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Performance and Risk Disclosure

There is no assurance that any Fund described in this report will achieve its investment objective. Each Fund is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the Fund will decline and that the value of the Fund’s shares may therefore be less than what you paid for them. Accordingly, you can lose money by investing in a Fund. See “Risk Considerations” in the Additional Information section of this report for a discussion of certain other risks of investing in the Funds.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit www.ftportfolios.com or speak with your financial advisor. Investment returns, net asset value and share price will fluctuate and Fund shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

The Advisor may also periodically provide additional information on Fund performance on each Fund’s webpage at www.ftportfolios.com.

How to Read This Report

This report contains information that may help you evaluate your investment. It includes details about each Fund and presents data and analysis that provide insight into each Fund’s performance and investment approach.

By reading the market overview by Robert F. Carey, Chief Market Strategist of the Advisor, you may obtain an understanding of how the market environment affected the performance of each Fund. The statistical information that follows may help you understand each Fund’s performance compared to that of relevant market benchmarks.

It is important to keep in mind that the opinions expressed by personnel of the Advisor are just that:informed opinions. They should not be considered to be promises or advice. The opinions, like the statistics, cover the period through the date on the cover of this report. The material risks of investing in each Fund are spelled out in its prospectus, statement of additional information, and other Fund regulatory filings.

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Shareholder Letter

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
Semi-Annual Letter from the Chairman and CEO
June 30, 2023

Dear Shareholders,

First Trust is pleased to provide you with the semi-annual report for certain series of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund (the “Funds”), which contains detailed information about the Funds for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

One economic topic that continues to dominate headlines is whether the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) will be able to pull off a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy, raising interest rates just high enough to curb inflation, but not so high that they stunt economic growth and cause a recession. Historically, soft landings are exceedingly rare. Over the past 60 years, the Fed has only been able to orchestrate this phenomenon once. This occurred between February 1994 and February 1995 when the Fed doubled the Federal Funds target rate (upper bound), raising it from 3.0% to 6.0%. For comparative purposes, the Federal Funds target rate (upper bound) stood at 5.25% on June 30, 2023, a full 500 basis points above its most recent low of 0.25% on March 15, 2022. Inflation, as measured by the rate of change in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), appears to be declining. The CPI stood at 3.0% on June 30, 2023, substantially lower than its most recent peak of 9.1% on June 30, 2022. Despite the Fed’s tighter monetary policy, the U.S. economy continues to show resilience, with gross domestic product (“GDP”) growing in each of the past three quarters.

I am continually amazed by the efficiencies that technological advances can have on production. Take, for example, the recent interest in artificial intelligence (“AI”). The U.S. Census Bureau reported that construction spending by manufacturers in the U.S. has more than doubled in the past year, reaching an annual rate of nearly $190 billion in April 2023, according to Bloomberg. Manufacturing now accounts for close to 13% of all non-government construction, its highest share on record. A portion of the growth in U.S. manufacturing is due to the CHIPS and Science Act, which provided nearly $280 billion in funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the U.S. We have also seen the excitement regarding developments in AI drive the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”) higher this year. Year-to-date through June 30, 2023, the Index posted a total return of 16.89%. When the stock market increases by 20% or more from its most recent low, it is often referred to as a “bull market.” On June 8, 2023, the Index closed at 4,293.93, 20.04% above its most recent low of 3,577.03 (which occurred on October 12, 2022).

The U.S. economy has been resilient, posting positive changes to GDP even as monetary policy tightened significantly. That said, there are also economic indicators that point to the potential for weakness over the coming quarters. The Conference Board, a
non-profit business membership and research group organization, reported that its Leading Economic Index, which is composed of 10 economic indicators whose changes tend to precede changes in the overall economy, fell by 0.7% to a reading of 106.1 in June 2023, according to Reuters. The result represents the fifteenth consecutive monthly decline in the index, the longest streak of
month-over-month decreases since just before the financial crisis in 2007. From our perspective, even if the Fed can pull off a soft landing, it is likely to be a very bumpy ride.

