First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 82.9%     
     CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.1%     
 829,686   AZEK Co., Inc. - Class A*  $45,093,434 
 835,892   Berto Acquisition Corp.*,1   8,709,995 
 292,320   Foot Locker, Inc.*   7,161,840 
 330   GMS, Inc.*   35,887 
 1,165,768   Skechers USA, Inc. - Class A*,2   73,559,961 
         134,561,117 
     CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.3%     
 752,101   Kellanova2   59,814,593 
 105,600   SpartanNash Co.   2,797,344 
         62,611,937 
     ENERGY — 1.1%     
 486,791   ChampionX Corp.   12,091,888 
 206,649   Sitio Royalties Corp.   3,798,209 
         15,890,097 
     FINANCIALS — 51.2%     
 2,700,502   AA Mission Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   28,139,231 
 2,829,210   Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   30,696,918 
 506,461   AI Transportation Acquisition Corp.*,1,3,4   5,571,071 
 649,911   Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd.*,1,3   7,201,014 
 1,002,544   Andretti Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   10,406,407 
 2,287,555   Ares Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   25,917,998 
 417,062   Armada Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1   4,183,132 
 313,581   Artius II Acquisition, Inc. - Class A*,1   3,173,440 
 122,924   Bayview Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   1,382,895 
 611,000   Black Hawk Acquisition Corp.1,3   6,494,930 
 1,945,654   Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1,3   20,098,606 
 333,594   Cal Redwood Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   3,325,932 
 167,200   Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. - Class A*,1   1,844,216 
 82,328   Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. - Class A*,1   868,560 
 430,937   Cartesian Growth Corp. II*,1   5,154,007 
 66,728   Cayson Acquisition Corp.*,1   688,633 
 2,479,407   Centurion Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   26,232,126 
 410,807   ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   4,099,854 
 716,459   Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   7,365,199 
 531,226   Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I - Class A*,1   5,641,620 
 376,352   Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   3,789,865 
 91,441   CSLM Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   1,056,144 
 731,470   Digital Asset Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   7,658,491 
 1,929,288   Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp.*,1,3   19,678,738 
 584,860   Dune Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   5,877,843 
   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     FINANCIALS (Continued)     
 654,286   Dynamix Corp. - Class A*,1  $6,667,174 
 180,000   Embrace Change Acquisition Corp.*,1   2,178,000 
 156,579   Enstar Group Ltd.*,1,2   52,666,912 
 73,790   Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.*,1   2,925,036 
 415,646   Eureka Acquisition Corp.1,3   4,314,405 
 211,662   Evergreen Corp. - Class A*,1   2,609,792 
 372,349   Fifth Era Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1   3,779,342 
 556,295   Flag Ship Acquisition Corp.*,1,3   5,857,786 
 404,792   Gesher Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   4,108,639 
 539,554   GigCapital7 Corp. - Class A*,1   5,584,384 
 449,824   Gores Holdings X, Inc. - Class A*,1   4,608,447 
 1,897,607   GP Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   20,019,754 
 1,931,321   Graf Global Corp. - Class A*,1,3   20,201,618 
 1,939,487   Haymaker Acquisition Corp. IV - Class A*,1,3   21,528,306 
 959,283   HCM II Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   10,648,041 
 280,410   Horizon Space Acquisition I Corp.*,1,3   3,406,982 
 551,171   Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. III - Class A*,1   5,649,503 
 477,663   Jackson Acquisition Co. II - Class A*,1   4,919,929 
 183,044   Jena Acquisition Corp. II*,1   1,881,692 
