# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001329377
**File Stem:** 0001752724-25-205017
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 18745
**Document Hash:** c0a51d727aef9d94a8c61ab664678eb8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-25-205017.hdr.sgml**: 20250826

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-25-205017

**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:** 251255548

**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:** 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:** $2735770275.51

**Total Liabilities:** $8167941.15

**Net Assets:** $2727602334.36

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000030478 | 2.64%                | 8.75%                | 10.11%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $140370854.43            | $-119650553.09                             |
| Month 2  | $-9820454.87             | $216337946.57                              |
| Month 3  | $32176151.05             | $220039362.42                              |

### 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   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| Roper Technologies Inc             | Roper Technologies Inc              | CUSIP: 776696106<br>LEI: 54930003T4SXCIWVXY35 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    104725 | NS      | $59362319.00  | 2.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC.              | BOFA SECURITIES INC                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300HN4UKV1E2R3U73 | Long             | RA               | CORP              | US        |   6327418 | PA      | $6327418.00   | 0.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Applied Materials Inc              | Applied Materials Inc               | CUSIP: 038222105<br>LEI: 41BNNE1AFPNAZELZ6K07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    348192 | NS      | $63743509.44  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ASML Holding NV                    | ASML Holding NV                     | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500Y6DUVHQD6OXN27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     77929 | NS      | $62451521.31  | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Autodesk Inc                       | Autodesk Inc                        | CUSIP: 052769106<br>LEI: FRKKVKAIQEF3FCSTPG55 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    198459 | NS      | $61436952.63  | 2.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palantir Technologies Inc          | Palantir Technologies Inc           | CUSIP: 69608A108<br>LEI: 549300UVN46B3BBDHO85 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    428608 | NS      | $58427842.56  | 2.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Apple Inc                          | Apple Inc                           | CUSIP: 037833100<br>LEI: HWUPKR0MPOU8FGXBT394 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    295951 | NS      | $60720266.67  | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fortinet Inc                       | Fortinet Inc                        | CUSIP: 34959E109<br>LEI: 549300O0QJWDBAS0QX03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    591454 | NS      | $62528516.88  | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NVIDIA Corp                        | NVIDIA Corp                         | CUSIP: 67066G104<br>LEI: 549300S4KLFTLO7GSQ80 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    409064 | NS      | $64628021.36  | 2.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microchip Technology Inc           | Microchip Technology Inc            | CUSIP: 595017104<br>LEI: 5493007PTFULNYZJ1R12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    861880 | NS      | $60650495.60  | 2.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                     | Microsoft Corp                      | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    122560 | NS      | $60962569.60  | 2.24%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Marvell Technology Inc             | Marvell Technology Inc              | CUSIP: 573874104<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    796752 | NS      | $61668604.80  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                       | Alphabet Inc                        | CUSIP: 02079K107<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    173273 | NS      | $30736897.47  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PDD Holdings Inc                   | PDD Holdings Inc                    | CUSIP: 722304102<br>LEI: 5493000573DS7005T657 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |    580905 | NS      | $60797517.30  | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intuit Inc                         | Intuit Inc                          | CUSIP: 461202103<br>LEI: VI90HBPH7XSFMB9E4M29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     77238 | NS      | $60834965.94  | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| QUALCOMM Inc                       | QUALCOMM Inc                        | CUSIP: 747525103<br>LEI: H1J8DDZKZP6H7RWC0H53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    387413 | NS      | $61699394.38  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| KLA Corp                           | KLA Corp                            | CUSIP: 482480100<br>LEI: 549300H0BF5JCG96TJ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     69570 | NS      | $62316631.80  | 2.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Shopify Inc                        | Shopify Inc                         | CUSIP: 82509L107<br>LEI: 549300HGQ43STJLLP808 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CA        |    553380 | NS      | $63832383.00  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| DoorDash Inc                       | DoorDash Inc                        | CUSIP: 25809K105<br>LEI: 549300NUQ43FGGSK5051 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    264428 | NS      | $65184146.28  | 2.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Micron Technology Inc              | Micron Technology Inc               | CUSIP: 595112103<br>LEI: B3DXGBC8GAIYWI2Z0172 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    478104 | NS      | $58926318.00  | 2.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Datadog Inc                        | Datadog Inc                         | CUSIP: 23804L103<br>LEI: 549300F6JNO0KRPO1K63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    458941 | NS      | $61649544.53  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ON Semiconductor Corp              | ON Semiconductor Corp               | CUSIP: 682189105<br>LEI: ZV20P4CNJVT8V1ZGJ064 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1119012 | NS      | $58647418.92  | 2.