Thank you for giving First Trust the opportunity to play a role in your financial future. We value our relationship with you and will report on the Funds again in six months.

Sincerely,

James A. Bowen
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Chief Executive Officer of First Trust Advisors L.P.

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Market Overview

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
Semi-Annual Report
June 30, 2023

Robert F. Carey, CFA
Senior Vice President and Chief Market Strategist
First Trust Advisors L.P.

Mr. Carey is responsible for the overall management of research and analysis of the First Trust product line. Mr. Carey has more than 30 years of experience as an Equity and Fixed-Income Analyst and is a recipient of the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a B.S. in Physics. He is also a member of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute. Mr. Carey has appeared as a guest on such programs as Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and WBBM Radio, and has been quoted by several publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Reporter, Bloomberg News Service and Registered Rep.

State of the Economy/Investing

As we head into the second half of 2023, a hot topic of discussion appears to be whether the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) will resume interest rate hikes at their upcoming meeting on July 26, 2023. Central to this discussion is the pace of inflation. Inflation, as measured by the trailing 12-month rate of change in the Consumer Price Index, stood at 3.0% on June 30, 2023, a significant decline from its high of 9.1% where it stood on June 30, 2022 (the year prior), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In what is known as a “soft landing,” the Fed intends to tighten monetary policy just enough to reduce inflation to 2.0%, but not so much that they cause a retraction in economic growth.

The latest growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) released in July 2023 sees U.S. real gross domestic product (“GDP”) rising by 1.8% in 2023, up from its April 2023 estimate of 1.6%. The IMF notes that July’s upwardly revised real GDP reflects resilient consumer consumption in the first quarter of 2023, a trend they are quick to note is not likely to last. The IMF estimates that in 2024, U.S. real GDP could fall to just 1.0%. Overall, Advanced Economies are projected to register a 1.5% growth rate in 2023, before declining to 1.4% in 2024. Emerging Market and Developing Economies are projected to grow faster than Advanced Economies. The IMF estimates their growth rate to register 4.0% and 4.1% in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

U.S. Stocks and Bonds

The major U.S. stock indices delivered positive results over the past six months. The S&P 500®, S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® Indices posted total returns of 16.89%, 8.84% and 6.03%, respectively, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. Seven of the eleven major sectors that comprise the S&P 500® Index were up on a total return basis. The top performer was the Information Technology sector, which was up 42.77%, while the worst showing came from the Utilities sector, which was down 5.69%.

Results were also positive in the U.S. bond market over the period. The top performing major debt group we track was long-term municipal bonds. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond:Long Bond (22+) Index posted a total return of 4.96% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023. The worst-performing U.S. debt group that we track was intermediate U.S. Treasuries. The Bloomberg U.S. Treasury:Intermediate Index posted a total return of 1.10%. The yield on the benchmark 10-Year Treasury Note (“T-Note”) fell by just 4 basis points in the period to close at 3.84% on June 30, 2023, according to Bloomberg. For comparative purposes, the average yield on the 10-Year T-Note was 2.90% for the 10-year period ended June 30, 2023.

Foreign Stocks and Bonds

The broader foreign stock indices posted positive total returns over the past six months. Between December 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, the MSCI World ex USA and MSCI Emerging Markets equity indices posted total returns of 11.29% (USD) and 4.89% (USD), respectively, according to Bloomberg. The major foreign bond indices were also up over the same period. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index of higher quality debt posted a total return of 1.43% (USD), while the Bloomberg EM Hard Currency Aggregate Index of emerging markets debt increased by 3.55% (USD), according to Bloomberg. The U.S. Dollar fell by just 0.59% over the past six months against a basket of major currencies, as measured by the U.S. Dollar Index.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited)

