd. (INR) | 10,008 | |||
1,991 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. (INR) | 24,697 | |||
886 | HCL Technologies Ltd. (INR) | 15,610 | |||
5,844 | HDFC Bank Ltd. (INR) | 120,039 | |||
745 | Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (INR) | 23,850 | |||
6,048 | ICICI Bank Ltd. (INR) | 72,433 | |||
554 | IndusInd Bank Ltd. (INR) | 10,645 | |||
2,910 | Infosys Ltd. (INR) | 53,955 | |||
6,218 | ITC Ltd. (INR) | 34,530 | |||
1,242 | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (INR) | 28,479 | |||
938 | Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (INR) | 39,746 | |||
810 | Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (INR) | 16,834 | |||
116 | Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (INR) | 14,361 | |||
32 | Nestle India Ltd. (INR) | 10,221 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
India (Continued) | |||||
4,010 | NTPC Ltd. (INR) | $14,994 | |||
3,850 | Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. (INR) | 10,974 | |||
2,757 | Reliance Industries Ltd. (INR) | 85,643 | |||
25 | Shree Cement Ltd. (INR) | 8,608 | |||
2,744 | State Bank of India (INR) | 21,172 | |||
965 | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (INR) | 14,605 | |||
802 | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (INR) | 36,560 | |||
1,705 | Tata Motors Ltd. (INR) | 15,981 | |||
6,696 | Tata Steel Ltd. (INR) | 11,233 | |||
342 | Titan Co., Ltd. (INR) | 15,106 | |||
105 | UltraTech Cement Ltd. (INR) | 13,253 | |||
805,146 | |||||
Mexico — 15.0% | |||||
165,210 | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., Series B (MXN) | 153,136 | |||
80,342 | Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Series CPO (MXN) (d) | 62,548 | |||
11,985 | Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V., Series UBD (MXN) | 155,979 | |||
15,990 | Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V., Class O (MXN) | 160,794 | |||
34,895 | Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series B (MXN) | 193,535 | |||
28,556 | Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (MXN) | 120,355 | |||
846,347 | |||||
Philippines — 1.8% | |||||
6,469 | SM Investments Corp. (PHP) | 101,868 | |||
Poland — 2.7% | |||||
9,020 | ORLEN S.A. (PLN) | 150,152 | |||
South Africa — 13.7% | |||||
41,437 | FirstRand Ltd. (ZAR) | 166,518 | |||
8,613 | Gold Fields Ltd. (ZAR) | 130,792 | |||
15,290 | MTN Group Ltd. (ZAR) | 96,542 | |||
1,430 | Naspers Ltd., Class N (ZAR) | 244,529 | |||
11,687 | Standard Bank Group Ltd. (ZAR) | 132,954 | |||
771,335 | |||||
South Korea — 15.3% | |||||
128 | Celltrion, Inc. (KRW) | 20,026 | |||
65 | Ecopro BM Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 14,535 | |||
373 | Hana Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | 12,569 | |||
76 | Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 13,986 | |||
169 | Hyundai Motor Co. (KRW) | 26,704 | |||
390 | Kakao Corp. (KRW) | 16,443 |
First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF (EMDM)Portfolio of Investments (Continued)December 31, 2023 (Unaudited)
Shares | Description | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (b) (Continued) | |||||
South Korea (Continued) | |||||
429 | KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRW) | $18,021 | |||
303 | Kia Corp. (KRW) | 23,527 | |||
58 | LG Chem Ltd. (KRW) | 22,472 | |||
134 | LG Electronics, Inc. (KRW) | 10,592 | |||
31 | LG Energy Solution Ltd. (KRW) (d) | 10,290 | |||
181 | NAVER Corp. (KRW) | 31,481 | |||
86 | POSCO Holdings, Inc. (KRW) | 33,354 | |||
25 | Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. (KRW) (c) (d) (e) | 14,753 | |||
7,800 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 475,425 | |||
66 | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 24,188 | |||
637 | Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (KRW) | 19,858 | |||
679 | SK Hynix, Inc. (KRW) | 74,601 | |||
862,825 | |||||
Taiwan — 15.1% | |||||
3,889 | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 17,107 | |||
8,827 | Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 13,158 | |||
12,042 | China Steel Corp. (TWD) | 10,594 | |||
4,338 | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 16,962 | |||
18,370 | CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 16,969 | |||
1,930 | Delta Electronics, Inc. (TWD) | 19,715 | |||
14,784 | E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 12,428 | |||
1,588 | Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan Ltd. (TWD) | 7,425 | |||
11,324 | First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 10,110 | |||
4,877 | Formosa Plastics Corp. (TWD) | 12,586 | |||
7,872 | Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 16,621 | |||
12,057 | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 41,054 | |||
1,460 | MediaTek, Inc. (TWD) | 48,285 | |||
11,068 | Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 14,137 | |||
5,027 | Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (TWD) | 10,892 | |||
594 | Novatek Microelectronics Corp. (TWD) | 10,006 | |||
2,813 | Quanta Computer, Inc. (TWD) | 20,577 | |||
10,293 | Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 8,955 | |||
2,348 | Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 7,543 |
Shares | Description | Value | |||
Taiwan (Continued) | |||||
25,472 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TWD) | $492,168 | |||
5,004 | Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (TWD) | 12,147 | |||
11,621 | United Microelectronics Corp. (TWD) | 19,917 | |||
12,586 | Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (TWD) | 11,319 | |||
850,675 | |||||
United Kingdom — 1.4% | |||||
4,064 | Anglogold Ashanti PLC (ZAR) | 78,516 | |||
Total Common Stocks | 5,620,098 | ||||
(Cost $5,054,767) | |||||
RIGHTS (a) (b) — 0.0% | |||||
Brazil — 0.0% | |||||
9 | Localiza Rent a Car S.A., expiring 02/08/24 (BRL) (d) (f) | 37 | |||
Taiwan — 0.0% | |||||
231 | Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd., expiring 01/19/24 (TWD) (d) (f) (g) | 47 | |||
Total Rights | 84 | ||||
(Cost $0) | |||||
Total Investments — 99.8% | 5,620,182 | ||||
(Cost $5,054,767) | |||||
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2% | 8,479 | ||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $5,628,661 |
(a) | Portfolio securities are categorized based upon their country of incorporation, which can be different from the country categorization of the Fund’s underlying index. For a breakdown of the portfolio securities by sector, please see the Sector Allocation table. |
(b) | Securities are issued in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated in the security description. |
(c) | This security is exempt from registration upon resale under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security is not restricted on the foreign exchange where it trades freely without any additional registration. As such, it does not require the additional disclosure required of restricted securities. |
(d) | Non-income producing security. |
(e) | This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the 1933 Act. |
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(f) | Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined to be illiquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. |
(g) | This security is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended. At December 31, 2023, securities noted as such are valued at $47 or 0.0% of net assets. |
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments: | |
BRL | – Brazilian Real |
CLP | – Chilean Peso |
CZK | – Czech Koruna |
INR | – Indian Rupee |
KRW | – South Korean Won |
MXN | – Mexican Peso |
PHP | – Philippine Peso |
PLN | – Polish Zloty |
TWD | – New Taiwan Dollar |
ZAR | – South African Rand |
Sector Allocation | % of Total Long-Term Investments |
Financials | 24.1% |
Information Technology | 24.0 |
Materials | 13.6 |
Energy | 7.6 |
Consumer Staples | 7.2 |
Industrials | 7.0 |
Consumer Discretionary | 6.8 |
Communication Services | 6.2 |
Utilities | 2.6 |
Health Care | 0.9 |
Total | 100.0% |
Currency Exposure Diversification | % of Total Investments |
BRL | 15.5% |
KRW | 15.3 |
TWD | 15.3 |
ZAR | 15.1 |
MXN | 15.1 |
INR | 14.3 |
CLP | 2.7 |
PLN | 2.7 |
CZK | 2.2 |
PHP | 1.8 |
Total | 100.0% |
Valuation Inputs
A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2023 is as follows (see Valuation Inputs in the Additional Information section):
Total Value at 12/31/2023 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Common Stocks* | $ 5,620,098 | $ 5,620,098 | $ — | $ — |
Rights: | ||||
Brazil | 37 | 37 | — | — |
Taiwan | 47 | — | 47 | — |
Total Investments | $5,620,182 | $5,620,135 | $47 | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for country breakout. |
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Valuation Inputs
The Funds are subject to fair value accounting standards that define fair value, establish the framework for measuring fair value and provide a three-level hierarchy for fair valuation based upon the inputs to the valuation as of the measurement date. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
• Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
• Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.)
• Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments.
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First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
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Alerian, Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate Index and Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure Index (“the Alerian Indexes”) are service marks of VettaFi LLC and have been licensed for use by First Trust Advisors L.P. The Funds are not issued, sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by VettaFi LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “VettaFi”). VettaFi makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the purchasers or owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the Alerian Indexes to track general market performances. VettaFi’s only relationship to the Funds is the licensing of the service marks and the Alerian Indexes, which is determined, composed and calculated by VettaFi without regard to First Trust Advisors L.P. or the Funds. VettaFi is not responsible for and has not participated
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First Trust Indxx NextG ETF
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First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF
First Trust IPOX® Europe Equity Opportunities ETF
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IPOX®, IPOX® International Index, and IPOX®-100 Europe Index are registered international trademarks and service marks of IPOX® Schuster LLC (“IPOX”) and have been licensed for use by First Trust. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by IPOX, and IPOX makes no representation regarding the advisability of trading in such Funds. IPOX® is an international trademark of IPOX Schuster LLC. Index of Initial Public Offerings (IPOX) and IPOX Derivatives Patent No. US 7,698,197.
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First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF
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