Principal
Value
|
Description
|
Stated
Coupon
|
Stated
Maturity
|
Value
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 86.4%
|
|||||
|
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 38.6%
|
|
|||
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
|
|
|
|
|
$1,158,046
|
Series 2013-4213, Class GZ
|
3.50%
|
06/15/43
|
$1,071,446
|
|
1,208,369
|
Series 2014-4316, Class BZ
|
3.00%
|
03/15/44
|
1,072,077
|
|
1,250,000
|
Series 2017-4741, Class GY
|
3.00%
|
12/15/47
|
1,058,192
|
|
1,065,848
|
Series 2018-4798, Class GZ
|
4.00%
|
06/15/48
|
1,009,381
|
|
1,049,751
|
Series 2019-4929, Class FB, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA +
0.45% (a)
|
5.91%
|
09/25/49
|
1,019,476
|
|
350,000
|
Series 2020-4959, Class LB
|
3.00%
|
03/25/40
|
307,864
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
|
|
|
|
|
1,387,726
|
Series 2012-134, Class ZC
|
2.50%
|
12/25/42
|
1,058,560
|
|
1,110,441
|
Series 2014-12, Class ZB
|
3.00%
|
03/25/39
|
1,014,188
|
|
415,676
|
Series 2015-89, Class CZ
|
4.00%
|
08/25/45
|
385,290
|
|
1,350,000
|
Series 2016-94, Class MB
|
2.50%
|
12/25/46
|
1,041,608
|
|
|
Government National Mortgage Association
|
|
|
|
|
242,885
|
Series 2023-83, Class CA
|
5.00%
|
11/20/60
|
242,440
|
|
|
Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust
|
|
|
|
|
426,284
|
Series 2019-3, Class A1C
|
2.75%
|
11/25/29
|
394,511
|
|
628,824
|
Series 2021-1, Class A1D
|
2.00%
|
05/26/31
|
570,163
|
|
|
|
10,245,196
|
|||
|
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 17.1%
|
|
|||
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Multiclass Certificates
|
|
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
Series 2020-RR06, Class BX, IO (b)
|
1.84%
|
05/27/33
|
371,429
|
|
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Multifamily Structured
Pass Through Certificates
|
|
|
|
|
121,323
|
Series 2018-KSW4, Class A, 30 Day Average SOFR + CSA +
0.43% (a)
|
5.89%
|
10/25/28
|
120,846
|
|
3,252,011
|
Series 2020-K110, Class X1, IO (c)
|
1.81%
|
04/25/30
|
261,998
|
|
7,700,000
|
Series 2020-K740, Class XAM, IO (c)
|
1.19%
|
10/25/27
|
270,044
|
|
8,000,000
|
Series 2021-K129, Class XAM, IO (c)
|
1.32%
|
05/25/31
|
579,656
|
|
22,258,986
|
Series 2021-KG05, Class X1, IO (c)
|
0.40%
|
01/25/31
|
397,873
|
|
1,000,000
|
Series 2023-K751, Class A2
|
4.41%
|
03/25/30
|
1,000,073
|
|
1,000,000
|
Series 2023-KJ47, Class A2
|
5.43%
|
06/25/31
|
1,032,879
|
|
|
FREMF Mortgage Trust
|
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
Series 2019-KL4F, Class BAS (c) (d)
|
4.44%
|
10/25/25
|
486,825
|
|
|
|
4,521,623
|
|||
|
Pass-Through Securities — 30.7%
|
|
|||
|
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
|
||||
465,860
|
Pool SD4005
|
4.00%
|
12/01/49
|
449,268
|
|
150,006
|
Pool U90690
|
3.50%
|
06/01/42
|
138,414
|
|
485,584
|
Pool ZL8982
|
3.50%
|
01/01/45
|
452,371
|
|
487,465
|
Pool ZS9446
|
3.50%
|
08/01/45
|
456,201
|
|
967,934
|
Pool ZS9776
|
3.50%
|
08/01/46
|
901,188
|
|
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
|
||||
697,902
|
Pool 310208
|
3.00%
|
03/01/48
|
611,374
|
|
499,163
|
Pool 310211
|
3.50%
|
07/01/48
|
454,863
|
|
1,488,965
|
Pool AS7738
|
3.00%
|
08/01/46
|
1,312,628
|
|
1,082,358
|
Pool AS7749
|
3.50%
|
08/01/46
|
998,726
|
|
466,648
|
Pool BM6732
|
4.00%
|
11/01/48
|
441,323
|
|
483,383
|
Pool BM7079
|
4.00%
|
10/01/48
|
460,499
|
|
500,381
|
Pool BM7129
|
3.00%
|
01/01/47
|
452,318
|
Principal
Value
|
Description
|
Stated
Coupon
|
Stated
Maturity
|
Value
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Continued)
|
|||||
|
Pass-Through Securities (Continued)
|
|
|||
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (Continued)
|
||||
$1,017,422
|
Pool FS3541
|
3.50%
|
08/01/52
|
$926,864
|
|
98,000
|
Pool TBA
|
4.00%
|
03/15/54
|
92,279
|
|
|
|
8,148,316
|
|||
|
Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
|
22,915,135
|
|||
|
(Cost $22,420,825)
|
|
|||
U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES — 13.3%
|
|||||
500,000
|
U.S. Treasury Bond
|
4.00%
|
11/15/42
|
480,127
|
|
100,000
|
U.S. Treasury Bond
|
3.00%
|
05/15/45
|
81,262
|
|
135,000
|
U.S. Treasury Bond
|
3.00%
|
11/15/45
|
109,239
|
|
500,000
|
U.S. Treasury Bond
|
4.00%
|
11/15/52
|
480,488
|
|
400,000
|
U.S. Treasury Note
|
4.25%
|
09/30/24
|
398,044
|
|
1,000,000
|
U.S. Treasury Note
|
4.50%
|
11/30/24
|
996,720
|
|
1,000,000
|
U.S. Treasury Note
|
4.63%
|
02/28/25
|
999,388
|
|
|
Total U.S. Government Bonds and Notes
|
3,545,268
|
|||
|
(Cost $3,523,265)
|
|
Shares
|
Description
|
Value
|
|||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.5%
|
|||||
|
Capital Markets — 0.5%
|
|
|||
1,300
|
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
|
125,658
|
|||
|
(Cost $118,183)
|
|
|||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 7.4%
|
|||||
1,966,557
|
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 5.18% (e)
|
1,966,557
|
|||
|
(Cost $1,966,557)
|
|
|||
|
Total Investments — 107.6%
|
28,552,618
|
|||
|
(Cost $28,028,830)
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Description
|
Notional
Amount
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiration
Date
|
Value
|
PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.0%
|
|||||
|
Put Options Purchased — 0.0%
|
|
|||
4
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
$489,375
|
$114.00
|
02/23/24
|
125
|
|
(Cost $917)
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Value
|
Description
|
Stated
Coupon
|
Stated
Maturity
|
Value
|
|
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SOLD SHORT — (6.4)%
|
|||||
|
Federal National Mortgage Association
|
|
|
|
|
$(45,000)
|
Pool TBA
|
3.00%
|
03/15/54
|
(39,433
)
|
|
(700,000)
|
Pool TBA
|
3.50%
|
03/15/54
|
(637,489
)
|
|
(672,000)
|
Pool TBA
|
4.50%
|
03/15/54
|
(649,976
)
|
|
(275,000)
|
Pool TBA
|
5.00%
|
03/15/54
|
(271,430
)
|
|
(108,000)
|
Pool TBA
|
5.50%
|
03/15/54
|
(108,312
)
|
|
|
Total Investments Sold Short — (6.4)%
|
(1,706,640
)
|
|||
|
(Proceeds $1,693,924)
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Description
|
Notional
Amount
|
Exercise
Price
|
Expiration
Date
|
Value
|
WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.5)%
|
|||||
|
Call Options Written — (0.4)%
|
|
|||
(3)
|
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Futures Call
|
$(325,172
)
|
$108.50
|
02/23/24
|
$(1,453
)
|
(3)
|
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Futures Call
|
(338,906
)
|
114.00
|
05/24/24
|
(3,703
)
|
(9)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Call
|
(1,101,094
)
|
116.00
|
02/23/24
|
(57,656
)
|
(5)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Call
|
(611,719
)
|
118.00
|
02/23/24
|
(22,735
)
|
(8)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Call
|
(978,750
)
|
124.00
|
05/24/24
|
(20,625
)
|
|
Total Call Options Written
|
(106,172
)
|
|||
|
(Premiums received $54,052)
|
|
|||
|
Put Options Written — (0.1)%
|
|
|||
(9)
|
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Futures Put
|
(979,523
)
|
106.50
|
05/24/24
|
(2,812
)
|
(11)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
(1,345,781
)
|
110.00
|
02/23/24
|
(0
)
|
(8)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
(978,750
)
|
116.00
|
02/23/24
|
(625
)
|
(6)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
(734,063
)
|
112.00
|
05/24/24
|
(2,906
)
|
(10)
|
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Futures Put
|
(1,168,750
)
|
110.00
|
02/23/24
|
(0
)
|
(6)
|
Ultra U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
(775,313
)
|
114.00
|
02/23/24
|
(188
)