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq-100 Equal WeightedTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is the equal-weighted version of the Nasdaq-100 Index®, which includes 100 of the largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) based on market capitalization. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was April 25, 2006.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (4/19/06) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (4/19/06) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	20.94%	23.14%	12.62%	14.20%	10.79%	81.19%	277.20%	482.80%
Market Price	20.90%	23.06%	12.58%	14.21%	10.79%	80.83%	277.51%	482.69%
Index Performance
Nasdaq-100 Equal WeightedTM Index	21.20%	23.62%	13.26%	14.87%	11.46%	86.38%	299.90%	546.62%
S&P 500® Index	16.89%	19.59%	12.31%	12.86%	9.55%	78.66%	235.35%	379.94%
Nasdaq-100 Index®	39.35%	33.13%	17.66%	19.22%	14.53%	125.51%	480.20%	931.11%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sector Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Information Technology	35.8%
Consumer Discretionary	13.9
Health Care	13.8
Industrials	10.3
Communication Services	10.3
Consumer Staples	7.8
Utilities	3.9
Energy	2.1
Real Estate	1.1
Financials	1.0
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.	1.1%
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	1.1
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A	1.1
Align Technology, Inc.	1.1
PACCAR, Inc.	1.1
Lucid Group, Inc.	1.1
T-Mobile US, Inc.	1.1
CoStar Group, Inc.	1.1
Dollar Tree, Inc.	1.1
Lam Research Corp.	1.0
Total	10.9%

Nasdaq®, Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, and Nasdaq-100 Equal WeightedTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

Information showing the number of days the market price of the Fund’s shares was greater (at a premium) and less (at a discount) than the Fund’s net asset value for the most recently completed year, and the most recently completed calendar quarters since that year (or life of the Fund, if shorter) is available at https://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/etf/home.aspx.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC)

The First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq-100 Technology SectorTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is an equal-weighted index composed of the securities comprising the Nasdaq-100 Index® that are classified as “technology” according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system. The Nasdaq-100 Index® includes 100 of the largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq based on market capitalization. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was April 25, 2006.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (4/19/06) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (4/19/06) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	40.03%	29.08%	14.36%	18.63%	12.94%	95.62%	451.96%	710.33%
Market Price	40.02%	29.00%	14.32%	18.59%	12.94%	95.27%	450.13%	710.14%
Index Performance
Nasdaq-100 Technology SectorTM Index	40.45%	29.82%	15.06%	19.37%	13.64%	101.62%	487.18%	801.88%
S&P 500® Index	16.89%	19.59%	12.31%	12.86%	9.55%	78.66%	235.35%	379.94%
S&P 500® Information Technology Index	42.77%	40.26%	21.82%	21.86%	14.94%	168.25%	622.23%	995.91%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sector Allocation(1)	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Information Technology	92.2%
Communication Services	5.4
Consumer Discretionary	2.4
Total	100.0%

(1)

The above sector classification is based on Standard & Poor’s

Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) and is different

than the industry sector classification system used by the Index to

select securities, which is the Industry Classification Benchmark

(“ICB”) system, the joint classification system of Dow Jones

Indexes and FTSE Group.

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Lam Research Corp.	2.8%
ON Semiconductor Corp.	2.8
Apple, Inc.	2.8
Microchip Technology, Inc.	2.8
KLA Corp.	2.8
Applied Materials, Inc.	2.8
Fortinet, Inc.	2.8
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	2.8
NXP Semiconductors N.V.	2.8
Analog Devices, Inc.	2.8
Total	28.0%

Nasdaq®, Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, and Nasdaq-100 Technology SectorTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)

