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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$170B
1-Year Est. Return
46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+28.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+698.25%
AUM
$170B
AUM Growth
+$30.1B
(+21%)
Cap. Flow
+$6.15B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
3.62%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.08%
Holding
2,776
New
174
Increased
1,442
Reduced
1,016
Closed
121
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$726M |
| 2 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$695M |
| 3 |
Quanta Services
PWR
|
+$643M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
|
+$672M |
| 3 |
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
|
+$657M |
| 4 |
CrowdStrike
CRWD
|
+$389M |
| 5 |
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 32.24% |
| 2 | Industrials | 20.01% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.1% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.47% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Cisco
CSCO
$475B
| $2.51B | 1.48% |
21,358,742
-780,648
| -4% | -$81.6M |
|
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.27T
| $2.17B | 1.28% |
10,869,435
+442,855
| +4% | +$91.1M |
|
3
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.97T
| $1.94B | 1.14% |
5,141,470
-34,247
| -0.7% | -$13.7M |
|
4
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.21T
| $1.93B | 1.14% |
5,404,045
+506,546
| +10% | +$182M |
|
5
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$313B
| $1.79B | 1.05% |
5,255,509
-1,210,609
| -19% | -$277M |
|
6
Applied Materials
AMAT
$416B
| $1.78B | 1.05% |
2,462,125
-127,132
| -5% | -$58.7M |
|
7
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.74T
| $1.74B | 1.02% |
4,667,043
+535,152
| +13% | +$217M |
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$4.45T
| $1.69B | 0.99% |
5,833,307
+619,432
| +12% | +$177M |
|
9
Fortinet
FTNT
$119B
| $1.66B | 0.98% |
10,815,814
-690,359
| -6% | -$79.8M |
|
10
KLA
KLAC
$261B
| $1.61B | 0.95% |
5,340,970
-317,530
| -6% | -$63M |
|
11
Lam Research
LRCX
$389B
| $1.57B | 0.92% |
3,617,460
-608,094
| -14% | -$185M |
|
|
12
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$225B
| $1.45B | 0.85% |
7,601,936
-2,736,048
| -26% | -$389M |
|
|
13
Quanta Services
PWR
$100B
| $1.4B | 0.82% |
1,945,228
+941,311
| +94% | +$643M |
|
14
Eaton
ETN
$178B
| $1.33B | 0.78% |
3,125,697
+828,773
| +36% | +$334M |
|
15
Micron Technology
MU
$974B
| $1.33B | 0.78% |
1,148,631
+11,622
| +1% | +$8.72M |
|
16
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.53T
| $1.25B | 0.73% |
2,212,729
+329,545
| +17% | +$202M |
|
|
17
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$93.3B
| $1.23B | 0.72% |
8,433,447
+2,671,770
| +46% | +$377M |
|
18
GE Vernova
GEV
$269B
| $1.19B | 0.7% |
1,010,178
+51,480
| +5% | +$52.5M |
|
19
IBM
IBM
$225B
| $1.03B | 0.6% |
3,649,008
+318,471
| +10% | +$80.2M |
|
20
Amazon
AMZN
$2.94T
| $1B | 0.59% |
4,210,806
-124,324
| -3% | -$31.2M |
|
21
Cloudflare
NET
$110B
| $921M | 0.54% |
3,756,643
-17,383
| -0.5% | -$3.8M |
|
22
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.81B
| $840M | 0.49% |
3,388,725
-126,368
| -4% | -$27.2M |
|
23
Mueller Industries
MLI
$15.1B
| $840M | 0.49% |
13,664,782
+2,476,348
| +22% | +$162M |
|
24
Snap-on
SNA
$21.4B
| $833M | 0.49% |
2,070,244
+37,115
| +2% | +$14M |
|
|
25
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.32B
| $814M | 0.48% |
2,854,912
-1,537,333
| -35% | -$355M |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2026, First Trust Advisors held 2,776 positions worth $170B, up 21% from $140B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors deployed $6.15B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 174 new positions and adding to 1,442 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 3,725,523 shares worth $809M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was ExxonMobil, an estimated $751M trimmed.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2026 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 3,725,523 shares worth $809M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in Q2 2026, an estimated $695M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $751M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $672M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $170B portfolio in Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors opened 174 new positions and closed 121 in Q2 2026.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $170B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.