# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329377
**File Stem:** 0001752724-23-035277
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 17583
**Document Hash:** b8cccccac5d5b657eb78670f95f1ce51
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-23-035277.hdr.sgml**: 20230223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-23-035277

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221230

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230223

**PERIOD START**: 20221231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001329377
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21774
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23657240

**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 NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (Series ID: S000011048)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000030478 | First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund | QTEC            |

## 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 NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000011048

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493002JVR972EVAT460

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2022-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2022-12-30

**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:** $1394805551.13

**Total Liabilities:** $35714835.45

**Net Assets:** $1359090715.68

**Cash Not Reported:** $1906938.93

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000030478 | 1.69%                | 7.49%                | -7.98%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $2256167.95              | $21601609.97                               |
| Month 2  | $-69104406.10            | $174806466.79                              |
| Month 3  | $-178238364.56           | $56135144.70                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| ASML Holding NV                                          | ASML Holding NV                                          | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500Y6DUVHQD6OXN27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     68646 | NS      | $37508174.40  | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                                              | Datadog Inc                                              | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    506917 | NS      | $37258399.50  | 2.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                                              | NVIDIA Corp                                              | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    236204 | NS      | $34518852.56  | 2.54%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                                               | Intuit Inc                                               | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    101615 | NS      | $39550590.30  | 2.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc                                 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc                                 | CUSIP: 22788C105<br>LEI: 549300YBY08K9KM4HX32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    348952 | NS      | $36741156.08  | 2.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc                                   | Palo Alto Networks Inc                                   | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    257755 | NS      | $35967132.70  | 2.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc                                      | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc                                      | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300BA76VK784VMX48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    646033 | NS      | $34814718.37  | 2.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Micron Technology Inc                                    | Micron Technology Inc                                    | CUSIP: 595112103<br>LEI: B3DXGBC8GAIYWI2Z0172 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    752689 | NS      | $37619396.22  | 2.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Texas Instruments Inc                                    | Texas Instruments Inc                                    | CUSIP: 882508104<br>LEI: WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    232164 | NS      | $38358136.08  | 2.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NXP Semiconductors NV                                    | NXP Semiconductors NV                                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500M9BY5293JDF951 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |    239523 | NS      | $37851819.69  | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                                           | Microsoft Corp                                           | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    159734 | NS      | $38307407.88  | 2.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Workday Inc                                              | Workday Inc                                              | CUSIP: 98138H101<br>LEI: 549300J0DYC0N31V7G13 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    223249 | NS      | $37356255.17  | 2.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                             | Alphabet Inc                                             | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    215403 | NS      | $19112708.19  | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                                                | Apple Inc                                                | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    290572 | NS      | $37754019.96  | 2.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| QUALCOMM Inc                                             | QUALCOMM Inc                                             | CUSIP: 747525103<br>LEI: H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    342149 | NS      | $37615861.06  | 2.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc                               | Cadence Design Systems Inc                               | CUSIP: 127387108<br>LEI: GCT7RXJOGLXPV0NXZY22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    240460 | NS      | $38627494.40  | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pinduoduo Inc                                            | Pinduoduo Inc                                            | CUSIP: 722304102<br>LEI: 5493000573DS7005T657 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CN        |    445697 | NS      | $36346590.35  | 2.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc                               | Advanced Micro Devices Inc                               | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    600035 | NS      | $38864266.95  | 2.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Analog Devices Inc                                       | Analog Devices Inc                                       | CUSIP: 032654105<br>LEI: GYVOE5EZ4GDAVTU4CQ61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    235499 | NS      | $38628900.97  | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zscaler Inc                                              | Zscaler Inc                                              | CUSIP: 98980G102<br>LEI: 529900MZ0RTK1BWRNF46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    342087 | NS      | $38279535.30  | 2.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microchip Technology Inc                                 | Microchip Technology Inc                                 | CUSIP: 595017104<br>LEI: 5493007PTFULNYZJ1R12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    540637 | NS      | $37979749.25  | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                                             | Broadcom Inc                                             | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     70631 | NS      | $39491911.03  | 2.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ANSYS Inc                                                | ANSYS Inc                                                | CUSIP: 03662Q105<br>LEI: 549300VJV8H15Z5FJ571 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    161381 | NS      | $38988035.79  | 2.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp                                                 | KLA Corp                                                 | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    102130 | NS      | $38506073.90  | 2.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                                       | Meta Platforms Inc                                       | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    325422 | NS      | $39161283.48  | 2.88%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adobe Inc                                                | Adobe Inc                                                | CUSIP: 00724F101<br>LEI: FU4LY2G4933NH2E1CP29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    114636 | NS      | $38578453.08  | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zoom Video Communications Inc                            | Zoom Video Communications Inc                            | CUSIP: 98980L101<br>LEI: 549300T9GCHU0ODOM055 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    555996 | NS      | $37663169.04  | 2.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions                           | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp                      | CUSIP: 192446102<br>LEI: 5493006IEVQEFQO40L83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    706269 | NS      | $40391524.11  | 2.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intel Corp                                               | Intel Corp                                               | CUSIP: 458140100<br>LEI: KNX4USFCNGPY45LOCE31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1470132 | NS      | $38855588.76  | 2.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Autodesk Inc                                             | Autodesk Inc                                             | CUSIP: 052769106<br>LEI: FRKKVKAIQEF3FCSTPG55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    203818 | NS      | $38087469.66  | 2.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fortinet Inc                                             | Fortinet Inc                                             | CUSIP: 34959E109<br>LEI: 549300O0QJWDBAS0QX03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    749572 | NS      | $36646575.08  | 2.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund | Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Obligations Fund | CUSIP: 38141W323<br>LEI: 549300C0TCI4VJPGCS21 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  34396338 | NS      | $34396337.50  | 2.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                             | Alphabet Inc                                             | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    216532 | NS      | $19104618.36  | 1.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Synopsys Inc                                             | Synopsys Inc                                             | CUSIP: 871607107<br>LEI: QG7T915N9S0NY5UKNE63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    119245 | NS      | $38073736.05  | 2.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marvell Technology Inc                                   | Marvell Technology Inc                                   | CUSIP: 573874104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1012521 | NS      | $37503777.84  | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Applied Materials Inc                                    | Applied Materials Inc                                    | CUSIP: 038222105<br>LEI: 41BNNE1AFPNAZELZ6K07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    374315 | NS      | $36450794.70  | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Atlassian Corp                                           | Atlassian Corp                                           | CUSIP: 049468101<br>LEI: 549300V7ZY5P02D2MY38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    265534 | NS      | $34168915.12  | 2.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                                        | Lam Research Corp                                        | CUSIP: 512807108<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     88790 | NS      | $37318437.00  | 2.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2023-02-22

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

**Signature:** Donald P. Swade

**Name of Signer:** Donald P. Swade

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