The First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech SectorTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is an equal-weighted index composed of the securities comprising the Nasdaq-100 Index® that are not classified as “technology” according to the Industry Classification Benchmark classification system. The Nasdaq-100 Index® includes 100 of the largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq based on market capitalization. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was February 15, 2007.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (2/8/07) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (2/8/07) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	10.89%	20.27%	11.62%	11.71%	9.71%	73.26%	202.57%	356.55%
Market Price	10.72%	20.19%	11.60%	11.68%	9.70%	73.09%	201.87%	356.13%
Index Performance
Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech SectorTM Index	11.10%	20.71%	12.24%	12.34%	10.37%	78.09%	220.14%	403.52%
Russell 1000® Index	16.68%	19.36%	11.92%	12.64%	9.21%	75.62%	228.91%	323.58%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	9.03%	74.49%	220.10%	312.60%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sector Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Health Care	21.8%
Consumer Discretionary	20.6
Industrials	16.3
Communication Services	13.2
Consumer Staples	12.4
Utilities	6.2
Energy	3.2
Information Technology	3.0
Real Estate	1.7
Financials	1.6
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.	1.8%
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	1.8
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A	1.7
Align Technology, Inc.	1.7
PACCAR, Inc.	1.7
Lucid Group, Inc.	1.7
T-Mobile US, Inc.	1.7
CoStar Group, Inc.	1.7
Dollar Tree, Inc.	1.7
Copart, Inc.	1.7
Total	17.2%

Nasdaq®, Nasdaq-100®, Nasdaq-100 Index®, and Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech SectorTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN)

The First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Green EnergyTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization clean energy companies that are publicly traded in the United States. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted semi-annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was February 14, 2007.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (2/8/07) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (2/8/07) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	9.03%	-1.29%	22.09%	14.51%	6.45%	171.24%	287.80%	178.33%
Market Price	9.03%	-1.35%	22.01%	14.62%	6.44%	170.44%	291.25%	178.25%
Index Performance
Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Green EnergyTM Index	9.01%	-1.13%	22.40%	14.64%	6.67%	174.74%	291.98%	187.93%
Russell 2000® Index	8.09%	12.31%	4.21%	8.26%	6.70%	22.89%	121.06%	189.42%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	9.03%	71.49%	220.10%	312.60%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sector Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Information Technology	39.6%
Industrials	17.9
Consumer Discretionary	17.8
Materials	13.4
Utilities	10.3
Financials	0.9
Energy	0.1
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Tesla, Inc.	9.6%
Albemarle Corp.	8.6
ON Semiconductor Corp.	8.5
Enphase Energy, Inc.	7.2
First Solar, Inc.	6.7
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A	4.2
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.	3.5
Lucid Group, Inc.	3.3
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.	3.1
Brookfield Renewable Partners, L.P.	2.9
Total	57.6%

Nasdaq®, Clean Edge®, and Nasdaq® Clean Edge® Green EnergyTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. and Clean Edge, Inc., respectively (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)

The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the S&P United States REIT Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index seeks to measure the performance of publicly-traded real estate investment trusts domiciled in the United States that meet certain eligibility requirements. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was May 10, 2007.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	5.07%	-0.56%	3.98%	5.73%	4.05%	21.55%	74.62%	89.78%
Market Price	5.08%	-0.60%	3.97%	5.73%	4.05%	21.51%	74.55%	89.72%
Index Performance
S&P United States REIT Index(1)	5.45%	-0.06%	4.50%	6.27%	N/A	24.62%	83.75%	N/A
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America Index	5.24%	-0.51%	3.69%	5.69%	4.15%	19.89%	73.90%	92.86%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	8.90%	71.49%	220.10%	296.08%

(1)

On November 6, 2008, the Fund’s underlying index changed from the S&P REIT Composite Index to the S&P United States REIT Index.

Effective December 31, 2008, the S&P REIT Composite Index was discontinued. Therefore, the Fund’s performance and historical returns shown

for the periods prior to November 6, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the performance that the Fund, based on its current Index, would have

generated. The inception date of the Index was June 30, 2008. Returns for the Index are only disclosed for those periods in which the Index was

in existence for the whole period.

