# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001497778
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-204317
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 15712
**Document Hash:** 991cc14593d5674c8bdb6acae6b578d6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-204317.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-204317

**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 SERIES FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001497778

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-22452
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251254360

**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 WCM Focused Global Growth Fund (Series ID: S000086667)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000252256 | Institutional Class | WCMGX           |
| C000252257 | Investor Class      | WFGGX           |

## 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 Series Fund

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-22452

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001497778

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300RL1B5O4HI4N885

- **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 WCM Focused Global Growth Fund

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000086667

- **c. LEI of Series:** 254900CAKSD7Y0HVOM82

**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:** $870333548.70

**Total Liabilities:** $79710924.52

**Net Assets:** $790622624.18

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000252256 | 3.01%                | 10.65%               | 3.94%                |
| Class ID C000252257 | 2.98%                | 10.58%               | 3.90%                |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $4814740.42              | $15849019.94                               |
| Month 2  | $9857337.15              | $65550492.68                               |
| Month 3  | $-423640.60              | $31537791.14                               |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| TSMC                           | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |    928000 | NS      | $33673832.67  | 4.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co        | Arthur J Gallagher & Co                   | CUSIP: 363576109<br>LEI: 54930049QLLMPART6V29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     70226 | NS      | $22480747.12  | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Ferrari NV                     | Ferrari NV                                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300RIVY5EX8RCON76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IT        |     27334 | NS      | $13397623.29  | 1.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AstraZeneca PLC                | AstraZeneca PLC                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: PY6ZZQWO2IZFZC3IOL08 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     95743 | NS      | $13299868.85  | 1.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                    | NVIDIA Corp                               | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    178006 | NS      | $28123167.94  | 3.56%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Corteva Inc                    | Corteva Inc                               | CUSIP: 22052L104<br>LEI: 549300WZN9I2QKLS0O94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    268633 | NS      | $20021217.49  | 2.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corp                  | AppLovin Corp                             | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    161247 | NS      | $56449349.76  | 7.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd           | Tencent Holdings Ltd                      | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 254900N4SLUMW4XUYY11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CN        |    302600 | NS      | $19389652.16  | 2.45%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc     | LPL Financial Holdings Inc                | CUSIP: 50212V100<br>LEI: 549300XROQ4Y8G2L7682 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     46889 | NS      | $17581968.33  | 2.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Siemens Energy AG              | Siemens Energy AG                         | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5299005CHJZ14D4FDJ62 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |    313285 | NS      | $36187480.49  | 4.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ICICI Bank Ltd                 | ICICI Bank Ltd                            | CUSIP: 45104G104<br>LEI: R7RX8ER1V4666J8D1I38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |    588945 | NS      | $19812109.80  | 2.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                 | Microsoft Corp                            | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     56056 | NS      | $27882814.96  | 3.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Reinsurance Group of America I | Reinsurance Group of America Inc          | CUSIP: 759351604<br>LEI: LORM1GNEU1DKEW527V90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67534 | NS      | $13396044.24  | 1.69%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nintendo Co Ltd                | Nintendo Co Ltd                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 353800FEEXU6I9M0ZF27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JP        |    260700 | NS      | $25127710.84  | 3.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Amazon.com Inc                 | Amazon.com Inc                            | CUSIP: 023135106<br>LEI: ZXTILKJKG63JELOEG630 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    168034 | NS      | $36864979.26  | 4.66%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Linde PLC                      | Linde PLC                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5299003QR1WT0EF88V51 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     38151 | NS      | $17899686.18  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meituan                        | Meituan                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 21380033K525E5JLIA77 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CN        |    722300 | NS      | $11529269.61  | 1.46%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC       | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |   1991270 | NS      | $26447573.02  | 3.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Saab AB                        | Saab AB                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300ZHO4JCQQI13M69 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | SE        |    688121 | NS      | $38374006.66  | 4.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| McKesson Corp                  | McKesson Corp                             | CUSIP: 58155Q103<br>LEI: 549300WZWOM80UCFSF54 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     27535 | NS      | $20177097.30  | 2.55%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc         | UnitedHealth Group Inc                    | CUSIP: 91324P102<br>LEI: 549300GHBMY8T5GXDE41 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     35352 | NS      | $11028763.44  | 1.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Freshpet Inc                   | Freshpet Inc                              | CUSIP: 358039105<br>LEI: 549300S4ZK8ZQ6HNPN59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     74156 | NS      | $5039641.76   | 0.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Novo Nordisk A/S               | Novo Nordisk A/S                          | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300DAQ1CVT6CXN342 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DK        |    173430 | NS      | $12037075.67  | 1.52%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc     | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc                | CUSIP: 92532F100<br>LEI: 54930015RAQRRZ5ZGJ91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     33730 | NS      | $15016596.00  | 1.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sea Ltd                        | Sea Ltd                                   | CUSIP: 81141R100<br>LEI: 529900OM6JLLW44YKI15 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | SG        |    208319 | NS      | $33318540.86  | 4.21%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GoDaddy Inc                    | GoDaddy Inc                               | CUSIP: 380237107<br>LEI: 549300J8H1TB0I2CB447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     98620 | NS      | $17757517.20  | 2.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                       | Visa Inc                                  | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     63079 | NS      | $22396198.95  | 2.83%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Robinhood Markets Inc          | Robinhood Markets Inc                     | CUSIP: 770700102<br>LEI: 213800FS5AO3YWIE6F63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    325333 | NS      | $30460928.79  | 3.85%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Heidelberg Materials AG        | Heidelberg Materials AG                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: LZ2C6E0W5W7LQMX5ZI37 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |     95673 | NS      | $22477618.16  | 2.84%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adyen NV                       | Adyen NV                                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500973ODKK3IFQ447 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      8606 | NS      | $15798182.91  | 2.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GE Vernova Inc                 | GE Vernova Inc                            | CUSIP: 36828A101<br>LEI: 254900DP080RU6OK2553 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16829 | NS      | $8905065.35   | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BAE Systems PLC                | BAE Systems PLC                           | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 8SVCSVKSGDWMW2QHOH83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |    984519 | NS      | $25494161.10  | 3.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| 3i Group PLC                   | 3i Group PLC                              | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 35GDVHRBMFE7NWATNM84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |    685075 | NS      | $38743169.79  | 4.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Puig Brands SA                 | Puig Brands SA                            | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300OVHNSX30L1AQ94 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ES        |    427562 | NS      | $8441117.99   | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Waste Connections Inc          | Waste Connections Inc                     | CUSIP: 94106B101<br>LEI: 549300HDLRTPBQU69P29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |     74693 | NS      | $13946676.96  | 1.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Illumina Inc                   | Illumina Inc                              | CUSIP: 452327109<br>LEI: SQ95QG8SR5Q56LSNF682 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    119563 | NS      | $11407505.83  | 1.44%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| General Electric Co            | General Electric Co                       | CUSIP: 369604301<br>LEI: 3C7474T6CDKPR9K6YT90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     67458 | NS      | $17363014.62  | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

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

**Name of Applicant:** First Trust Series Fund

**Signature:** Derek Maltbie

**Name of Signer:** Derek Maltbie

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