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First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class I VARBX

NAVChangeNet Expense RatioYTD Return
YTD Return is adjusted for possible sales charges, and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
$10.56-0.02 (-0.19%)1.75%0.38%
Quote data as of close 02/04/2026As of 01/31/2026

Regional Holdingsas of 09/30/2025

  0%
83.9%
North America
16.1%
Europe
0.0%
Latin America
0.0%
Asia
0.0%
Africa
0.0%
South Pacific
Regional Holdings is calculated only using the long position holdings of the portfolio.
Portfolio Overview
Total Assets$1.6B
Total Holdings33
Total Holdings (Long)25
Total Holdings (Short)8
Portfolio Turnover293%
VARBX has a Diversified Portfolio

Holdings Details

41.3% Category Average
100.6% Top Ten Holdings
Top 10 Holdings as of 09/30/2025
Symbol
Description
% of Net Assets
MVRXXMorgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Go...
  • 26.56%
  •  
--WNS (Holdings) Ltd
  • 11.02%
  •  
--Verona Pharma PLC ADR
  • 10.21%
  •  
HBANHuntington Bancshares Inc
Financials
  •  
  • -9.15%
--Veritex Holdings Inc
  • 9.11%
  •  
RKTRocket Companies Inc Ordinary ...
Financials
  •  
  • -7.80%
--Mr. Cooper Group Inc
  • 7.71%
  •  
--Umb Money Market Ii Special
  • 7.15%
  •  
CYBR:XNGSCyberArk Software Ltd
  • 6.14%
  •  
PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc
Information Technology
  •  
  • -5.70%
% of portfolio in top 10 holdings: 100.57%
Country Breakdown as of 09/30/2025
Country
% of Assets
United States
83.94% 
 
United Kingdom
12.95% 
 
Netherlands
3.11% 
 
% of portfolio in top 3 countries: 100.00%
Country Breakdown is calculated only using the long position holdings of the portfolio.
Portfolio Breakdown as of 09/30/2025
Asset Breakdown Chart
 %Long%Short%Net
Domestic Stock
66.1926.1940.01
Foreign Stock
12.670.0012.67
Cash
33.710.0033.71
Other
13.610.0013.61
Non-U.S. assets may include holdings that do not include a country identifier.
Market Capitalization
Pie Graph
Micro Cap
46.5%
Mid Cap
37.4%
Small Cap
16.1%

Avg. Market Cap: $4,304.66M
Market Capitalization is calculated only using the long position holdings of the portfolio.
Sector Weightings – Stocks
Pie Graph
Financials
25.6%
Health Care
24.5%
Industrials
14.0%
Information Tech
12.9%
Comm Services
9.7%
Energy
6.1%
Consumer Staples
5.1%
Consumer Disc
2.1%

Sector Breakdown is calculated only using the long position holdings of the portfolio.
Sector Weightings – Fixed Income
Pie Graph
Cash & Equivalents
100.0%

Sector Breakdown is calculated only using the long position holdings of the portfolio.
 
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