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

REIT Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Industrial REITs	16.5%
Retail REITs	16.3
Multi-Family Residential REITs	12.3
Data Center REITs	10.7
Health Care REITs	10.5
Self-Storage REITs	9.1
Other Specialized REITs	6.9
Single-Family Residential REITs	6.0
Office REITs	5.4
Hotel & Resort REITs	3.5
Diversified REITs	2.8
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Prologis, Inc.	11.4%
Equinix, Inc.	7.4
Public Storage	4.6
Realty Income Corp.	4.0
Welltower, Inc.	4.0
Simon Property Group, Inc.	3.8
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	3.3
VICI Properties, Inc.	3.2
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	2.7
Equity Residential	2.3
Total	46.7%

S&P United States REIT Index (“Index”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”) and has been licensed for use by First Trust. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by First Trust. The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, or their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Index.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust Water ETF (FIW)

The First Trust Water ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the ISE Clean Edge WaterTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the potable water and wastewater industry, according to Clean Edge. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the changes are made public. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was May 11, 2007.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	11.93%	23.75%	13.70%	13.11%	10.48%	90.05%	242.68%	399.79%
Market Price	12.00%	23.81%	13.69%	13.12%	10.48%	89.98%	243.01%	399.88%
Index Performance
ISE Clean Edge WaterTM Index	12.27%	24.49%	14.52%	13.81%	11.19%	96.96%	264.44%	454.61%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	8.90%	71.49%	220.10%	296.08%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sector Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Industrials	52.3%
Utilities	20.7
Health Care	10.8
Information Technology	8.9
Materials	5.8
Consumer Staples	1.5
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Ecolab, Inc.	4.4%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.	4.2
Roper Technologies, Inc.	4.2
Xylem, Inc.	4.1
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.	4.0
Tetra Tech, Inc.	3.9
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo	3.9
American Water Works Co., Inc.	3.8
Pentair PLC	3.8
AECOM	3.7
Total	40.0%

Nasdaq®, Clean Edge®, and ISE Clean Edge WaterTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. and Clean Edge, Inc., respectively (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust Water ETF (FIW) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG)

The First Trust Natural Gas ETF (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural GasTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks, depositary receipts, master limited partnership (“MLP”) units and other securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of mid and large capitalization companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from midstream activities and/or the exploration and production of natural gas. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca. The Index is rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was May 11, 2007.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (5/8/07) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	-3.23%	10.35%	2.95%	-9.62%	-7.16%	15.63%	-63.64%	-69.87%
Market Price	-3.27%	10.30%	2.92%	-9.62%	-7.16%	15.49%	-63.63%	-69.87%
Index Performance
ISE-Revere Natural GasTM Index	-2.86%	11.03%	2.55%	-9.78%	-7.02%	13.42%	-64.29%	-69.15%
S&P Composite 1500® Energy Index	-5.33%	18.40%	5.65%	3.62%	3.96%	31.62%	42.65%	87.28%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	8.90%	71.49%	220.10%	296.08%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Sub-Industry Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	86.2%
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation	8.9
Integrated Oil & Gas	3.3
Gas Utilities	1.6
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Hess Midstream, L.P., Class A	4.5%
Western Midstream Partners, L.P.	4.3
ConocoPhillips	3.5
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.	3.4
EOG Resources, Inc.	3.3
Occidental Petroleum Corp.	3.3
Hess Corp.	3.2
Devon Energy Corp.	3.2
EQT Corp.	3.1
Coterra Energy, Inc.	3.0
Total	34.8%

Nasdaq® and ISE-Revere Natural GasTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)

The First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq OMX® ABA Community BankTM Index (the “Index”). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to track the performance of small, mid and large capitalization companies that comprise the community banking industry. The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the Nasdaq. The Index is rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted semi-annually and the Fund will make corresponding changes to its portfolio shortly after the Index changes are made public. The first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund was July 1, 2009.