 85,590   K&F Growth Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   871,306 
 91,247   Keen Vision Acquisition Corp.*,1   1,037,478 
 1,866,241   Launch One Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   19,436,900 
 1,608,549   Legato Merger Corp. III*,1,3   17,179,303 
 1,938,207   Lionheart Holdings - Class A*,1,3   20,428,702 
 44,340   Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V - Class A*,1   474,438 
 1,059,204   M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp. - Class A*,1   11,958,413 
 1,275,345   Melar Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1,3   13,391,122 
 862,098   Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   8,845,125 
 2,463,270   Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II - Class A*,1,3   27,342,297 
 59,190   Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   609,065 
 768,067   NewHold Investment Corp. II - Class A*,1   7,811,241 
 505,710   Oak Woods Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3   5,982,549 
 934,747   Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,4   11,076,752 
 558,455   Plum Acquisition Corp. IV - Class A*,1   5,752,086 
 538,832   Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. - Class A1,4   6,363,606 
 644,211   Range Capital Acquisition Corp.*,1   6,622,489 
 756,454   Real Asset Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   7,685,573 
 380,181   Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1   4,486,136 
 292,586   Republic Digital Acquisition Co. - Class A*,1   3,007,784 
 939,193   RF Acquisition Corp. II*,1,2,3   9,946,054 
 1,245,249   Rithm Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   12,689,087 
   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     COMMON STOCKS (Continued)     
     FINANCIALS (Continued)     
 375,130   Roman DBDR Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1  $3,867,590 
 1,386,914   Siddhi Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   14,007,831 
 378,680   Silverbox Corp. IV - Class A*,1   4,150,333 
 1,625,271   SIM Acquisition Corp. I - Class A*,1,3   16,951,577 
 339,375   Sizzle Acquisition Corp.*,1   3,410,719 
 760,287   Slam Corp.*,1   9,017,004 
 662,802   Soulpower Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   6,654,532 
 786,140   Spark I Acquisition Corp.*,1   8,545,342 
 343,562   Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II - Class A*,1   4,036,853 
 431,985   Tavia Acquisition Corp.*,1   4,436,486 
 1,425,290   Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp. - Class A*,1   14,366,923 
 627,836   Titan Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   6,297,195 
 558,342   Translational Development Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   5,750,923 
 1,602,338   Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. - Class A*,1,3   16,680,339 
 1,405,632   Voyager Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1   14,576,404 
         755,850,169 
     HEALTH CARE — 8.3%     
 376,836   Blueprint Medicines Corp.*   48,302,839 
 1,584,461   SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*,2   74,453,822 
         122,756,661 
     REAL ESTATE — 0.7%     
 867,717   Redfin Corp.*,2   9,709,753 
     TECHNOLOGY — 8.2%     
 2,927,290   AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.*,2   28,658,169 
 8,788,558   Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.2   79,887,992 
 234,399   Informatica, Inc. - Class A*   5,707,616 
 550,903   PlayAGS, Inc.*   6,886,287 
         121,140,064 
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
    (Cost $1,184,006,252)   1,222,519,798 
     RIGHTS — 0.1%     
 287,741   Abiomed, Inc., Expiration Date: December 30, 2029*,4   293,496 
 230,798   Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I, Expiration Date: June 4, 2030*,1   392,357 
 773,352   Mercer Park Opportunities Corp., Expiration Date: Pending*,1   7,733 
 97,393   Renatus Tactical Acquisition Corp. I, Expiration Date: June 4, 2030*,1   198,682 
     TOTAL RIGHTS     
     (Cost $293,496)   892,268 

