First Trust Advisors’s Exelixis EXEL Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $109M | Buy |
2,534,992
+970,144
| +62% | +$41.7M | 0.08% | 318 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $68.6M | Buy |
1,564,848
+127,871
| +9% | +$5.29M | 0.05% | 440 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $59.3M | Sell |
1,436,977
-433,151
| -23% | -$17.4M | 0.04% | 502 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $82.4M | Sell |
1,870,128
-112,620
| -6% | -$4.5M | 0.07% | 363 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $73.2M | Sell |
1,982,748
-557,115
| -22% | -$19.9M | 0.06% | 380 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $84.6M | Sell |
2,539,863
-328,754
| -11% | -$10.7M | 0.07% | 332 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $74.4M | Buy |
2,868,617
+282,350
| +11% | +$7.02M | 0.07% | 328 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $58.1M | Sell |
2,586,267
-387,315
| -13% | -$8.59M | 0.06% | 381 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $70.6M | Sell |
2,973,582
-179,173
| -6% | -$3.98M | 0.07% | 336 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $75.6M | Buy |
3,152,755
+492,613
| +19% | +$10.7M | 0.08% | 308 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $58.1M | Sell |
2,660,142
-1,395,960
| -34% | -$29.2M | 0.07% | 384 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $77.5M | Sell |
4,056,102
-696,632
| -15% | -$13.4M | 0.09% | 310 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $92.3M | Buy |
4,752,734
+924,189
| +24% | +$16.1M | 0.11% | 251 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $61.4M | Buy |
3,828,545
+182,299
| +5% | +$2.97M | 0.07% | 399 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $57.2M | Buy |
3,646,246
+384,054
| +12% | +$7.42M | 0.07% | 415 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $67.9M | Sell |
3,262,192
-300,161
| -8% | -$6.19M | 0.08% | 356 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $80.8M | Buy |
3,562,353
+835,621
| +31% | +$16.3M | 0.08% | 324 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $49.8M | Sell |
2,726,732
-955,947
| -26% | -$18.3M | 0.05% | 503 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $77.9M | Buy |
3,682,679
+513,866
| +16% | +$9.54M | 0.08% | 301 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $57.7M | Sell |
3,168,813
-339,161
| -10% | -$7.91M | 0.06% | 434 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $79.2M | Buy |
3,507,974
+158,831
| +5% | +$3.59M | 0.1% | 276 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $67.2M | Sell |
3,349,143
-619,460
| -16% | -$13M | 0.09% | 301 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $97M | Sell |
3,968,603
-362,635
| -8% | -$8.47M | 0.16% | 154 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $103M | Sell |
4,331,238
-635,902
| -13% | -$14.7M | 0.18% | 137 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $85.5M | Buy |
4,967,140
+568,921
| +13% | +$10.4M | 0.19% | 119 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $77.5M | Buy |
4,398,219
+373,013
| +9% | +$6.32M | 0.13% | 190 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $71.2M | Sell |
4,025,206
-1,840,431
| -31% | -$37.2M | 0.13% | 194 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $125M | Buy |
5,865,637
+433,202
| +8% | +$9.08M | 0.24% | 82 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $129M | Sell |
5,432,435
-118,703
| -2% | -$2.71M | 0.26% | 77 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $109M | Buy |
5,551,138
+907,412
| +20% | +$16.2M | 0.26% | 63 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $82.3M | Buy |
4,643,726
+2,044,201
| +79% | +$39.9M | 0.15% | 150 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $55.9M | Buy |
2,599,525
+1,726,507
| +198% | +$35.7M | 0.12% | 186 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $19.3M | Buy |
873,018
+237,256
| +37% | +$6.56M | 0.04% | 569 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $19.3M | Sell |
635,762
-450,373
| -41% | -$12M | 0.05% | 560 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $26.3M | Buy |
1,086,135
+928,475
| +589% | +$24.7M | 0.07% | 363 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $3.88M | Sell |
157,660
-7,243
| -4% | -$153K | 0.01% | 1118 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $3.57M | Sell |
164,903
-5,847
| -3% | -$119K | 0.01% | 1180 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $2.55M | Sell |
170,750
-90,624
| -35% | -$1.31M | 0.01% | 1296 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $3.34M | Buy |
261,374
+178,199
| +214% | +$1.93M | 0.01% | 1113 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $650K | Buy |
+83,175
| New | +$479K | ﹤0.01% | 1882 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's EXEL Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors increased its Exelixis (EXEL) stake by 62% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $41.7M and bringing the position to 2,534,992 shares worth $109M. The position accounts for 0.08% of the portfolio, ranked #318.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in EXEL in Q2 2016 and has held it in 40 quarters since. The position peaked at $129M in Q1 2019. 694 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EXEL as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 2,534,992 shares of Exelixis worth $109M as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors bought 970,144 Exelixis shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $41.7M.
- Exelixis made up 0.08% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #318 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Exelixis in Q2 2016 and has held it in 40 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Exelixis position peaked at $129M in Q1 2019.
- 694 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Exelixis as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.