# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001364608
**File Stem:** 0000940400-26-020522
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 18800
**Document Hash:** 36a317245c1938c24dbc769f1a81f236
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000940400-26-020522.hdr.sgml**: 20260521

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000940400-26-020522

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260521

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260521

**PERIOD START**: 20260930

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND II
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001364608

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21944
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261007765

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12O EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 630-765-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12O EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (Series ID: S000050385)

| Class ID   | Class Name                           | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000159087 | First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | CIBR            |

## 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 II

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-21944

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001364608

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300HY3NFBU00W8S30

- **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 Cybersecurity ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000050385

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493006DCP7IS1162940

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

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2026-09-30

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2026-03-31

**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:** $9666714193.49

**Total Liabilities:** $181261179.42

**Net Assets:** $9485453014.07

**Cash Not Reported:** $161890.23

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000159087 | -3.33%               | -8.85%               | -0.24%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $333889.74               | $-372310123.02                             |
| Month 2  | $64641176.63             | $-1001957234.23                            |
| Month 3  | $-529600086.54           | $510217744.50                              |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.        | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. CL A              | CUSIP: 099502106<br>LEI: 529900JPV47PIUWMA015 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2328515 | NS      | $181694025.45 | 1.92%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Thales SA                                | Thales SA EUR3                                      | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900FNDVTQJOVVPZ19 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |    619055 | NS      | $181535769.35 | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Elastic NV                               | Elastic NV ORD SHS                                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 2549003I48WHHH937I59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |   1971455 | NS      | $98553035.45  | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Radware Ltd.                             | Radware Ltd. ORD                                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 254900LYRZOTBQ99ZG59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |    895338 | NS      | $23565296.16  | 0.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zscaler Inc                              | Zscaler Inc COM                                     | CUSIP: 98980G102<br>LEI: 529900MZ0RTK1BWRNF46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2466280 | NS      | $345994421.20 | 3.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trend Micro Inc.                         | Trend Micro Inc. NPV                                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 3538005O5UJ5RNAGVE16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |   3303873 | NS      | $110139823.98 | 1.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| A10 Networks Inc                         | A10 Networks Inc COM                                | CUSIP: 002121101<br>LEI: 549300UQD4IWUML81Q35 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1272611 | NS      | $29422766.32  | 0.31%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fastly Inc.                              | Fastly Inc. CL A                                    | CUSIP: 31188V100<br>LEI: 549300E2FZC83FJ3H565 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3247938 | NS      | $94385078.28  | 1.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ziff Davis Inc                           | Ziff Davis Inc COM                                  | CUSIP: 48123V102<br>LEI: 5493008OJYGLHD7MXA18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    727052 | NS      | $30507101.92  | 0.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NETSCOUT Systems Inc.                    | NETSCOUT Systems Inc. COM                           | CUSIP: 64115T104<br>LEI: 5493005HZXZ3SPNVCV76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1394496 | NS      | $44331027.84  | 0.47%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Infosys Ltd.                             | Infosys Ltd. SPONSORED ADR                          | CUSIP: 456788108<br>LEI: 335800TYLGG93MM7PR89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |  12902007 | NS      | $174306114.57 | 1.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Dynatrace Inc                            | Dynatrace Inc COM NEW                               | CUSIP: 268150109<br>LEI: 6488T0Z33CE9L61EX904 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   5186651 | NS      | $191802353.98 | 2.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| International Business Machines Corp.    | International Business Machines Corp. COM           | CUSIP: 459200101<br>LEI: VGRQXHF3J8VDLUA7XE92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    775584 | NS      | $187993805.76 | 1.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc.                | Akamai Technologies, Inc. COM                       | CUSIP: 00971T101<br>LEI: OC1LZNN2LF5WTJ5RIL89 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3037197 | NS      | $348822075.45 | 3.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Open Text Corp                           | Open Text Corp COM NPV                              | CUSIP: 683715106<br>LEI: 549300HP7ONDQODZJV16 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |   5361923 | NS      | $119487896.63 | 1.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Broadcom Inc                             | Broadcom Inc COM                                    | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2332076 | NS      | $721800842.76 | 7.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| JFrog Ltd                                | JFrog Ltd ORD SHS                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 2549002N8E00AY49G567 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |   2871758 | NS      | $134771602.94 | 1.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| SentinelOne Inc                          | SentinelOne Inc CL A                                | CUSIP: 81730H109<br>LEI: 984500DCD44DBF954221 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   7305320 | NS      | $94092521.60  | 0.