# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329377
**File Stem:** 0001752724-23-035253
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 19705
**Document Hash:** ed0e0f43bbfa138ba33e6c25ca1b090b
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-23-035253.hdr.sgml**: 20230223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-23-035253

**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:** 23657213

**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 Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (Series ID: S000012479)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000033930 | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | FDN             |

## 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 Dow Jones Internet Index Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000012479

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300LFXESZ1H5C8J05

**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:** $3555912476.49

**Total Liabilities:** $3175681.99

**Net Assets:** $3552736794.50

**Cash Not Reported:** $3890.52

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000033930 | 2.10%                | 2.80%                | -7.02%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $32279853.74             | $43463121.81                               |
| Month 2  | $17049005.36             | $91963114.09                               |
| Month 3  | $-130955152.36           | $-151079434.10                             |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| DoorDash Inc                                             | DoorDash Inc                                             | CUSIP: 25809K105<br>LEI: 549300NUQ43FGGSK5051 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1285401 | NS      | $62753276.82  | 1.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pinterest Inc                                            | Pinterest Inc                                            | CUSIP: 72352L106<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2964043 | NS      | $71966964.04  | 2.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Netflix Inc                                              | Netflix Inc                                              | CUSIP: 64110L106<br>LEI: 549300Y7VHGU0I7CE873 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    550326 | NS      | $162280130.88 | 4.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Veeva Systems Inc                                        | Veeva Systems Inc                                        | CUSIP: 922475108<br>LEI: 549300YZEXPDB92M2F02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    514547 | NS      | $83037594.86  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cloudflare Inc                                           | Cloudflare Inc                                           | CUSIP: 18915M107<br>LEI: 5493007DY18BGNLDWU14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1481576 | NS      | $66982050.96  | 1.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dropbox Inc                                              | Dropbox Inc                                              | CUSIP: 26210C104<br>LEI: 549300JCDF7UAR6TJR51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2139564 | NS      | $47883442.32  | 1.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                             | Alphabet Inc                                             | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1763507 | NS      | $156475976.11 | 4.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GoDaddy Inc                                              | GoDaddy Inc                                              | CUSIP: 380237107<br>LEI: 549300J8H1TB0I2CB447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    847864 | NS      | $63437184.48  | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nutanix Inc                                              | Nutanix Inc                                              | CUSIP: 67059N108<br>LEI: 549300X7J6E8TKVIXW09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1675463 | NS      | $43645811.15  | 1.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Opendoor Technologies Inc                                | Opendoor Technologies Inc                                | CUSIP: 683712103<br>LEI: 254900KX11YZ4HV5BQ47 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |  15325757 | NS      | $17777878.12  | 0.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Salesforce Inc                                           | Salesforce Inc                                           | CUSIP: 79466L302<br>LEI: RCGZFPDMRW58VJ54VR07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1272037 | NS      | $168659385.83 | 4.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DocuSign Inc                                             | DocuSign Inc                                             | CUSIP: 256163106<br>LEI: 549300Q7PVDWRZ39JG09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1308585 | NS      | $72521780.70  | 2.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Teladoc Health Inc                                       | Teladoc Health Inc                                       | CUSIP: 87918A105<br>LEI: 549300I2PVFBC9MFAC61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1571258 | NS      | $37160251.70  | 1.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| eBay Inc                                                 | eBay Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 278642103<br>LEI: OML71K8X303XQONU6T67 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1978087 | NS      | $82031267.89  | 2.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MSILF Treasury Portfolio                                 | MSILF Treasury Portfolio                                 | CUSIP: 61747C582<br>LEI: 549300D1XR6GP7EZ0T47 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    651347 | NS      | $651347.03    | 0.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Okta Inc                                                 | Okta Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 679295105<br>LEI: 549300N8J06I8MRHU620 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    933983 | NS      | $63819058.39  | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Smartsheet Inc                                           | Smartsheet Inc                                           | CUSIP: 83200N103<br>LEI: 549300N9WF42OK9VL589 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1189751 | NS      | $46828599.36  | 1.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                                              | Datadog Inc                                              | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1094749 | NS      | $80464051.50  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                                      | Arista Networks Inc                                      | CUSIP: 040413106<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    759896 | NS      | $92213379.60  | 2.