   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Units
      Value 
     UNITS — 1.7%     
     FINANCIALS — 1.7%     
 536,265   Axiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp. 1*,1  $5,416,276 
 175,229   Blue Acquisition Corp.*,1   1,759,299 
 206,327   Blue Water Acquisition Corp.*,1   2,064,302 
 193,720   Centurion Acquisition Corp. - Class A1,3,4   2 
 242,151   Centurion Acquisition Corp. - Class B1,3,4   2 
 167,040   Churchill Capital Corp.*,1   1,720,512 
 123,490   FIGX Capital Acquisition Corp.*,1   1,236,752 
 196,235   GP-Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class A*,1,3,4   2 
 245,295   GP-Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class B*,1,3,4   2 
 125,106   Oyster Enterprises II Acquisition Corp.*,1   1,266,073 
 412,498   Pioneer Acquisition I Corp.*,1   4,129,105 
 372,541   ProCap Acquisition Corp.*,1   3,993,640 
 208,818   Wen Acquisition Corp.*,1   2,213,471 
 19,957   Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.*,1   207,553 
 164,655   Yorkville Acquisition Corp.*,1   1,852,369 
         25,859,360 
     TOTAL UNITS     
     (Cost $25,824,994)   25,859,360 

 

Number
of Shares
        
     WARRANTS — 0.0%     
 1,239,507   AA Mission Acquisition Corp., Expiration Date: July 31, 2030*,1,3   116,514 
 101,150   Armada Acquisition Corp. II, Expiration Date: May 20, 2030*,1   27,310 
 130,858   Dynamix Corp., Expiration Date: December 5, 2029*,1   47,109 
 773,352   Mercer Park Opportunities Corp., Expiration Date: August 28, 2029*,1   3,867 
 44,700   Republic Digital Acquisition Co., Expiration Date: March 5, 2026*,1   28,165 
     TOTAL WARRANTS     
     (Cost $0)   222,965 
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 15.2%     
 171,198,740   Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 4.14%5   171,198,740 
           
 Principal
Amount ($)
         
 53,124,140   UMB Bank, Money Market Special II Deposit Investment, 4.25%5   53,124,140 
     TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
     (Cost $224,322,880)   224,322,880 
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%     
     (Cost $1,434,447,622)   1,473,817,271 
     Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities — 0.1%   1,367,596 
     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%  $1,475,184,867 
   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Shares
      Value 
     SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (3.5)%     
     COMMON STOCKS — (3.5)%     
     ENERGY — (1.1)%     
 (357,789)  Schlumberger N.V.1  $(12,093,268)
 (100,328)  Viper Energy, Inc.   (3,825,506)
         (15,918,774)
     FINANCIALS — (0.8)%     
 (44,276)  Independent Bank Corp.   (2,784,296)
 (687,499)  Rocket Cos., Inc. - Class A   (9,748,736)
         (12,533,032)
     MATERIALS — (1.6)%     
 (856,501)  James Hardie Industries PLC*,1   (23,031,312)
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
     (Proceeds $51,093,859)   (51,483,118)
     RIGHTS — (0.0)%     
 (230,798)  Columbus Circle Capital Corp. I, Expiration Date: June 4, 2030*,1   (392,357)
     TOTAL RIGHTS     
     (Proceeds $85,247)   (392,357)
     TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT     
     (Proceeds $51,179,106)  $(51,875,475)

 

Number
of Contracts
        
     WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS — (0.0)%     
     CALL OPTIONS — (0.0)%     
     AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.     
 (836)  Exercise Price: $10.00, Notional Amount: $(836,000),
Expiration Date: August 15, 2025*
   (2,090)
     Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.     
 (84)  Exercise Price: $10.00, Notional Amount: $(84,000),
Expiration Date: December 19, 2025*
   (210)
     GMS, Inc.     
 (3)  Exercise Price: $105.00, Notional Amount: $(31,500),
Expiration Date: July 18, 2025*
   (1,125)
     Informatica, Inc.     
 (2,017)  Exercise Price: $25.00, Notional Amount: $(5,042,500),
Expiration Date: July 18, 2025*
   (5,043)
     SpartanNash Co.     
 (1,056)  Exercise Price: $25.00, Notional Amount: $(2,640,000),
Expiration Date: July 18, 2025*
   (187,440)
   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - Continued

As of June 30, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

 

Number
of Contracts
      Value 
     CALL OPTIONS (Continued)     
     SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.     
 (9,674)  Exercise Price: $50.00, Notional Amount: $(48,370,000),
Expiration Date: July 18, 2025*
  $(24,185)
     TOTAL CALL OPTIONS     
     (Proceeds $292,233)   (220,093)
     TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS CONTRACTS     
     (Proceeds $292,233)  $(220,093)