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp.                          | Microsoft Corp. COM                                 | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    474384 | NS      | $175602725.28 | 1.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Accenture PLC                            | Accenture PLC SHS CLASS A                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5493000EWHDSR3MZWH98 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |    892613 | NS      | $176996231.77 | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rubrik Inc.                              | Rubrik Inc. CL A                                    | CUSIP: 781154109<br>LEI: 254900TRGK2WTBYMYU27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3368862 | NS      | $164973172.14 | 1.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Science Applications International Corp. | Science Applications International Corp. COM        | CUSIP: 808625107<br>LEI: 549300LZPNZIXQGZPZ48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    953775 | NS      | $90532323.00  | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                              | Datadog Inc CL A COM                                | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1664044 | NS      | $196440394.20 | 2.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Okta Inc.                                | Okta Inc. CL A                                      | CUSIP: 679295105<br>LEI: 549300N8J06I8MRHU620 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   3249025 | NS      | $255730757.75 | 2.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gen Digital Inc                          | Gen Digital Inc COM                                 | CUSIP: 668771108<br>LEI: YF6ZV0M6AU4FY94MK914 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |  11457545 | NS      | $215745572.35 | 2.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc                   | Palo Alto Networks Inc COM                          | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   5004160 | NS      | $802266931.20 | 8.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                      | Arista Networks Inc COM SHS                         | CUSIP: 040413205<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1395543 | NS      | $171344769.54 | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cisco Systems, Inc.                      | Cisco Systems, Inc. COM                             | CUSIP: 17275R102<br>LEI: 549300LKFJ962MZ46593 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   9378550 | NS      | $727681694.50 | 7.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BlackBerry Ltd.                          | BlackBerry Ltd. COM                                 | CUSIP: 09228F103<br>LEI: 549300HJD8NEGT71RF07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |  14474737 | NS      | $46898147.88  | 0.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc.                            | Alphabet Inc. CAP STK CL A                          | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    597575 | NS      | $171838667.00 | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tenable Holdings Inc                     | Tenable Holdings Inc COM                            | CUSIP: 88025T102<br>LEI: 5493004S5OMPESF0EF83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2338226 | NS      | $39551092.79  | 0.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Qualys Inc                               | Qualys Inc COM                                      | CUSIP: 74758T303<br>LEI: 549300EMBXYOW9W1XA17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    698180 | NS      | $61335113.00  | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Atos SE                                  | Atos SE EUR1(POST CONSOLIDATION)                    | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5493001EZOOA66PTBR68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |    485057 | NS      | $19178192.59  | 0.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: —       |
| Cloudflare Inc                           | Cloudflare Inc CL A COM                             | CUSIP: 18915M107<br>LEI: 5493007DY18BGNLDWU14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2163953 | NS      | $446510062.02 | 4.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc                 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc CL A                       | CUSIP: 22788C105<br>LEI: 549300YBY08K9KM4HX32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2003395 | NS      | $782145441.95 | 8.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Leidos Holdings Inc                      | Leidos Holdings Inc COM                             | CUSIP: 525327102<br>LEI: 549300IUTGTP6EJP8124 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1064013 | NS      | $165475301.76 | 1.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds | Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds SH BEN INT | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 549300F7IDB6WRO7VJ11 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |  55718889 | NS      | $55718889.13  | 0.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Varonis Systems Inc                      | Varonis Systems Inc COM                             | CUSIP: 922280102<br>LEI: 549300SHIVNRRH7STS26 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2451643 | NS      | $52636775.21  | 0.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Commvault Systems Inc.                   | Commvault Systems Inc. COM                          | CUSIP: 204166102<br>LEI: 65T5VRP62VXG39YFML83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    860552 | NS      | $67028395.28  | 0.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NetApp Inc.                              | NetApp Inc. COM                                     | CUSIP: 64110D104<br>LEI: QTX3D84DZDD5JYOCYH15 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1881320 | NS      | $192628354.80 | 2.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| F5 Inc                                   | F5 Inc COM                                          | CUSIP: 315616102<br>LEI: 54930015FPK9KT966303 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1011395 | NS      | $292626915.35 | 3.09%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC               | JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: ZBUT11V806EZRVTWT807 | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        | 176507563 | PA      | $176507563.00 | 1.86%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Fortinet Inc                             | Fortinet Inc COM                                    | CUSIP: 34959E109<br>LEI: 549300O0QJWDBAS0QX03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   8584852 | NS      | $701554105.44 | 7.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.   | Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ORD          | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 2549003ZVBH73EPNS513 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IL        |   2113194 | NS      | $301869762.90 | 3.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2026-05-21

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

**Signature:** Derek Maltbie

**Name of Signer:** Derek Maltbie

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