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VARBX Holdings List NMFQS:VARBX

Event Driven | First Trust
$10.59
↑ $0.00 (0.00%)
Last Updated: Feb 14, 2026

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class I (VARBX) is a Event Driven fund with $1.56 Billion in assets. The fund allocates 39.37% 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 14.06% of total assets. This is followed by Encore Wire Corp. (8.33%) and PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. - Class A (2.66%).

VARBX Holdings

Name Weight Owned Change
MSILF Government Portfolio - Class Institutional 14.06% - -
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 / 3.79% - -
CyberArk Software Ltd. 3.25% - -
Electronic Arts, Inc. 2.83% - -
Aris Water Solutions, Inc. - Class A 2.56% - -

Asset Allocation

Bond 0.00%
Cash 33.71%
Non US Stock 12.67%
Not Classified 0.00%
Other 13.61%
US Stock 40.01%

Market Cap

AverageMarketCap 4304.66%
Giant 0.00%
Large 0.00%
Medium 25.69%
Micro 31.91%
Small 11.02%

Sector Weights

Cash and Equivalents 6.12%
Corporate 6.12%
Derivative 6.12%
Government 6.12%
Municipal 6.12%
Securitized 6.12%
Basic Materials 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical 2.12%
Financial Services 21.35%
Real Estate 0.00%
Consumer Defensive 5.10%
Healthcare 24.51%
Utilities 6.12%
Communication Services 9.65%
Energy 0.00%
Industrials 0.00%
Technology 31.14%

World Regions

Latin America 0.00%
North America 83.94%
Asia Developed 0.00%
Asia Emerging 0.00%
Australasia 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Africa/Middle East 0.00%
Europe Developed 3.11%
Europe Emerging 0.00%
United Kingdom 12.95%