Performance
			Average Annual Total Returns			Cumulative Total Returns
	6 Months Ended 6/30/23	1 Year Ended 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (6/29/09) to 6/30/23	5 Years Ended 6/30/23	10 Years Ended 6/30/23	Inception (6/29/09) to 6/30/23
Fund Performance
NAV	-23.91%	-18.59%	-4.08%	4.67%	6.84%	-18.78%	57.80%	152.53%
Market Price	-23.91%	-18.52%	-4.08%	4.64%	6.84%	-18.79%	57.43%	152.62%
Index Performance
Nasdaq OMX® ABA Community BankTM Index	-23.72%	-18.14%	-3.48%	5.32%	7.52%	-16.23%	67.92%	175.88%
S&P Composite 1500® Financials Index	-1.43%	8.31%	6.66%	9.96%	11.42%	38.07%	158.46%	354.48%
Russell 3000® Index	16.17%	18.95%	11.39%	12.34%	13.83%	71.49%	220.10%	513.76%

(See Notes to Fund Performance Overview on page 20.)

Industry Allocation	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Banks	96.5%
Financial Services	3.5
Total	100.0%

Top Ten Holdings	% of Total Long-Term Investments
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.	3.6%
BOK Financial Corp.	3.2
SouthState Corp.	3.0
Bank OZK	2.7
Wintrust Financial Corp.	2.6
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.	2.6
Columbia Banking System, Inc.	2.5
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.	2.4
United Bankshares, Inc.	2.4
TFS Financial Corp.	2.1
Total	27.1%

Nasdaq®, Nasdaq OMX®, OMX®, American Bankers Association®, ABA® and Nasdaq OMX® ABA Community BankTM Index are registered trademarks and service marks of Nasdaq, Inc. and American Bankers Associations, respectively (together with its affiliates hereinafter referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by First Trust. The Fund has not been passed on by the Corporations as to its legality or suitability. The Fund is not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE FUND.

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Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited) (Continued)

First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA) (Continued)

Performance figures assume reinvestment of

all distributions and do not reflect the

deduction of taxes that a shareholder would

pay on Fund distributions or the redemption

or sale of Fund shares. An index is a statistical

composite that tracks a specified financial

market or sector. Unlike the Fund, the indices

do not actually hold a portfolio of securities

and therefore do not incur the expenses

incurred by the Fund. These expenses

negatively impact the performance of the

Fund. The Fund’s past performance does not

predict future performance.

Frequency Distribution of Discounts and Premiums

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Notes to Fund Performance Overview (Unaudited)

Total returns for the periods since inception are calculated from the inception date of each Fund. “Average Annual Total Returns” represent the average annual change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. “Cumulative Total Returns” represent the total change in value of an investment over the periods indicated. The total returns would have been lower if certain fees had not been waived and expenses reimbursed by the Advisor.

Each Fund’s per share net asset value (“NAV”) is the value of one share of the Fund and is computed by dividing the value of all assets of the Fund (including accrued interest and dividends), less all liabilities (including accrued expenses and dividends declared but unpaid), by the total number of outstanding shares. The price used to calculate market return (“Market Price”) is determined by using the midpoint of the national best bid and offer price (“NBBO”) as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Under SEC rules, the NBBO consists of the highest displayed buy and lowest sell prices among the various exchanges trading the Fund at the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated. Prior to January 1, 2019, the price used was the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the stock exchange on which shares of the Fund were listed for trading as of the time that the Fund’s NAV was calculated. Since shares of each Fund did not trade in the secondary market until after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares of the Fund, the NAV of each Fund is used as a proxy for the secondary market trading price to calculate market returns. NAV and market returns assume that all distributions have been reinvested in each Fund at NAV and Market Price, respectively.

An index is a statistical composite that tracks a specified financial market or sector. Unlike each Fund, the indices do not actually hold a portfolio of securities and therefore do not incur the expenses incurred by each Fund. These expenses negatively impact the performance of each Fund. Also, market returns do not include brokerage commissions that may be payable on secondary market transactions. If brokerage commissions were included, market returns would be lower. The total returns presented reflect the reinvestment of dividends on securities in the indices. The returns presented do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption or sale of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of shares of each Fund will vary with changes in market conditions. Shares of each Fund may be worth more or less than their original cost when they are redeemed or sold in the market. Each Fund’s past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
Understanding Your Fund Expenses
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund, First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund, First Trust Water ETF, First Trust Natural Gas ETF or First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, if any, and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.

