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        <name>Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S A</name>
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        <title>Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S A SPON ADR SER B</title>
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          <ticker value="SQM"/>
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        <balance>4018.00000000</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <invCountry>CL</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd.</name>
        <lei>35380021EYAHSQM25559</lei>
        <title>Mitsui Kinzoku Co Ltd. NPV</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3888400003"/>
          <ticker value="5706"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6597346"/>
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        <balance>1499.00000000</balance>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Iluka Resources Ltd.</name>
        <lei>2549009N2Y1F4YNB0955</lei>
        <title>Iluka Resources Ltd. NPV</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="AU000000ILU1"/>
          <ticker value="ILU"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6957575"/>
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        <balance>12119.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="AUD" exchangeRt="1.44938000"/>
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        <pctVal>0.262241121584</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>AU</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Anglo American PLC</name>
        <lei>549300S9XF92D1X8ME43</lei>
        <title>Anglo American PLC ORD USD0.623855311355311</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
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          <isin value="GB00BTK05J60"/>
          <ticker value="AAL"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="BTK05J6"/>
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        <balance>29170.00000000</balance>
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        <currencyConditional curCd="GBP" exchangeRt="0.75552000"/>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Alcoa Corporation</name>
        <lei>549300T12EZ1F6PWWU29</lei>
        <title>Alcoa Corporation COM</title>
        <cusip>013872106</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0138721065"/>
          <ticker value="AA"/>
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        <balance>7304.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>484474.32000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.229982999977</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Encore Energy Corp</name>
        <lei>5299007FNX2NVNJM3O59</lei>
        <title>Encore Energy Corp COM NEW</title>
        <cusip>29259W700</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA29259W7008"/>
          <ticker value="EU"/>
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        <balance>5160.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>9288.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.042751661437</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Boliden AB</name>
        <lei>21380059QU7IM1ONDJ56</lei>
        <title>Boliden AB NPV</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="SE0020050417"/>
          <ticker value="BOL"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="BPYTZ57"/>
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        <balance>7942.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="SEK" exchangeRt="9.46665000"/>
        <valUSD>416334.38000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.916342211298</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>SE</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sumitomo Corp.</name>
        <lei>V82KK8NH1P0JS71FJC05</lei>
        <title>Sumitomo Corp. NPV</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3404600003"/>
          <ticker value="8053"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6858946"/>
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        <balance>24799.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="158.70500000"/>
        <valUSD>927955.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.271279001404</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd.</name>
        <lei>353800CF81IXL9974H84</lei>
        <title>Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd. NPV</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="JP3402600005"/>
          <ticker value="5713"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="6858849"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>6599.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="JPY" exchangeRt="158.70500000"/>
        <valUSD>384082.93000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.767892268225</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Teck Resources Limited</name>
        <lei>T8KI5SQ2JRWHL7XY0E11</lei>
        <title>Teck Resources Limited CL B</title>
        <cusip>878742204</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="CA8787422044"/>
          <ticker value="TECK"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>13295.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>688016.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>3.166864533105</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>CA</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Kazatomprom JSC National Atomic Co.</name>
        <lei>5493008JG5TXJP2JSY44</lei>
        <title>Kazatomprom JSC National Atomic Co. GDR (EACH REPR 1 ORD) (REG S)</title>
        <cusip>63253R201</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US63253R2013"/>
          <ticker value="KAP"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="BGXQL36"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>7347.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>580160.50000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>2.670416157988</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KZ</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Anglogold Ashanti PLC</name>
        <lei>2138005YDSA7A82RNU96</lei>
        <title>Anglogold Ashanti PLC COM SHS</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="GB00BRXH2664"/>
          <ticker value="AU"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>10150.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>988204.00000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.548596343579</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>GB</invCountry>

        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-05-21</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Derek Maltbie</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Derek Maltbie</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
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</edgarSubmission>
