NPORT-P
false
0001424212
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S000067481
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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
811-22245
0001424212
5493003Z20QMESC6XS29
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton
60187
630-765-8000
First Trust Merger Arbitrage ETF
S000067481
549300X8SYNEGGE8J693
2022-07-31
2022-01-31
N
3961252.720000000000
8352.870000000000
3952899.850000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
0.000000000000
2414833.420000000000
N
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.
549300VULNLWHE8QWI76
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE HOLDINGS
007800105
2101.0000
NS
USD
81077.59
2.0510914285
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
R2I72C950HOYXII45366
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES
007903107
-3099.0000
NS
USD
-354060.75
-8.9569876151
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc
OJ3Q4KYIXDSSGURLMT36
BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES (DE)
101388106
2090.0000
NS
USD
117855.10
2.9814845929
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
CMC Materials Inc
31F6V1MN00ZW3XWB4J69
CMC MATERIALS INC
12571T100
417.0000
NS
USD
75426.96
1.9081424489
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Change Healthcare Inc
549300GS1BPJEDOZHM07
CHANGE HEALTHCARE INC
15912K100
3746.0000
NS
USD
73721.28
1.8649923549
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Citizens Financial Group Inc
2138004JDDA4ZQUPFW65
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP
174610105
-4155.0000
NS
USD
-213857.85
-5.4101509807
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Cyrusone Inc
5493006S177ZK2ZNBU43
CYRUSONE INC
23283R100
1850.0000
NS
USD
166222.50
4.2050774446
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Entegris Inc
IYX6OWO7BT5DKO3BYG52
ENTEGRIS INC
29362U104
-188.0000
NS
USD
-22529.92
-0.5699592920
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Ferro Corporation
1YTO5R7OHOPE81ZNYD08
FERRO CORP
315405100
1914.0000
NS
USD
41725.20
1.0555592497
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
First Interstate Bancsystem Inc.
549300WRWYTYX0RCNJ43
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYS-A
32055Y201
-1766.0000
NS
USD
-64900.50
-1.6418452899
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.
549300Q22V2Y3J4R2715
FLAGSTAR BANCORP INC
337930705
5982.0000
NS
USD
270685.50
6.8477702515
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Great Western Bancorp Inc
5493004X4OTHDTFBHI90
GREAT WESTERN BANCORP INC
391416104
2096.0000
NS
USD
64724.48
1.6373923564
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Investors Bancorp
N/A
INVESTORS BANCORP INC
46146L101
13991.0000
NS
USD
228333.12
5.7763446752
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
M&T Bank Corporation
549300WYXDDBYRASEG81
M & T BANK CORP
55261F104
-944.0000
NS
USD
-159894.72
-4.0449980032
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Mgm Growth Properties Llc
549300E2UGIBHWE12262
MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC-A
55303A105
4118.0000
NS
USD
160107.84
4.0503894881
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
McAfee Corp
N/A
MCAFEE CORP - CLASS A
579063108
3056.0000
NS
USD
78386.40
1.9830100173
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Neophotonics Corp
5493001EHDO3GEGZ6930
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
64051T100
6529.0000
NS
USD
100285.44
2.5370093806
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
New York Community Bancorp Inc.
529900HVXOTLY61GL030
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP
649445103
-24017.0000
NS
USD
-280038.22
-7.0843742727
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Nuance Communications, Inc.
AEMSOT3SS15TNMJCE605
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC
67020Y100
4494.0000
NS
USD
248293.50
6.2813000436
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Pae Inc
N/A
PAE INC
69290Y109
11878.0000
NS
USD
118898.78
3.0078874880
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Peoples United Financial, Inc.
ROPY7PEPIPIDJNF0BO69
PEOPLES UNITED FINANCIAL INC
712704105
8000.0000
NS
USD
155040.00
3.9221838621
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Quidel Corporation
549300X2FQ6S98OQLQ46
QUIDEL CORP
74838J101
-204.0000
NS
USD
-21085.44
-0.5334170052
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Raymond James Financial Inc.
RGUZHJ05YTITL6D76949
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
754730109
-609.0000
NS
USD
-64474.83
-1.6310767398
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Rogers Corp
PW0CN80KNFR7RUOOKJ84
ROGERS CORP
775133101
288.0000
NS
USD
78609.60
1.9886565049
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
S&P Global Inc
Y6X4K52KMJMZE7I7MY94
S&P GLOBAL INC
78409V104
-743.0000
NS
USD
-308508.46
-7.8046110882
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Sanderson Farm Inc
529900KZGVFTWHUO2759
SANDERSON FARMS INC
800013104
812.0000
NS
USD
149408.00
3.7797061820
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
State Auto Financial Corporation
N/A
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORP
855707105
2744.0000
NS
USD
141864.80
3.5888791870
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC
N/A
ORTHO CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS H
G6829J107
1930.0000
NS
USD
33504.80
0.8476005280
Long
EC
CORP
GB
N
1
N
N
N
Mimecast Ltd
254900ELSYFSTT9X2740
MIMECAST LTD
G14838109
497.0000
NS
USD
39615.87
1.0021976651
Long
EC
CORP
JE
N
1
N
N
N
IHS Markit Ltd
549300HLPTRASHS0E726
IHS MARKIT LTD
G47567105
2618.0000
NS
USD
305756.22
7.7349852413
Long
EC
CORP
BM
N
1
N
N
N
Sterling Bancorp Del
549300LQK6SKH5ZXO648
STERLING BANCORP/DE
85917A100
8602.0000
NS
USD
226146.58
5.7210298409
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Tristate Cap Hldgs Inc
5493003JKSPN0881WX29
TRISTATE CAPITAL HLDGS INC
89678F100
2438.0000
NS
USD
77016.42
1.9483524228
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Vici Properties Inc
254900RKH6RY9KCJQH63
VICI PROPERTIES INC
925652109
-5626.0000
NS
USD
-161016.12
-4.0733670498
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Vonage Holdings Corporation
529900W7N0N4WLN1JY21
VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP
92886T201
1891.0000
NS
USD
39408.44
0.9969501251
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Webster Financial Corporation
KMRURHT0VWKYS6Z5KU67
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
947890109
-3983.0000
NS
USD
-226274.23
-5.7242591157
Short
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
Xilinx Inc.
6EY4K7ZMF9UX1CU6KC79
XILINX INC
983919101
1798.0000
NS
USD
348002.90
8.8037368313
Long
EC
CORP
US
N
1
N
N
N
2022-02-28
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
Donald P. Swade
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer