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VARAX Holdings List NMFQS:VARAX

Event Driven | First Trust
$10.62
↑ $0.00 (0.00%)
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2026

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class A (VARAX) - Event Driven fund with $1.64 Billion in assets. The fund allocates 29.77% of its portfolio to its top 10 holdings. It primarily invests in averagemarketcap cap stocks , with a focus on the cash and equivalents sector.

The largest holding in the fund is MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional at 4.46% of total assets. This is followed by Encore Wire Corp. (8.33%) and PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. - Class A (2.66%).

VARAX Holdings

Name Weight Owned Change
MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional 4.46% - -
Encore Wire Corp. 8.33% - -
PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. - Class A 2.66% - -
HashiCorp, Inc. - Class A 2.52% - -
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. - Class A 2.41% - -
Equitrans Midstream Corp. 2.26% - -
Nuvei Corp. 1.96% - -
Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp. - Class A 1.76% - -
Churchill Capital Corp. VII - Class A 1.75% - -
AssetMark Financial Holdings, Inc. 1.66% - -
MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional USD INC 19.81% - -
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. 5.24% - -
Kellanova 2.13% - -
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 4.56% - -
Paycor HCM, Inc. 4.27% - -
Nordstrom, Inc. 3.21% - -
Patterson Cos., Inc. 2.01% - -
Agriculture Natural Solutions Acquisition Corp. 2.01% - -
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. 1.96% - -
Playa Hotels Resorts N.V. 1.85% - -
WNS Holdings Ltd. 5.83% - -
Verona Pharma PLC - ADR 5.41% - -
Veritex Holdings, Inc. 4.83% - -
Mr Cooper Group, Inc. 4.08% - -
UMB MONEY MARKET II SPECIAL / 3.77% - -
CyberArk Software Ltd. 4.04% - -
Electronic Arts, Inc. 4.39% - -
Aris Water Solutions, Inc. - Class A 2.56% - -
Cadence Bank 4.93% - -
Comerica, Inc. 3.62% - -
Dayforce, Inc. 3.60% - -
Alexander Baldwin, Inc. - REIT 2.68% - -
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. 2.50% - -
Synovus Financial Corp. 2.32% - -
Hillenbrand, Inc. 2.27% - -
Chart Industries, Inc. 9.47% - -
Hologic, Inc. 5.35% - -
Sealed Air Corp. 5.32% - -
Masimo Corp. 4.53% - -
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. 3.98% - -
National Storage Affiliates Trust - REIT 4.82% - -
Air Lease Corp. 3.36% - -
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. - Class A 2.69% - -
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.58% - -
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. 11.29% - -
ARC Resources Ltd. 5.83% - -
Nuvalent, Inc. - Class A 5.42% - -
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. 4.35% - -
Sila Realty Trust, Inc. - REIT 3.91% - -
Webster Financial Corp. 3.40% - -
Janus Henderson Group PLC 3.26% - -

Asset Allocation

Bond 0.00%
Cash 4.97%
Non US Stock 2.60%
Not Classified 0.00%
Other 11.47%
US Stock 80.96%

Market Cap

AverageMarketCap 2613.90%
Giant 0.00%
Large 0.00%
Medium 8.94%
Micro 40.94%
Small 41.58%

Sector Weights

Cash and Equivalents 0.00%
Corporate 0.00%
Derivative 0.00%
Government 0.00%
Municipal 0.00%
Securitized 0.00%
Basic Materials 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical 13.38%
Financial Services 40.78%
Real Estate 10.91%
Consumer Defensive 0.11%
Healthcare 13.10%
Utilities 0.00%
Communication Services 2.76%
Energy 6.22%
Industrials 12.74%
Technology 0.00%

World Regions

Latin America 0.47%
North America 97.63%
Asia Developed 0.82%
Asia Emerging 0.00%
Australasia 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Africa/Middle East 0.22%
Europe Developed 0.40%
Europe Emerging 0.00%
United Kingdom 0.46%