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Synopsys Inc                       | Synopsys Inc                        | CUSIP: 871607107<br>LEI: QG7T915N9S0NY5UKNE63 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    125044 | NS      | $64107557.92  | 2.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc         | Advanced Micro Devices Inc          | CUSIP: 007903107<br>LEI: R2I72C950HOYXII45366 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    458223 | NS      | $65021843.70  | 2.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc             | Palo Alto Networks Inc              | CUSIP: 697435105<br>LEI: 549300QXR2YVZV231H43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    295907 | NS      | $60554408.48  | 2.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadcom Inc                       | Broadcom Inc                        | CUSIP: 11135F101<br>LEI: 549300WV6GIDOZJTV909 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    237531 | NS      | $65475420.15  | 2.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Atlassian Corp                     | Atlassian Corp                      | CUSIP: 049468101<br>LEI: 549300V7ZY5P02D2MY38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | AU        |    306937 | NS      | $62335835.33  | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ARM Holdings PLC                   | ARM Holdings PLC                    | CUSIP: 042068205<br>LEI: 2138001E66EELTE7Y904 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |    406779 | NS      | $65792435.46  | 2.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: —       |
| Texas Instruments Inc              | Texas Instruments Inc               | CUSIP: 882508104<br>LEI: WDJNR2L6D8RWOEB8T652 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    297808 | NS      | $61830896.96  | 2.27%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zscaler Inc                        | Zscaler Inc                         | CUSIP: 98980G102<br>LEI: 529900MZ0RTK1BWRNF46 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    192861 | NS      | $60546782.34  | 2.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc                | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300BA76VK784VMX48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   1591991 | NS      | $60814056.20  | 2.23%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Meta Platforms Inc                 | Meta Platforms Inc                  | CUSIP: 30303M102<br>LEI: BQ4BKCS1HXDV9HN80Z93 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     85815 | NS      | $63339193.35  | 2.32%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc         | Cadence Design Systems Inc          | CUSIP: 127387108<br>LEI: GCT7RXJOGLXPV0NXZY22 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    199317 | NS      | $61419533.55  | 2.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Analog Devices Inc                 | Analog Devices Inc                  | CUSIP: 032654105<br>LEI: GYVOE5EZ4GDAVTU4CQ61 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    258819 | NS      | $61604098.38  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ANSYS Inc                          | ANSYS Inc                           | CUSIP: 03662Q105<br>LEI: 549300VJV8H15Z5FJ571 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    175193 | NS      | $61531285.46  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intel Corp                         | Intel Corp                          | CUSIP: 458140100<br>LEI: KNX4USFCNGPY45LOCE31 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |   2775149 | NS      | $62163337.60  | 2.28%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Workday Inc                        | Workday Inc                         | CUSIP: 98138H101<br>LEI: 549300J0DYC0N31V7G13 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    246893 | NS      | $59254320.00  | 2.17%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions     | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp | CUSIP: 192446102<br>LEI: 5493006IEVQEFQO40L83 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    770267 | NS      | $60103934.01  | 2.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Lam Research Corp                  | Lam Research Corp                   | CUSIP: 512807306<br>LEI: 549300I4GMO6D34U1T02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    654846 | NS      | $63742709.64  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NXP Semiconductors NV              | NXP Semiconductors NV               | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500M9BY5293JDF951 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |    281864 | NS      | $61584465.36  | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Adobe Inc                          | Adobe Inc                           | CUSIP: 00724F101<br>LEI: FU4LY2G4933NH2E1CP29 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    156388 | NS      | $60503389.44  | 2.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Alphabet Inc                       | Alphabet Inc                        | CUSIP: 02079K305<br>LEI: 5493006MHB84DD0ZWV18 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    174365 | NS      | $30728343.95  | 1.13%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| AppLovin Corp                      | AppLovin Corp                       | CUSIP: 03831W108<br>LEI: 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    181970 | NS      | $63704057.60  | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management | Dreyfus Government Cash Management  | CUSIP: 262006208<br>LEI: 5493000Q69I5Q3QZIA91 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |   2660222 | NS      | $2660222.11   | 0.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc           | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc            | CUSIP: 22788C105<br>LEI: 549300YBY08K9KM4HX32 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    122424 | NS      | $62351767.44  | 2.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MicroStrategy Inc                  | MicroStrategy Inc                   | CUSIP: 594972408<br>LEI: 549300WQTWEJUEHXQX21 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    160348 | NS      | $64817472.04  | 2.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| CDW Corp/DE                        | CDW Corp/DE                         | CUSIP: 12514G108<br>LEI: 9845001B052ABF0B6755 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |    346177 | NS      | $61823750.43  | 2.27%             |  |  |  | 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