 

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

*Non-income producing security.
1Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
2All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short. The market value of the securities pledged as collateral is $166,676,502, which represents 11.30% of the total net assets of the Fund.
3Affiliated company.
4The value of these securities was determined using significant unobservable inputs. These are reported as Level 3 securities in the Fair Value Hierarchy.
5The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
   

 

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Security Description  Shares/Principal
Amount End
of Period
   Value Beginning
of Period
   Additions   Reductions   Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Value End of
Period
   Dividend
Income*
 
Common Stocks                                        
Specified Purpose Acquisitions - 25.4%                                        
AA Mission Acquisition Corp. - Class A   2,700,502   $26,722,599   $344,490   $-   $-   $1,072,142   $28,139,231    - 
Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corp. - Class A   2,829,210    29,282,313    -    -    -    1,414,605    30,696,918    - 
AI Transportation Acquisition Corp.   506,461    5,307,711    -    -    -    263,360    5,571,071    - 
Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd.   649,911    6,814,317    -    -    -    386,697    7,201,014    - 
Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp. I - Class A(1)   -    8,518,971    72,458    (8,261,134)   -    (330,295)   -    - 
Alphatime Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    4,483,125    -    (4,382,964)   -    (100,161)   -    - 
AlphaVest Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    5,846,796    -    (5,549,383)   -    (297,413)   -    - 
APx Acquisition Corp. I - Class A(1)   -    6,383,958    -    (5,806,702)   -    (577,256)   -    - 
Ares Acquisition Corp. II - Class A(1)   2,287,555    44,653,130    16,348,042    (61,971,638)   2,510,917    (1,540,451)   -    - 
Bayview Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   122,924    3,348,100    -    (3,227,892)   -    (120,208)   -    - 
Bayview Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    2,301,391    1,988,633    (4,495,641)   258,141    (52,524)   -    - 
Black Hawk Acquisition Corp. - Class A   611,000    6,250,530    -    -    -    244,400    6,494,930    - 
Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I - Class A(2)   1,945,654    -    19,473,286    (155,609)   155,609    625,320    20,098,606    - 
Bowen Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    6,276,656    1,977,843    (8,182,783)   100,648    (172,364)   -    - 
Cantor Equity Partners, Inc.(1)   -    6,889,271    -    (10,105,655)   3,222,894    (6,510)   -    - 
Cartesian Growth Corp. II(1)   -    21,144,181    -    (19,753,399)   -    (1,390,782)   -    - 
Centurion Acquisition Corp.   2,479,407    23,508,885    1,369,878    -    -    1,353,363    26,232,126    - 
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp. - Class A(2)   716,459    -    7,118,508    -    -    246,691    7,365,199    - 
Chenghe Acquisition II Co.(1)   -    7,087,467    -    (7,316,119)   241,205    (12,553)   -    - 
Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp.(2)   1,929,288    -    19,340,273    (219,434)   219,434    338,465    19,678,738    - 
DT Cloud Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    5,975,697    -    (5,866,598)   -    (109,099)   -    - 
Eureka Acquisition Corp.   415,646    4,181,399    -    -    -    133,006    4,314,405    - 
Finnovate Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   -    4,460,374    -    (4,331,885)   -    (128,489)   -    - 
Flag Ship Acquisition Corp.   556,295    5,574,076    -    -    -    283,710    5,857,786    - 
Global Lights Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    5,567,806    -    (5,419,973)   -    (147,833)   -    - 
GP Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class A   1,897,607    23,655,496    426,865    (5,180,563)   189,483    928,473    20,019,754    - 
Graf Global Corp. - Class A   1,931,321    18,783,199    560,465    -    -    857,954    20,201,618    - 