Actual Expenses

The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this six-month period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as brokerage commissions. Therefore, the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

	Beginning Account Value January 1, 2023	Ending Account Value June 30, 2023	Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period (a)	Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period (b)
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,209.40	0.57%	$3.12
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.97	0.57%	$2.86
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,400.30	0.57%	$3.39
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.97	0.57%	$2.86
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,108.90	0.60%	$3.14
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.82	0.60%	$3.01
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,090.30	0.58%	$3.01
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.92	0.58%	$2.91
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,050.70	0.50%	$2.54
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,022.32	0.50%	$2.51
First Trust Water ETF (FIW)
Actual	$1,000.00	$1,119.30	0.53%	$2.78
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,022.17	0.53%	$2.66

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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
Understanding Your Fund Expenses (Continued)
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

	Beginning Account Value January 1, 2023	Ending Account Value June 30, 2023	Annualized Expense Ratio Based on the Six-Month Period (a)	Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period (b)
First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG)
Actual	$1,000.00	$967.70	0.59%	$2.88
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.87	0.59%	$2.96
First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)
Actual	$1,000.00	$760.90	0.60%	$2.62
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)	$1,000.00	$1,021.82	0.60%	$3.01

(a)	These expense ratios reflect expense caps for certain Funds. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(b)	Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio as indicated in the table multiplied by the average account value over the period (January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023), multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six-month period).

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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)
Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Shares	Description	Value
COMMON STOCKS — 100.0%
	Automobiles — 2.1%
2,882,335	Lucid Group, Inc. (a) (b)	$19,859,288
71,690	Tesla, Inc. (a)	18,766,291
		38,625,579
	Beverages — 2.9%
580,590	Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.	18,155,049
319,540	Monster Beverage Corp. (a)	18,354,378
100,394	PepsiCo, Inc.	18,594,977
		55,104,404
	Biotechnology — 6.7%
81,327	Amgen, Inc.	18,056,221
62,784	Biogen, Inc. (a)	17,884,022
236,846	Gilead Sciences, Inc.	18,253,721
145,095	Moderna, Inc. (a)	17,629,043
23,851	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)	17,137,898
94,179	Seagen, Inc. (a)	18,125,690
53,686	Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)	18,892,640
		125,979,235
	Broadline Retail — 4.7%
148,832	Amazon.com, Inc. (a)	19,401,740
414,496	eBay, Inc.	18,523,826
468,693	JD.com, Inc., ADR	15,996,492
15,634	MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)	18,520,036
233,851	PDD Holdings, Inc., ADR (a)	16,168,458
		88,610,552
	Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%
38,013	Cintas Corp.	18,895,502
213,991	Copart, Inc. (a)	19,518,119
		38,413,621
	Communications Equipment — 1.0%
358,700	Cisco Systems, Inc.	18,559,138
	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail — 3.0%
35,667	Costco Wholesale Corp.	19,202,399
137,110	Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)	19,675,285
571,734	Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	16,288,702
		55,166,386
	Electric Utilities — 3.9%
219,912	American Electric Power Co., Inc.	18,516,590
201,067	Constellation Energy Corp.	18,407,684
453,228	Exelon Corp.	18,464,509
292,194	Xcel Energy, Inc.	18,165,701
		73,554,484
	Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%
610,984	Baker Hughes Co.	19,313,204

