First Trust Advisors’s Cognizant CTSH Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $400M | Sell |
6,518,915
-1,693,289
| -21% | -$121M | 0.29% | 82 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $682M | Sell |
8,212,204
-873,794
| -10% | -$65.4M | 0.5% | 26 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $609M | Buy |
9,085,998
+639,801
| +8% | +$46.3M | 0.45% | 38 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $659M | Sell |
8,446,197
-103,758
| -1% | -$7.95M | 0.53% | 22 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $654M | Buy |
8,549,955
+124,578
| +1% | +$10.1M | 0.58% | 21 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $648M | Sell |
8,425,377
-160,560
| -2% | -$12.6M | 0.57% | 19 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $663M | Sell |
8,585,937
-444,999
| -5% | -$33.2M | 0.63% | 15 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $614M | Buy |
9,030,936
+967,849
| +12% | +$65.6M | 0.63% | 17 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $591M | Buy |
8,063,087
+2,535,894
| +46% | +$194M | 0.6% | 19 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $417M | Sell |
5,527,193
-81,904
| -1% | -$5.65M | 0.46% | 25 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $380M | Buy |
5,609,097
+70,631
| +1% | +$4.87M | 0.45% | 26 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $362M | Sell |
5,538,466
-343,995
| -6% | -$21.3M | 0.41% | 31 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $358M | Sell |
5,882,461
-2,683,594
| -31% | -$168M | 0.41% | 34 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $490M | Buy |
8,566,055
+3,428,877
| +67% | +$201M | 0.58% | 11 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $295M | Sell |
5,137,178
-660,761
| -11% | -$43.3M | 0.38% | 38 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $391M | Buy |
5,797,939
+173,046
| +3% | +$13.2M | 0.48% | 22 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $504M | Sell |
5,624,893
-309,623
| -5% | -$27.2M | 0.52% | 18 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $527M | Buy |
5,934,516
+1,979,276
| +50% | +$159M | 0.51% | 22 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $294M | Sell |
3,955,240
-432,062
| -10% | -$31.9M | 0.32% | 57 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $304M | Buy |
4,387,302
+1,738,078
| +66% | +$129M | 0.33% | 52 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $207M | Buy |
2,649,224
+302,627
| +13% | +$23.4M | 0.25% | 94 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $192M | Buy |
2,346,597
+296,913
| +14% | +$22.6M | 0.25% | 99 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $142M | Sell |
2,049,684
-341,230
| -14% | -$22.2M | 0.23% | 110 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $136M | Sell |
2,390,914
-1,166,012
| -33% | -$62.6M | 0.24% | 101 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $165M | Buy |
3,556,926
+8,889
| +0.3% | +$530K | 0.37% | 39 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $220M | Buy |
3,548,037
+1,438,553
| +68% | +$88.9M | 0.38% | 35 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $127M | Sell |
2,109,484
-377,229
| -15% | -$23.8M | 0.24% | 73 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $158M | Buy |
2,486,713
+934,584
| +60% | +$61.3M | 0.3% | 50 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $112M | Buy |
1,552,129
+228,986
| +17% | +$16M | 0.22% | 97 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $84M | Sell |
1,323,143
-191,709
| -13% | -$13.3M | 0.2% | 105 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $117M | Sell |
1,514,852
-312,012
| -17% | -$24.4M | 0.22% | 87 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $144M | Buy |
1,826,864
+367,365
| +25% | +$28.9M | 0.3% | 51 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $117M | Sell |
1,459,499
-212,447
| -13% | -$16.8M | 0.27% | 67 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $119M | Buy |
1,671,946
+528,308
| +46% | +$38.6M | 0.28% | 56 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $83M | Sell |
1,143,638
-60,376
| -5% | -$4.24M | 0.21% | 95 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $79.9M | Sell |
1,204,014
-62,545
| -5% | -$3.97M | 0.21% | 92 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $75.4M | Buy |
1,266,559
+306,986
| +32% | +$17.6M | 0.21% | 91 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $53.8M | Buy |
959,573
+658,735
| +219% | +$35.3M | 0.16% | 121 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $14.4M | Sell |
300,838
-71,824
| -19% | -$4.09M | 0.04% | 567 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $21.3M | Buy |
372,662
+40,584
| +12% | +$2.45M | 0.07% | 386 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $20.8M | Sell |
332,078
-306,071
| -48% | -$17.8M | 0.07% | 377 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $38.3M | Buy |
638,149
+74,125
| +13% | +$4.78M | 0.1% | 219 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $35.3M | Sell |
564,024
-139,065
| -20% | -$8.73M | 0.1% | 212 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $43M | Buy |
703,089
+196,917
| +39% | +$12.4M | 0.11% | 189 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $31.6M | Buy |
506,172
+219,989
| +77% | +$13M | 0.09% | 248 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $15.1M | Sell |
286,183
-71,247
| -20% | -$3.56M | 0.05% | 513 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $16M | Sell |
357,430
-109,866
| -24% | -$5.17M | 0.06% | 479 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $22.9M | Sell |
467,296
-75,874
| -14% | -$3.7M | 0.1% | 315 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $27.5M | Buy |
543,170
+11,292
| +2% | +$564K | 0.12% | 210 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $26.9M | Buy |
531,878
+158,006
| +42% | +$7.2M | 0.13% | 175 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $15.4M | Buy |
373,872
+40,666
| +12% | +$1.51M | 0.08% | 356 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $10.4M | Buy |
+333,206
| New | +$11.1M | 0.07% | 430 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's CTSH Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Cognizant (CTSH) stake by 21% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $121M and leaving 6,518,915 shares worth $400M. The position accounts for 0.29% of the portfolio, ranked #82.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in CTSH in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $682M in Q4 2025. 985 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold CTSH as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 6,518,915 shares of Cognizant worth $400M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 1,693,289 Cognizant shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $121M.
- Cognizant made up 0.29% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #82 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Cognizant in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Cognizant position peaked at $682M in Q4 2025.
- 985 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Cognizant as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.