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VARBX Holdings List NMFQS:VARBX

Event Driven | First Trust
$10.71
↑ $0.00 (0.00%)
Last Updated: Jul 02, 2026

First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund Class I (VARBX) - Event Driven fund with $1.61 Billion in assets. The fund allocates 27.59% 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 2.28% 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 2.28% - -
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. 2.83% - -
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% - -

Asset Allocation

Bond 21.09%
Cash 5.54%
Non US Stock 1.93%
Not Classified 0.00%
Other 4.70%
US Stock 66.74%

Market Cap

AverageMarketCap 1402.82%
Giant 0.00%
Large 0.08%
Medium 5.19%
Micro 34.44%
Small 15.09%

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 2.32%
Financial Services 66.98%
Real Estate 4.21%
Consumer Defensive 0.00%
Healthcare 7.61%
Utilities 0.00%
Communication Services 2.47%
Energy 0.29%
Industrials 2.70%
Technology 13.43%

World Regions

Latin America 0.30%
North America 97.65%
Asia Developed 0.69%
Asia Emerging 0.00%
Australasia 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Africa/Middle East 0.00%
Europe Developed 0.43%
Europe Emerging 0.00%
United Kingdom 0.93%