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. IV   1,939,487    20,420,904    254,467    -    -    852,935    21,528,306    - 
HCM II Acquisition Corp.(1)   959,283    18,689,172    -    (19,987,781)   1,275,657    22,952    -    - 
Horizon Space Acquisition I Corp.   280,410    5,515,619    -    (2,231,394)   -    122,756    3,406,981    - 
Integrated Wellness Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   -    4,945,716    -    (4,605,934)   -    (339,782)   -    - 
Israel Acquisitions Corp.(1)   -    10,168,799    -    (9,380,757)   -    (788,042)   -    - 
JVSPAC Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   -    5,480,066    -    (5,341,523)   -    (138,543)   -    - 
Keen Vision Acquisition Corp.(1)   91,247    15,027,190    1,013,500    (15,188,456)   -    (852,234)   -    - 
LatAmGrowth SPAC - Class A(1)   -    4,178,624    -    (3,859,486)   -    (319,138)   -    - 
Launch One Acquisition Corp.   1,866,241    18,606,423    -    -    -    830,477    19,436,900    - 
Learn CW Investment Corp.(1)   -    5,320,995    -    (5,306,470)   -    (14,525)   -    - 
Legato Merger Corp. III   1,608,549    16,399,157    -    -    -    780,146    17,179,303    - 
Lionheart Holdings - Class A   1,938,207    18,752,520    646,548    -    -    1,029,634    20,428,702    - 
Melar Acquisition Corp. I - Class A   1,275,345    14,376,428    -    (1,711,679)   81,509    644,864    13,391,122    - 
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   -    13,724,247    -    (13,289,415)   -    (434,832)   -    - 
Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II - Class A   2,463,270    27,784,008    -    (1,608,300)   134,394    1,032,195    27,342,297    - 
Oak Woods Acquisition Corp. - Class A   505,710    6,091,169    (447,626)   -    -    339,006    5,982,549    - 
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   934,747    10,852,413    -    (9,767,649)   -    (1,084,764)   -    - 
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. - Class A(1)   538,832    10,977,467    -    (10,528,475)   -    (448,992)   -    - 
RF Acquisition Corp. II   939,193    9,504,633    -    -    -    441,421    9,946,054    - 
SIM Acquisition Corp. I - Class A   1,625,271    16,236,457    -    -    -    715,120    16,951,577    - 
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. II - Class A(1)   343,562    21,707,534    3,851,330    (25,143,842)   752,113    (1,167,135)   -    - 
Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp.(2)   1,602,338    9,951,810    6,072,985    -    -    655,544    16,680,339    - 
Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp.(1)   -    6,720,573    -    (6,420,400)   -    (300,173)   -    - 
                                  374,145,526      
Rights                                        
Specified Purpose Acquisitions - 0.0%                                        
Flag Ship Acquisition Corp.   -    50,658    -    (47,875)   47,875    (50,658)   -    - 
                                  -      
Units                                        
Specified Purpose Acquisitions - 0.0%                                        
Centurion Acquisition Corp. - Class A   193,720    2    -    -    -    -    2    - 
Centurion Acquisition Corp. - Class B   242,151    2    -    -    -    -    2    - 
GP-Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class A   196,235    2    -    -    -    -    2    - 
GP-Act III Acquisition Corp. - Class B   245,295    2    -    -    -    -    2    - 
                                  8      
Warrants - 0.0%                                        
AA Mission Acquisition Corp.   1,239,507    80,008    -    (8,473)   8,473    36,506   116,514    - 
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. IV   -    105    -    (104)   104    (105)   -    - 
Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II   -    59,814    -    (95,353)   95,353    (59,814)   -    - 
                                  116,514      
Total   42,607,840   $574,639,965   $80,411,945   $(294,750,738)  $9,293,809   $4,667,067   $374,262,048   $- 

 

*Net of foreign withholding taxes.
(1)Not an affiliate at the end of the period.
(2)Not an affiliate at the beginning of the period.