# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329377
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-205027
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 19884
**Document Hash:** e057e3cdfc041055fe1c3373d8380244
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-205027.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-205027

**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:** 251255557

**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 Growth Strength ETF (Series ID: S000077796)

| Class ID   | Class Name                      | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000238354 | First Trust Growth Strength ETF | FTGS            |

## 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 Growth Strength ETF

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000077796

- **c. LEI of Series:** 5493008RWN9LOYACZI79

**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:** $1144061476.30

**Total Liabilities:** $537574.59

**Net Assets:** $1143523901.71

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000238354 | 1.88%                | 7.70%                | 4.89%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $-27185349.23            | $43592363.25                               |
| Month 2  | $570539.87               | $73340854.72                               |
| Month 3  | $567473.19               | $51761024.42                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Ameriprise Financial Inc           | Ameriprise Financial Inc           | CUSIP: 03076C106<br>LEI: 6ZLKQF7QB6JAEKQS5388 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     40729 | NS      | $21738289.17  | 1.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dexcom Inc                         | Dexcom Inc                         | CUSIP: 252131107<br>LEI: 549300YSK3QDSFR5EU59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    279023 | NS      | $24355917.67  | 2.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PulteGroup Inc                     | PulteGroup Inc                     | CUSIP: 745867101<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    201006 | NS      | $21198092.76  | 1.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Baker Hughes Co                    | Baker Hughes Co                    | CUSIP: 05722G100<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    486618 | NS      | $18656934.12  | 1.63%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Stryker Corp                       | Stryker Corp                       | CUSIP: 863667101<br>LEI: 5493002F0SC4JTBU5137 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     54621 | NS      | $21609706.23  | 1.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Airbnb Inc                         | Airbnb Inc                         | CUSIP: 009066101<br>LEI: 549300HMUDNO0RY56D37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    168293 | NS      | $22271895.62  | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| American Express Co                | American Express Co                | CUSIP: 025816109<br>LEI: R4PP93JZOLY261QX3811 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     75206 | NS      | $23989209.88  | 2.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Raymond James Financial Inc        | Raymond James Financial Inc        | CUSIP: 754730109<br>LEI: RGUZHJ05YTITL6D76949 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    141655 | NS      | $21725627.35  | 1.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Garmin Ltd                         | Garmin Ltd                         | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 2549001E0HIPIJQ0W046 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CH        |     99782 | NS      | $20826499.04  | 1.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                       | Broadcom Inc                       | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    111170 | NS      | $30644010.50  | 2.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PACCAR Inc                         | PACCAR Inc                         | CUSIP: 693718108<br>LEI: KDTEY8BWE486IKZ3CC07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    216312 | NS      | $20562618.72  | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Aon PLC                            | Aon PLC                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 635400FALWQYX5E6QC64 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     51620 | NS      | $18415951.20  | 1.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Caterpillar Inc                    | Caterpillar Inc                    | CUSIP: 149123101<br>LEI: WRJR7GS4GTRECRRTVX92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     64494 | NS      | $25037215.74  | 2.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Deckers Outdoor Corp               | Deckers Outdoor Corp               | CUSIP: 243537107<br>LEI: 5493008LG4W3I6K8J118 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    182035 | NS      | $18762347.45  | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Mastercard Inc                     | Mastercard Inc                     | CUSIP: 57636Q104<br>LEI: AR5L2ODV9HN37376R084 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     36721 | NS      | $20634998.74  | 1.80%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arista Networks Inc                | Arista Networks Inc                | CUSIP: 040413205<br>LEI: 635400H1WKBLOQERUU95 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    266658 | NS      | $27281779.98  | 2.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                     | Microsoft Corp                     | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     51440 | NS      | $25586770.40  | 2.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                           | Visa Inc                           | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     57407 | NS      | $20382355.35  | 1.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc         | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc         | CUSIP: 169656105<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    395218 | NS      | $22191490.70  | 1.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| EMCOR Group Inc                    | EMCOR Group Inc                    | CUSIP: 29084Q100<br>LEI: 529900X0SQJB2J7YDU43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     50122 | NS      | $26809756.58  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The            | Charles Schwab Corp/The            | CUSIP: 808513105<br>LEI: 549300VSGCJ7E698NM85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    245553 | NS      | $22404255.72  | 1.96%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apollo Global Management Inc       | Apollo Global Management Inc       | CUSIP: 03769M106<br>LEI: 254900LMFT1CY9IYB476 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    150350 | NS      | $21330154.50  | 1.87%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                 | Meta Platforms Inc                 | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38051 | NS      | $28085062.59  | 2.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Eaton Corp PLC                     | Eaton Corp PLC                     | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300VDIGTMXUNT7H71 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     70703 | NS      | $25240263.97  | 2.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| United Therapeutics Corp           | United Therapeutics Corp           | CUSIP: 91307C102<br>LEI: 5299005C4HZL4UWROC14 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67283 | NS      | $19333770.05  | 1.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management | Dreyfus Government Cash Management | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 5493000Q69I5Q3QZIA91 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    937081 | NS      | $937081.07    | 0.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amphenol Corp                      | Amphenol Corp                      | CUSIP: 032095101<br>LEI: 549300D3L3G0R4U4VT04 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    293403 | NS      | $28973546.25  | 2.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| WW Grainger Inc                    | WW Grainger Inc                    | CUSIP: 384802104<br>LEI: 549300TWZSP6O1IH2V34 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     18990 | NS      | $19754157.60  | 1.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc      | Automatic Data Processing Inc      | CUSIP: 053015103<br>LEI: HGBOLILQXWER4SAL2I23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     64838 | NS      | $19996039.20  | 1.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trane Technologies PLC             | Trane Technologies PLC             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300BURLR9SLYY2705 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |     57234 | NS      | $25034723.94  | 2.19%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fortinet Inc                       | Fortinet Inc                       | CUSIP: 34959E109<br>LEI: 549300O0QJWDBAS0QX03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    197759 | NS      | $20907081.48  | 1.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TJX Cos Inc/The                    | TJX Cos Inc/The                    | CUSIP: 872540109<br>LEI: V167QI9I69W364E2DY52 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    150252 | NS      | $18554619.48  | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                         | Intuit Inc                         | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     32351 | NS      | $25480618.13  | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Pinterest Inc                      | Pinterest Inc                      | CUSIP: 72352L106<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    751895 | NS      | $26962954.70  | 2.36%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Schlumberger NV                    | Schlumberger NV                    | CUSIP: 806857108<br>LEI: 213800ZUA17OK3QLGM62 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    542071 | NS      | $18321999.80  | 1.60%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Trade Desk Inc/The                 | Trade Desk Inc/The                 | CUSIP: 88339J105<br>LEI: 549300GXPD31VT3E0P46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    383258 | NS      | $27590743.42  | 2.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dynatrace Inc                      | Dynatrace Inc                      | CUSIP: 268150109<br>LEI: 6488T0Z33CE9L61EX904 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    440640 | NS      | $24327734.40  | 2.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| W R Berkley Corp                   | W R Berkley Corp                   | CUSIP: 084423102<br>LEI: SQOAGCLKBDWNVYV1OV80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    276174 | NS      | $20290503.78  | 1.77%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp                           | KLA Corp                           | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     29878 | NS      | $26762919.72  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Copart Inc                         | Copart Inc                         | CUSIP: 217204106<br>LEI: 549300KVYX3JWMYEHU61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    318298 | NS      | $15618882.86  | 1.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ServiceNow Inc                     | ServiceNow Inc                     | CUSIP: 81762P102<br>LEI: 549300HJTQM36M0E1G39 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     24440 | NS      | $25126275.20  | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Merck & Co Inc                     | Merck & Co Inc                     | CUSIP: 58933Y105<br>LEI: 4YV9Y5M8S0BRK1RP0397 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    242764 | NS      | $19217198.24  | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc         | Cadence Design Systems Inc         | CUSIP: 127387108<br>LEI: GCT7RXJOGLXPV0NXZY22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     73080 | NS      | $22519602.00  | 1.97%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DR Horton Inc                      | DR Horton Inc                      | CUSIP: 23331A109<br>LEI: 529900ZIUEYVSB8QDD25 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    157481 | NS      | $20302450.52  | 1.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Motorola Solutions Inc             | Motorola Solutions Inc             | CUSIP: 620076307<br>LEI: 6S552MUG6KGJVEBSEC55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     44980 | NS      | $18912290.80  | 1.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Corpay Inc                         | Corpay Inc                         | CUSIP: 219948106<br>LEI: 549300DG6RR0NQSFLN74 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     61809 | NS      | $20509462.38  | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc             | Palo Alto Networks Inc             | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    112808 | NS      | $23085029.12  | 2.02%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vertiv Holdings Co                 | Vertiv Holdings Co                 | CUSIP: 92537N108<br>LEI: 549300KTTIRAOGXCRV69 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    262972 | NS      | $33768234.52  | 2.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adobe Inc                          | Adobe Inc                          | CUSIP: 00724F101<br>LEI: FU4LY2G4933NH2E1CP29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     54623 | NS      | $21132546.24  | 1.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Monster Beverage Corp              | Monster Beverage Corp              | CUSIP: 61174X109<br>LEI: 52990090AP0E7HCB6F33 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    326940 | NS      | $20479521.60  | 1.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                        | NVIDIA Corp                        | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    188552 | NS      | $29789330.48  | 2.61%             |  |  |  | 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