|
(6)
|
Ultra U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures Put
|
(775,313
)
|
128.00
|
02/23/24
|
(8,250
)
|
|
Total Put Options Written
|
(14,781
)
|
|||
|
(Premiums received $96,002)
|
|
|||
|
Total Written Options
|
(120,953
)
|
|||
|
(Premiums received $150,054)
|
|
|||
|
Net Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.7)%
|
(197,942
)
|
|||
|
Net Assets — 100.0%
|
$26,527,208
|
Futures Contracts
|
Position
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Expiration
Date
|
Notional
Value
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)/
Value
|
U.S. 2-Year Treasury Notes
|
Long
|
20
|
Mar-2024
|
$4,113,125
|
$18,545
|
U.S. 5-Year Treasury Notes
|
Long
|
4
|
Mar-2024
|
433,563
|
(963
)
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bond Futures
|
Long
|
15
|
Mar-2024
|
1,835,156
|
30,835
|
Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond Futures
|
Long
|
6
|
Mar-2024
|
775,313
|
10,640
|
U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes
|
Short
|
6
|
Mar-2024
|
(673,969
)
|
(16,398
)
|
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes
|
Short
|
9
|
Mar-2024
|
(1,051,875
)
|
(16,242
)
|
|
|
|
|
$5,431,313
|
$26,417
|
(a)
|
Floating or variable rate security.
|
(b)
|
Weighted Average Coupon security. Coupon is based on the blended interest rate of the underlying holdings, which may have
different coupons. The coupon may change in any period.
|
(c)
|
Collateral Strip Rate security. Coupon is based on the weighted net interest rate of the investment’s underlying collateral. The
interest rate resets periodically.
|
(d)
|
This security, sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, is exempt from registration upon resale under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally
to
qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, this security has been determined
to be liquid by First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s advisor. Although market instability can result in periods of increased overall
market illiquidity, liquidity for each security is determined based on security specific factors and assumptions, which require
subjective judgment. At January 31, 2024, securities noted as such amounted to $486,825 or 1.8% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Rate shown reflects yield as of January 31, 2024.
|
Abbreviations throughout the Portfolio of Investments:
|
|
CSA
|
– Credit Spread Adjustment
|
IO
|
– Interest-Only Security - Principal amount shown represents par value on which interest payments are based
|
SOFR
|
– Secured Overnight Financing Rate
|
TBA
|
– To-Be-Announced Security
|
ASSETS TABLE
|
||||
|
Total
Value at
1/31/2024
|
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
|
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
|
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities
|
$22,915,135
|
$—
|
$22,915,135
|
$—
|
U.S. Government Bonds and Notes
|
3,545,268
|
—
|
3,545,268
|
—
|
Exchange-Traded Funds*
|
125,658
|
125,658
|
—
|
—
|
Money Market Funds
|
1,966,557
|
1,966,557
|
—
|
—
|
Total Investments
|
28,552,618
|
2,092,215
|
26,460,403
|
—
|
Purchased Options
|
125
|
125
|
—
|
—
|
Futures Contracts
|
60,020
|
60,020
|
—
|
—
|
Total
|
$28,612,763
|
$2,152,360
|
$26,460,403
|
$—
|
LIABILITIES TABLE
|
||||
|
Total
Value at
1/31/2024
|
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
|
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
|
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities Sold Short
|
$(1,706,640
)
|
$—
|
$(1,706,640
)
|
$—
|
Written Options
|
(120,953
)
|
(120,953
)
|
—
|
—
|
Futures Contracts
|
(33,603
)
|
(33,603
)
|
—
|
—
|
Total
|
$(1,861,196
)
|
$(154,556
)
|
$(1,706,640
)
|
$—
|
*
|
See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout.
|