# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329377
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-205031
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 15351
**Document Hash:** 2fe30d65c1311c1b3dd0bfe109f28aa8
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-205031.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-205031

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250630

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250826

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250826

**PERIOD START**: 20251231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001329377

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21774
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251255563

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 630-765-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (Series ID: S000077603)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000238091 | First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF | MISL            |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-21774

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001329377

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300MZB4XDLRWOC672

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 120 East Liberty Drive

  - **City:** Wheaton

  - **State:** IL

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 60187

  - **Telephone number:** 630-765-8000

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000077603

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300JW3W23RZME4D92

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2025-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2025-06-30

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $160418327.17

**Total Liabilities:** $72488.71

**Net Assets:** $160345838.46

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000238091 | 4.87%                | 8.87%                | 8.23%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-151451.43              | $6051347.88                                |
| Month 2  | $541010.84               | $11044122.12                               |
| Month 3  | $15.73                   | $11760630.12                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                               | Title                                   | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Intuitive Machines Inc             | Intuitive Machines Inc                  | CUSIP: 46125A100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     61354 | NS      | $666917.98    | 0.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TransDigm Group Inc                | TransDigm Group Inc                     | CUSIP: 893641100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3946 | NS      | $6000445.44   | 3.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Spirit AeroSystems Holdings In     | Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc         | CUSIP: 848574109<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     40348 | NS      | $1539276.20   | 0.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries      | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc       | CUSIP: 446413106<br>LEI: 5TZLZ6WJTBVJ0QWBG121 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     13500 | NS      | $3259710.00   | 2.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Electric Co                | General Electric Co                     | CUSIP: 369604301<br>LEI: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     56437 | NS      | $14526319.43  | 9.06%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AAR Corp                           | AAR Corp                                | CUSIP: 000361105<br>LEI: MP76T5YQX3YK5VVAQ802 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12420 | NS      | $854371.80    | 0.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Leonardo DRS Inc                   | Leonardo DRS Inc                        | CUSIP: 52661A108<br>LEI: 549300HMMEWVG3PPQU18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     91559 | NS      | $4255662.32   | 2.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management | Dreyfus Government Cash Management      | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 5493000Q69I5Q3QZIA91 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    139421 | NS      | $139421.31    | 0.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rocket Lab Corp                    | Rocket Lab Corp                         | CUSIP: 773121108<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    156059 | NS      | $5582230.43   | 3.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Loar Holdings Inc                  | Loar Holdings Inc                       | CUSIP: 53947R105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32189 | NS      | $2773726.13   | 1.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Boeing Co/The                      | Boeing Co/The                           | CUSIP: 097023105<br>LEI: RVHJWBXLJ1RFUBSY1F30 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     65871 | NS      | $13801950.63  | 8.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RTX Corp                           | RTX Corp                                | CUSIP: 75513E101<br>LEI: I07WOS4YJ0N7YRFE7309 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     80616 | NS      | $11771548.32  | 7.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mercury Systems Inc                | Mercury Systems Inc                     | CUSIP: 589378108<br>LEI: 549300P3B84SGK7HH679 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20537 | NS      | $1106122.82   | 0.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Northrop Grumman Corp              | Northrop Grumman Corp                   | CUSIP: 666807102<br>LEI: RIMU48P07456QXSO0R61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     19851 | NS      | $9925102.98   | 6.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lockheed Martin Corp               | Lockheed Martin Corp                    | CUSIP: 539830109<br>LEI: DPRBOZP0K5RM2YE8UU08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     22093 | NS      | $10232152.02  | 6.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Astronics Corp                     | Astronics Corp                          | CUSIP: 046433108<br>LEI: 549300NNXCF8H4MSMK17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12201 | NS      | $408489.48    | 0.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc                | AST SpaceMobile Inc                     | CUSIP: 00217D100<br>LEI: 254900MBSC9P2UCI6623 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    108898 | NS      | $5088803.54   | 3.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KBR Inc                            | KBR Inc                                 | CUSIP: 48242W106<br>LEI: 254900OFQDXZRKRCV808 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44639 | NS      | $2139993.66   | 1.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Woodward Inc                       | Woodward Inc                            | CUSIP: 980745103<br>LEI: YPYKXXTR8TFDH54ZMB45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20422 | NS      | $5005227.98   | 3.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solu     | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc | CUSIP: 50077B207<br>LEI: 5493000EKBN0UY1F3F88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     52741 | NS      | $2449819.45   | 1.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp                | Curtiss-Wright Corp                     | CUSIP: 231561101<br>LEI: TEL51ETZWP7D0ZM4X325 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     12970 | NS      | $6336493.50   | 3.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Leidos Holdings Inc                | Leidos Holdings Inc                     | CUSIP: 525327102<br>LEI: 549300IUTGTP6EJP8124 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     36670 | NS      | $5785059.20   | 3.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| HEICO Corp                         | HEICO Corp                              | CUSIP: 422806109<br>LEI: 529900O1DTDLCJ7L0I14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20538 | NS      | $6736464.00   | 4.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Dynamics Corp              | General Dynamics Corp                   | CUSIP: 369550108<br>LEI: 9C1X8XOOTYY2FNYTVH06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     18843 | NS      | $5495749.38   | 3.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Textron Inc                        | Textron Inc                             | CUSIP: 883203101<br>LEI: 3PPKBHUG1HD6BO7RNR87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     62495 | NS      | $5017723.55   | 3.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Hexcel Corp                        | Hexcel Corp                             | CUSIP: 428291108<br>LEI: S6Q7LW43WUBUHXY2QP69 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27663 | NS      | $1562682.87   | 0.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AeroVironment Inc                  | AeroVironment Inc                       | CUSIP: 008073108<br>LEI: 529900PGHVI29YLZ6221 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9710 | NS      | $2766864.50   | 1.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ducommun Inc                       | Ducommun Inc                            | CUSIP: 264147109<br>LEI: 549300Z71HMWF90S2214 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5111 | NS      | $422321.93    | 0.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Science Applications Internati     | Science Applications International Corp | CUSIP: 808625107<br>LEI: 549300LZPNZIXQGZPZ48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16426 | NS      | $1849731.86   | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| National Presto Industries Inc     | National Presto Industries Inc          | CUSIP: 637215104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2460 | NS      | $240981.60    | 0.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CACI International Inc             | CACI International Inc                  | CUSIP: 127190304<br>LEI: SYRPI2D1O9WRTS2WX210 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      7716 | NS      | $3678217.20   | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc               | Howmet Aerospace Inc                    | CUSIP: 443201108<br>LEI: 549300HO5WFZUT5N2T22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     41247 | NS      | $7677304.11   | 4.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Triumph Group Inc                  | Triumph Group Inc                       | CUSIP: 896818101<br>LEI: 5493007L6S47Q14SL582 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     26639 | NS      | $685954.25    | 0.43%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| L3Harris Technologies Inc          | L3Harris Technologies Inc               | CUSIP: 502431109<br>LEI: 549300UTE50ZMDBG8A20 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     23990 | NS      | $6017651.60   | 3.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Moog Inc                           | Moog Inc                                | CUSIP: 615394202<br>LEI: 549300WM2I4U7OBAHG07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10883 | NS      | $1969496.51   | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Parsons Corp                       | Parsons Corp                            | CUSIP: 70202L102<br>LEI: 549300ZXH0VRBSEPX752 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     36739 | NS      | $2636758.03   | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2025-08-25

**Name of Applicant:** First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

**Signature:** Derek Maltbie

**Name of Signer:** Derek Maltbie

**Title:** Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer