First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio
First Trust Variable Insurance Trust
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$726.44M
Holdings1
452
Category
Allocation
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 30, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The First Trust/Dow Jones Dividend & Income Allocation Portfolio (the "Fund" ) seeks to provide total return by allocating among dividend-paying stocks and investment grade bonds.

Strategy. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, approximately 40 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40 60% of its net assets in fixed income securities at the time of purchase. Under normal market conditions, at the time of purchase at least 80% of the Funds net assets (including investment borrowings) will be invested in securities of issuers included in a Dow Jones index. The equity portion of the portfolio will be derived from a quantitative process that seeks to provide total return through investing generally in dividend paying stocks included in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index SM . The Funds investment advisor reserves the right to … The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, approximately 40 60% of its net assets in equity securities and approximately 40 60% of its net assets in fixed income securities at the time of purchase. Under normal market conditions, at the time of purchase at least 80% of the Funds net assets (including investment borrowings) will be invested in securities of issuers included in a Dow Jones index. The equity portion of the portfolio will be derived from a quantitative process that seeks to provide total return through investing generally in dividend paying stocks included in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index SM . The Funds investment advisor reserves the right to over-weight, under-weight or exclude certain securities from the portfolio that would otherwise be selected pursuant to the quantitative process in certain instances. The fixed income component seeks to provide income and preserve capital through investing in a diversified investment grade debt portfolio. Investment grade debt securities are those long-term debt securities rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC or Fitch, Inc. or Baa3 or higher by Moodys Investors Service, Inc., and those short-term debt securities rated A-3 or higher by Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC, F3 or higher by Fitch, Inc. or Prime 3 or higher by Moodys Investors Service, Inc., at the time of purchase. Under normal market conditions, at the time of purchase approximately 80% of the net assets of the Fund allocated to corporate debt will be invested in investment grade debt securities included in the Dow Jones Equal Weight U.S. Issued Corporate Bond Index (the Bond Index ) and other investment grade debt securities of issuers whose securities are included in the Bond Index; and investment grade debt securities of issuers included in the Dow Jones Composite Average TM . The Fund may also invest in U.S. government and agency securities, including mortgage-backed securities. The Fund may, at certain times, also hold exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) that invest in investment grade corporate debt securities and U.S. government bonds in lieu of investing directly in such securities. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses to finance their operations. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities, with the primary differences being their maturities and secured or unsecured status. Commercial paper has the shortest term and is usually unsecured. Corporate debt may be rated investment grade or below investment grade and may carry fixed or floating rates of interest. The Fund may also invest in companies with various market capitalizations and when-issued, to-be-announced ( "TBA" ) and delayed delivery securities. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had significant investments in financial companies, although this may change from time to time. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in a given jurisdiction or investment sector, the Fund may be exposed to the risks associated with that jurisdiction or investment sector.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
GOLDMAN SACHS GP $5.00M 0.69%
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC $4.19M 0.58%
AMERICAN WATER $4.07M 0.56%
MSILF Treasury Portfolio, Class Institutional MISXX $3.90M 0.54%
SABINE PASS LIQU $3.74M 0.51%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC $3.64M 0.50%
UNITEDHEALTH GRP $3.60M 0.50%
MAGNOLIA OIL and GAS CORPO CL A $3.60M 0.50%
BANK OF AMER CRP $3.54M 0.49%
EXXON MOBIL CORP $3.52M 0.48%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
72
Exited
84
Increased
47
Decreased
90
Unchanged
243

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
First Trust Advisors L.P. Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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