First Trust Advisors’s Meta Platforms (Facebook) META Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $1.08B | Sell |
1,883,184
-265,601
| -12% | -$170M | 0.77% | 7 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $1.42B | Buy |
2,148,785
+15,353
| +0.7% | +$10.3M | 1.03% | 6 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $1.57B | Buy |
2,133,432
+43,308
| +2% | +$32.2M | 1.17% | 4 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $1.54B | Sell |
2,090,124
-57,560
| -3% | -$35.6M | 1.24% | 4 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $1.24B | Buy |
2,147,684
+390,228
| +22% | +$252M | 1.1% | 3 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $1.03B | Buy |
1,757,456
+231,285
| +15% | +$136M | 0.91% | 5 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $874M | Sell |
1,526,171
-85,409
| -5% | -$43.9M | 0.83% | 4 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $813M | Buy |
1,611,580
+113,086
| +8% | +$55M | 0.83% | 9 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $728M | Sell |
1,498,494
-316,084
| -17% | -$141M | 0.74% | 11 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $642M | Sell |
1,814,578
-77,214
| -4% | -$25.1M | 0.7% | 12 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $568M | Buy |
1,891,792
+110,308
| +6% | +$33.2M | 0.67% | 14 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $511M | Sell |
1,781,484
-268,464
| -13% | -$66.2M | 0.58% | 18 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $434M | Sell |
2,049,948
-530,995
| -21% | -$90.4M | 0.5% | 19 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $311M | Buy |
2,580,943
+330,635
| +15% | +$38.8M | 0.37% | 41 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $305M | Buy |
2,250,308
+309,453
| +16% | +$50.2M | 0.4% | 31 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $313M | Sell |
1,940,855
-608,768
| -24% | -$117M | 0.39% | 33 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $567M | Sell |
2,549,623
-98,502
| -4% | -$24.6M | 0.58% | 14 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $891M | Sell |
2,648,125
-66,031
| -2% | -$21.9M | 0.87% | 5 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $921M | Sell |
2,714,156
-56,138
| -2% | -$20.2M | 0.99% | 3 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $963M | Sell |
2,770,294
-304,509
| -10% | -$97.7M | 1.04% | 3 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $906M | Sell |
3,074,803
-279,667
| -8% | -$75.3M | 1.1% | 4 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $916M | Sell |
3,354,470
-271,368
| -7% | -$74.4M | 1.21% | 4 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $950M | Sell |
3,625,838
-134,429
| -4% | -$34.7M | 1.52% | 3 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $854M | Buy |
3,760,267
+406,049
| +12% | +$84.8M | 1.48% | 3 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $559M | Buy |
3,354,218
+84,336
| +3% | +$16.5M | 1.27% | 3 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $671M | Sell |
3,269,882
-576,246
| -15% | -$112M | 1.15% | 3 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $685M | Sell |
3,846,128
-630,229
| -14% | -$120M | 1.29% | 3 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $864M | Sell |
4,476,357
-403,857
| -8% | -$73.8M | 1.63% | 2 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $813M | Sell |
4,880,214
-119,290
| -2% | -$19M | 1.62% | 2 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $655M | Sell |
4,999,504
-649,320
| -11% | -$94.1M | 1.55% | 2 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $929M | Buy |
5,648,824
+872,401
| +18% | +$158M | 1.73% | 2 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $928M | Buy |
4,776,423
+382,526
| +9% | +$69.1M | 1.92% | 2 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $702M | Buy |
4,393,897
+811,554
| +23% | +$146M | 1.61% | 2 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $632M | Buy |
3,582,343
+313,269
| +10% | +$55.4M | 1.5% | 1 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $559M | Sell |
3,269,074
-49,505
| -1% | -$8.26M | 1.44% | 3 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $501M | Buy |
3,318,579
+195,986
| +6% | +$29.1M | 1.34% | 6 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $444M | Sell |
3,122,593
-917,066
| -23% | -$123M | 1.23% | 6 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $465M | Buy |
4,039,659
+507,316
| +14% | +$62.3M | 1.38% | 6 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $453M | Sell |
3,532,343
-133,440
| -4% | -$16.6M | 1.35% | 7 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $419M | Sell |
3,665,783
-165,313
| -4% | -$19M | 1.32% | 6 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $437M | Sell |
3,831,096
-2,199,895
| -36% | -$232M | 1.4% | 6 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $631M | Buy |
6,030,991
+734,145
| +14% | +$75.4M | 1.64% | 6 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $476M | Buy |
5,296,846
+347,965
| +7% | +$31.9M | 1.38% | 6 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $424M | Buy |
4,948,881
+615,951
| +14% | +$50.3M | 1.1% | 6 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $356M | Buy |
4,332,930
+785,240
| +22% | +$61.5M | 1.05% | 6 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $277M | Buy |
3,547,690
+13,787
| +0.4% | +$1.05M | 0.93% | 2 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $279M | Sell |
3,533,903
-130,464
| -4% | -$9.57M | 1.1% | 1 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $247M | Sell |
3,664,367
-28,614
| -0.8% | -$1.76M | 1.02% | 1 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $222M | Buy |
3,692,981
+358,474
| +11% | +$22.7M | 0.98% | 2 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $182M | Buy |
3,334,507
+441,244
| +15% | +$22.2M | 0.88% | 2 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $145M | Buy |
2,893,263
+824,084
| +40% | +$30.7M | 0.79% | 2 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $51.5M | Buy |
+2,069,179
| New | +$53M | 0.34% | 36 |
|
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First Trust Advisors's META Position: Q1 2026 in Review
First Trust Advisors reduced its Meta Platforms (Facebook) (META) stake by 12% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $170M and leaving 1,883,184 shares worth $1.08B. The position accounts for 0.77% of the portfolio, ranked #7.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in META in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.57B in Q3 2025. 5,065 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold META as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors held 1,883,184 shares of Meta Platforms (Facebook) worth $1.08B as of Q1 2026.
- First Trust Advisors sold 265,601 Meta Platforms (Facebook) shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $170M.
- Meta Platforms (Facebook) made up 0.77% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #7 holding.
- First Trust Advisors first reported a position in Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- First Trust Advisors's Meta Platforms (Facebook) position peaked at $1.57B in Q3 2025.
- 5,065 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Meta Platforms (Facebook) as of Q1 2026.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.