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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.18%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$138B
AUM Growth
+$3.27B
Cap. Flow
+$3.14B
Cap. Flow %
2.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.71%
Holding
2,742
New
176
Increased
1,364
Reduced
1,069
Closed
118

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MISL icon
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
+$780M
2
FTXL icon
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
+$702M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$360M
4
FFIV icon
F5
FFIV
+$301M
5
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$294M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXR icon
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
+$779M
2
QQXT icon
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
+$712M
3
CYBR
CyberArk
CYBR
+$509M
4
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
+$314M
5
EBAY icon
eBay
EBAY
+$284M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.72%
2 Industrials 17.01%
3 Financials 15.15%
4 Consumer Discretionary 7.55%
5 Healthcare 6.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CIB icon
2526
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$23.3B
$236K ﹤0.01%
+3,709
New +$222K
NXE icon
2527
NexGen Energy
NXE
$7.17B
$235K ﹤0.01%
25,579
+15,094
+144% +$133K
GRID
2528
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund
GRID
$12.1B
$234K ﹤0.01%
+1,527
New +$234K
WASH icon
2529
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$759M
$233K ﹤0.01%
7,891
-3,061
-28% -$87.1K
IUSV icon
2530
iShares Core S&P US Value ETF
IUSV
$27.7B
$232K ﹤0.01%
2,259
-128
-5% -$13K
TDIV icon
2531
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund
TDIV
$4.43B
$231K ﹤0.01%
+2,389
New +$235K
CSM icon
2532
ProShares Large Cap Core Plus
CSM
$528M
$231K ﹤0.01%
2,898
+2
+0.1% +$156
IWP icon
2533
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF
IWP
$19.6B
$230K ﹤0.01%
1,679
-217
-11% -$30.3K
SBSW icon
2534
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$9.13B
$230K ﹤0.01%
+16,120
New +$195K
QTEC icon
2535
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.67B
$227K ﹤0.01%
+987
New +$230K
JAAA icon
2536
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
JAAA
$30.4B
$227K ﹤0.01%
+4,491
New +$227K
MDY icon
2537
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.4B
$226K ﹤0.01%
+375
New +$224K
FWONA icon
2538
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$21.9B
$226K ﹤0.01%
+2,523
New +$226K
VCEL icon
2539
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2B
$224K ﹤0.01%
+6,209
New +$228K
PCY icon
2540
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.3B
$222K ﹤0.01%
10,270
+58
+0.6% +$1.26K
IYW icon
2541
iShares US Technology ETF
IYW
$25.1B
$222K ﹤0.01%
1,113
– –
PDEX icon
2542
Pro-Dex
PDEX
$213M
$222K ﹤0.01%
+5,775
New +$200K
GKOS icon
2543
Glaukos
GKOS
$10.9B
$221K ﹤0.01%
+1,956
New +$187K
VRP icon
2544
Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF
VRP
$3.02B
$219K ﹤0.01%
9,000
– –
HELO icon
2545
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF
HELO
$4.77B
$219K ﹤0.01%
3,290
+35
+1% +$2.3K
RSSB icon
2546
Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF
RSSB
$522M
$219K ﹤0.01%
+7,771
New +$223K
SMA
2547
SmartStop Self Storage REIT
SMA
$1.81B
$217K ﹤0.01%
+7,003
New +$237K
IYJ icon
2548
iShares US Industrials ETF
IYJ
$1.97B
$216K ﹤0.01%
+1,461
New +$213K
EQWL icon
2549
Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF
EQWL
$2.85B
$215K ﹤0.01%
1,821
+6
+0.3% +$699
ITGR icon
2550
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.29B
$214K ﹤0.01%
2,730
-17,335
-86% -$1.38M
100 101
102
103 104

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2025, First Trust Advisors held 2,742 positions worth $138B, up 2.4% from $134B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2025 filing shows 176 new, 1,364 increased, 1,069 reduced and 118 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF: 18,592,390 shares worth $796M. The largest sale was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $779M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2025 buy was First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF: 18,592,390 shares worth $796M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2025, an estimated $360M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2025 reduction was CyberArk, cutting an estimated $509M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $779M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $138B portfolio in Q4 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 118 in Q4 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.4% quarter-over-quarter to $138B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 13 Feb 2026.