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Akamai Technologies Inc                                  | Akamai Technologies Inc                                  | CUSIP: 00971T101<br>LEI: OC1LZNN2LF5WTJ5RIL89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    768813 | NS      | $64810935.90  | 1.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Box Inc                                                  | Box Inc                                                  | CUSIP: 10316T104<br>LEI: 549300KQUCPD8687YS68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1426418 | NS      | $44404392.34  | 1.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Airbnb Inc                                               | Airbnb Inc                                               | CUSIP: 009066101<br>LEI: 549300HMUDNO0RY56D37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1124119 | NS      | $96112174.50  | 2.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snap Inc                                                 | Snap Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 83304A106<br>LEI: 549300JNC0L6VP8A2Q35 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   6188906 | NS      | $55390708.70  | 1.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Match Group Inc                                          | Match Group Inc                                          | CUSIP: 57667L107<br>LEI: 15OMOPB0A8K0EFUVD031 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1492189 | NS      | $61910921.61  | 1.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ZoomInfo Technologies Inc                                | ZoomInfo Technologies Inc                                | CUSIP: 98980F104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1861731 | NS      | $56056720.41  | 1.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coupa Software Inc                                       | Coupa Software Inc                                       | CUSIP: 22266L106<br>LEI: 549300Q95ICR2GFL2K37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    695031 | NS      | $55025604.27  | 1.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Etsy Inc                                                 | Etsy Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 29786A106<br>LEI: 54930089Q7XT501AEA40 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    565391 | NS      | $67722533.98  | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                                           | Amazon.com Inc                                           | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3549518 | NS      | $298159512.00 | 8.39%             |  |  |  | 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        |    191980 | NS      | $191980.00    | 0.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Snowflake Inc                                            | Snowflake Inc                                            | CUSIP: 833445109<br>LEI: 254900CJNSY1K7T53Z16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    772390 | NS      | $110868860.60 | 3.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Juniper Networks Inc                                     | Juniper Networks Inc                                     | CUSIP: 48203R104<br>LEI: AUHIXNGG7U2U7JEHM527 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1883809 | NS      | $60206535.64  | 1.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CommScope Holding Co Inc                                 | CommScope Holding Co Inc                                 | CUSIP: 20337X109<br>LEI: 254900AW4CEPCQWSRI58 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3611989 | NS      | $26548119.15  | 0.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ciena Corp                                               | Ciena Corp                                               | CUSIP: 171779309<br>LEI: W0CZ7N0GH8UIGXDM1H41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1127905 | NS      | $57500596.90  | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                                       | Meta Platforms Inc                                       | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1923396 | NS      | $231461474.64 | 6.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Confluent Inc                                            | Confluent Inc                                            | CUSIP: 20717M103<br>LEI: 254900MRZ83YWUV7SN74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1736328 | NS      | $38615934.72  | 1.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Expedia Group Inc                                        | Expedia Group Inc                                        | CUSIP: 30212P303<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    748898 | NS      | $65603464.80  | 1.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                                             | Alphabet Inc                                             | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1989384 | NS      | $175523350.32 | 4.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fastly Inc                                               | Fastly Inc                                               | CUSIP: 31188V100<br>LEI: 549300E2FZC83FJ3H565 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2498862 | NS      | $20465679.78  | 0.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zoom Video Communications Inc                            | Zoom Video Communications Inc                            | CUSIP: 98980L101<br>LEI: 549300T9GCHU0ODOM055 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1026329 | NS      | $69523526.46  | 1.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Workday Inc                                              | Workday Inc                                              | CUSIP: 98138H101<br>LEI: 549300J0DYC0N31V7G13 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    598839 | NS      | $100203729.87 | 2.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zillow Group Inc                                         | Zillow Group Inc                                         | CUSIP: 98954M200<br>LEI: 2549002XEELQDIR6FU05 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1107047 | NS      | $35657983.87  | 1.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PayPal Holdings Inc                                      | PayPal Holdings Inc                                      | CUSIP: 70450Y103<br>LEI: 5493005X2GO78EFZ3E94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1880435 | NS      | $133924580.70 | 3.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zillow Group Inc                                         | Zillow Group Inc                                         | CUSIP: 98954M101<br>LEI: 2549002XEELQDIR6FU05 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    395467 | NS      | $12342525.07  | 0.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems Inc                                        | Cisco Systems Inc                                        | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   4083554 | NS      | $194540512.56 | 5.48%             |  |  |  | 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