N-PX: Cover Page

Name and address of reporting person:

Name of reporting person (For registered management investment companies, provide exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

Street 1

120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400

Street 2

City

WHEATON

State/Country

ILLINOIS

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

60187

Telephone number of reporting person, including area code:

630-765-8000

Name and address of agent for service:

Name of agent for service

Scott Jardine

Street 1

c/o First Trust

Street 2

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400

City

Wheaton

State/Country

ILLINOIS

Zip code and zip code extension or foreign postal code

60187

Reporting Period:

Report for the year ended June 30, 2024

SEC Investment Company Act or Form 13F File Number:

811-21774

CRD Number (if any):

Other SEC File Number (if any):

Legal Entity Identifier (if any):

Report Type (check only one):

Registered Management Investment Company.

Fund Voting Report (Check here if the registered management investment company held one or more securities it was entitled to vote.)

Fund Notice Report (Check here if the registered management investment company did not hold any securities it was entitled to vote.)

Institutional Manager.

Institutional Manager Voting Report (Check here if all proxy votes of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)

Institutional Manager Notice Report (Check here if no proxy votes are reported in this report and complete the notice report filing explanation section below)

Institutional Manager Combination Report (Check here if a portion of the proxy votes for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting person(s).)

Do you wish to provide explanatory information pursuant to Special Instruction B.4?:

Yes

No

Additional information:

N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

Number of Included Institutional Managers:

1

Included Institutional Managers:1

No.:

1

Form 13F File Number [028-]:

028-06487

CRD Number (if any):

SEC File Number (if any):

LEI (if any):

Name:

First Trust Advisors LP

N-PX: Summary - Included Series

Number of Series:

24

Information about the Series:1

Series Identification Number:

S000010772

Series Name:

First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund

LEI:

549300J0OKGDPF2LO339

Information about the Series:2

Series Identification Number:

S000010976

Series Name:

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

LEI:

549300ORBKW77UZM6H07

Information about the Series:3

Series Identification Number:

S000010977

Series Name:

First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF

LEI:

549300TS7SUOCBQ66714

Information about the Series:4

Series Identification Number:

S000011047

Series Name:

First Trust NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund

LEI:

549300RLZFKPLYN7OU15

Information about the Series:5

Series Identification Number:

S000011048

Series Name:

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund

LEI:

5493002JVR972EVAT460

Information about the Series:6

Series Identification Number:

S000012478

Series Name:

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

LEI:

5493003ZQM0TVLDIBC50

Information about the Series:7

Series Identification Number:

S000012479

Series Name:

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund

LEI:

549300LFXESZ1H5C8J05

Information about the Series:8

Series Identification Number:

S000012555

Series Name:

First Trust Capital Strength ETF

LEI:

549300S73MXT502CI896

Information about the Series:9

Series Identification Number:

S000013259

Series Name:

First Trust Nasdaq-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund

LEI:

5493002EKKOG6SUCER28

Information about the Series:10

Series Identification Number:

S000013797

Series Name:

First Trust Dividend Strength ETF

LEI:

549300S2A3L6WXCL3N09

Information about the Series:11

Series Identification Number:

S000013817

Series Name:

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

LEI:

549300P5LD08LT4J5846

Information about the Series:12

Series Identification Number:

S000015169

Series Name:

First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

LEI:

549300AU45GII8WWZE71

Information about the Series:13

Series Identification Number:

S000017163

Series Name:

First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund

LEI:

549300DIER127UHA3873

Information about the Series:14

Series Identification Number:

S000017177

Series Name:

First Trust Natural Gas ETF

LEI:

549300SVX60NSSWYLS19

Information about the Series:15

Series Identification Number:

S000017178

Series Name:

First Trust Water ETF

LEI:

549300LST8NILRG2KK70

Information about the Series:16

Series Identification Number:

S000026211

Series Name:

First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund

LEI:

549300QXF6DXPEKB3F89

Information about the Series:17

Series Identification Number:

S000058339

Series Name:

First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF

LEI:

549300R0QOK6JAM5E774

Information about the Series:18

Series Identification Number:

S000062216

Series Name:

First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF

LEI:

549300RICJKBNG75UL94

Information about the Series:19

Series Identification Number:

S000070087

Series Name:

FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

LEI:

549300HKD3KY76XPNM71

Information about the Series:20

Series Identification Number:

S000070088

Series Name:

FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF

LEI:

5493008KCUP4E8Q0UK91

Information about the Series:21

Series Identification Number:

S000077603

Series Name:

First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF

LEI:

549300JW3W23RZME4D92

Information about the Series:22

Series Identification Number:

S000077796

Series Name:

First Trust Growth Strength ETF

LEI:

5493008RWN9LOYACZI79

Information about the Series:23

Series Identification Number:

S000079885

Series Name:

First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF

LEI:

549300QHYAZ2G9BIE526

Information about the Series:24

Series Identification Number:

S000081453

Series Name:

First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF

LEI:

5493000JA1579FRO1S17

N-PX: Signature Block

Reporting Person:

FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

By (Signature):

James M. Dykas

By (Printed Signature):

James M. Dykas

By (Title):

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

08/23/2024

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N-PX: Summary - Included Managers

Included Institutional Managers:1

N-PX: Summary - Included Series

Information about the Series:1

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