Shares	Description	Value

	Entertainment — 4.0%
227,861	Activision Blizzard, Inc.	$19,208,682
145,168	Electronic Arts, Inc.	18,828,290
43,238	Netflix, Inc. (a)	19,045,907
1,459,184	Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. (a)	18,298,167
		75,381,046
	Financial Services — 1.0%
281,173	PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)	18,762,674
	Food Products — 1.9%
504,931	Kraft Heinz (The) Co.	17,925,051
253,866	Mondelez International, Inc., Class A	18,516,986
		36,442,037
	Ground Transportation — 2.2%
562,401	CSX Corp.	19,177,874
57,386	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	21,218,474
		40,396,348
	Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.2%
56,552	Align Technology, Inc. (a)	19,999,049
143,561	Dexcom, Inc. (a)	18,449,024
237,467	GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.	19,291,819
38,667	IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)	19,419,727
56,709	Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)	19,391,076
		96,550,695
	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%
145,153	Airbnb, Inc., Class A (a)	18,602,809
7,071	Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)	19,094,033
105,906	Marriott International, Inc., Class A	19,453,873
183,346	Starbucks Corp.	18,162,255
		75,312,970
	Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%
92,020	Honeywell International, Inc.	19,094,150
	Interactive Media & Services — 2.0%
75,597	Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)	9,048,961
75,274	Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)	9,105,896
66,466	Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A (a)	19,074,412
		37,229,269
	IT Services — 1.0%
286,995	Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A	18,735,034
	Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.9%
90,724	Illumina, Inc. (a)	17,009,843

See Notes to Financial Statements

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First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)
Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Shares	Description	Value
COMMON STOCKS (Continued)
	Machinery — 1.1%
237,534	PACCAR, Inc.	$19,869,719
	Media — 3.2%
54,732	Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (a)	20,106,895
453,333	Comcast Corp., Class A	18,835,986
4,740,919	Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (b)	21,476,363
		60,419,244
	Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.0%
145,088	Diamondback Energy, Inc.	19,058,760
	Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%
248,302	AstraZeneca PLC, ADR	17,770,974
	Professional Services — 3.0%
84,391	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.	18,548,298
164,429	Paychex, Inc.	18,394,672
83,189	Verisk Analytics, Inc.	18,803,210
		55,746,180
	Real Estate Management & Development — 1.1%
221,984	CoStar Group, Inc. (a)	19,756,576
	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 18.0%
155,536	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)	17,717,106
99,156	Analog Devices, Inc.	19,316,580
134,438	Applied Materials, Inc.	19,431,669
25,873	ASML Holding N.V.	18,751,457
21,513	Broadcom, Inc.	18,661,022
102,740	Enphase Energy, Inc. (a)	17,206,895
299,037	GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc. (a) (b)	19,311,809
513,542	Intel Corp.	17,172,844
40,176	KLA Corp.	19,486,163
30,486	Lam Research Corp.	19,598,230
305,578	Marvell Technology, Inc.	18,267,453
218,478	Microchip Technology, Inc.	19,573,444
276,051	Micron Technology, Inc.	17,421,579
43,748	NVIDIA Corp.	18,506,279
94,406	NXP Semiconductors N.V.	19,323,020
207,182	ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)	19,595,274
152,246	QUALCOMM, Inc.	18,123,364
105,664	Texas Instruments, Inc.	19,021,633
		336,485,821
	Software — 14.8%
37,717	Adobe, Inc. (a)	18,443,236
55,860	ANSYS, Inc. (a)	18,448,882
105,046	Atlassian Corp., Class A (a)	17,627,769
87,479	Autodesk, Inc. (a)	17,899,078

Shares	Description	Value

	Software (Continued)
79,194	Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)	$18,572,577
120,389	Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)	17,681,533

Shareholder Letter	2
Market Overview	3
Fund Performance Overview
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)	4
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC)	6
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)	8
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN)	10
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)	12
First Trust Water ETF (FIW)	14
First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG)	16
First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)	18
Notes to Fund Performance Overview	20
Understanding Your Fund Expenses	21
Portfolio of Investments
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (QQEW)	23
First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC)	26
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT)	28
First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN)	31
First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI)	34
First Trust Water ETF (FIW)	37
First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG)	39
First Trust NASDAQ® ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA)	41
Statements of Assets and Liabilities	44
Statements of Operations	46
Statements of Changes in Net Assets	48
Financial Highlights	51
Notes to Financial Statements	59
Additional Information	69