VARAX holdings — First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund
First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund (VARAX) held 187 positions with net assets of $1.63B as of June 30, 2026, according to its Form N-PORT report to the SEC. Its top 10 holdings make up 56.2% of the fund, led by TMHC, GTLS, ARX CN.
VARAX top holdings
- TMHC Taylor Morrison Home Corp — 11.29% ($184M)
- GTLS Chart Industries Inc — 9.47% ($155M)
- ARX CN ARC Resources Ltd — 5.83% ($95.2M)
- NUVL Nuvalent Inc — 5.42% ($88.6M)
- NSA National Storage Affiliates Tr — 4.82% ($78.7M)
- MVRXX MSILF Government Portfolio — 4.46% ($72.8M)
- APGE Apogee Therapeutics Inc — 4.35% ($71.1M)
- SILA Sila Realty Trust Inc — 3.91% ($63.8M)
- WBS Webster Financial Corp — 3.40% ($55.6M)
- JHG Janus Henderson Group PLC — 3.26% ($53.2M)
- SMMFIDU UMB MONEY MARKET II SPECIAL / — 3.07% ($50.1M)
- EA Electronic Arts Inc — 2.58% ($42.2M)
- BLD TopBuild Corp — 2.46% ($40.2M)
- AVNS Avanos Medical Inc — 1.54% ($25.2M)
- LPAA Launch One Acquisition Corp — 1.24% ($20.3M)
- DBRG DigitalBridge Group Inc — 1.11% ($18.1M)
- WSR Whitestone REIT — 1.08% ($17.6M)
- ISC CN Information Services Corp — 0.97% ($15.8M)
- SDHI Siddhi Acquisition Corp — 0.70% ($11.4M)
- CPRX Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc — 0.69% ($11.2M)
- AAC.U Ares Acquisition Corp III — 0.66% ($10.7M)
- CZR Caesars Entertainment Inc — 0.63% ($10.4M)
- GBTG Global Business Travel Group I — 0.61% ($9.98M)
- VNME Vendome Acquisition Corp I — 0.56% ($9.20M)
- DMII Drugs Made In America Acquisit — 0.56% ($9.19M)
What are VARAX's top 10 holdings?
TMHC (11.3%), GTLS (9.5%), ARX CN (5.8%), NUVL (5.4%), NSA (4.8%), MVRXX (4.5%), APGE (4.4%), SILA (3.9%), WBS (3.4%), JHG (3.3%).
How many stocks are in VARAX?
First Trust Merger Arbitrage Fund reported 187 holdings as of June 30, 2026.
Share classes: VARAX, VARBX, VARCX