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Total Number of Holdings (excluding cash): 30
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ICPT |
Health Care |
782,770 |
$89,361,023.20 |
4.91% |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. |
SRPT |
Health Care |
593,687 |
$78,396,368.35 |
4.31% |
| QIAGEN N.V. |
QGEN |
Health Care |
1,788,043 |
$73,595,849.88 |
4.05% |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
AGIO |
Health Care |
1,540,087 |
$71,922,062.90 |
3.96% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ALNY |
Health Care |
600,669 |
$70,722,768.06 |
3.89% |
| Biogen Inc. |
BIIB |
Health Care |
231,483 |
$68,711,098.89 |
3.78% |
| Seattle Genetics, Inc. |
SGEN |
Health Care |
582,709 |
$66,353,073.83 |
3.65% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
REGN |
Health Care |
169,625 |
$63,850,242.50 |
3.51% |
| Nektar Therapeutics |
NKTR |
Health Care |
2,949,466 |
$62,735,141.82 |
3.45% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
VRTX |
Health Care |
285,859 |
$62,597,403.82 |
3.44% |
| FibroGen, Inc. |
FGEN |
Health Care |
1,312,589 |
$61,284,780.41 |
3.37% |
| Incyte Corporation |
INCY |
Health Care |
655,045 |
$59,943,167.95 |
3.30% |
| Amgen Inc. |
AMGN |
Health Care |
251,440 |
$59,525,905.60 |
3.27% |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. |
BMRN |
Health Care |
736,873 |
$59,075,108.41 |
3.25% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. |
NBIX |
Health Care |
531,817 |
$58,813,642.03 |
3.23% |
| Alkermes Plc |
ALKS |
Health Care |
2,806,285 |
$58,567,167.95 |
3.22% |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
IONS |
Health Care |
912,980 |
$57,563,389.00 |
3.17% |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ALXN |
Health Care |
517,355 |
$57,126,339.10 |
3.14% |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
ACAD |
Health Care |
1,275,172 |
$56,541,126.48 |
3.11% |
| Grifols, S.A. (ADR) |
GRFS |
Health Care |
2,449,075 |
$55,765,437.75 |
3.07% |
| United Therapeutics Corporation |
UTHR |
Health Care |
620,126 |
$55,581,893.38 |
3.06% |
| Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. |
CRL |
Health Care |
379,165 |
$55,293,631.95 |
3.04% |
| Exelixis, Inc. |
EXEL |
Health Care |
3,102,131 |
$55,279,974.42 |
3.04% |
| Bio-Techne Corporation |
TECH |
Health Care |
254,437 |
$54,200,169.74 |
2.98% |
| Illumina, Inc. |
ILMN |
Health Care |
164,632 |
$53,459,303.04 |
2.94% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
GILD |
Health Care |
784,768 |
$51,614,191.36 |
2.84% |
| IQVIA Holdings Inc. |
IQV |
Health Care |
355,211 |
$51,452,313.35 |
2.83% |
| bluebird bio, Inc. |
BLUE |
Health Care |
568,741 |
$51,044,504.75 |
2.81% |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. |
RARE |
Health Care |
1,192,857 |
$50,970,779.61 |
2.80% |
| Exact Sciences Corporation |
EXAS |
Health Care |
527,833 |
$46,027,037.60 |
2.53% |
| US Dollar |
$USD |
Other |
1,059,456 |
$1,059,456.27 |
0.06% |
Holdings are subject to change.
The holdings information set forth above for the date indicated reflects creation and redemption transactions from the prior business day and may differ from the holdings information currently available from the Fund's custodian and accounting agent. With respect to the market value of the Fund's holdings set forth above, the pricing sources are generally third party vendors. The Fund ultimately relies on pricing information provided by the Fund's accounting agent.
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The information presented is not intended to constitute an investment recommendation for, or advice to, any specific person. By providing this information, First Trust is not undertaking to give advice in any fiduciary capacity within the meaning of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code or any other regulatory framework. Financial advisors are responsible for evaluating investment risks independently and for exercising independent judgment in determining whether investments are appropriate for their clients.
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