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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
ATLO icon
2376
AMES National
ATLO
$286M
$419K ﹤0.01%
18,238
+5,530
+44% +$119K
SXC icon
2377
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$868M
$417K ﹤0.01%
57,895
-34,820
-38% -$256K
BXMT icon
2378
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.34B
$413K ﹤0.01%
21,571
-13,758
-39% -$261K
FMNY icon
2379
First Trust New York Municipal High Income ETF
FMNY
$37.4M
$412K ﹤0.01%
15,424
-15,676
-50% -$419K
LPL icon
2380
LG Display
LPL
$3.26B
$411K ﹤0.01%
97,619
+10,762
+12% +$50.2K
BGH
2381
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
BGH
$284M
$410K ﹤0.01%
27,304
-1,864
-6% -$28.2K
OSBC icon
2382
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.3B
$408K ﹤0.01%
20,911
-8,255
-28% -$154K
NULG icon
2383
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF
NULG
$2.93B
$403K ﹤0.01%
4,121
– –
RDVT icon
2384
Red Violet
RDVT
$1.2B
$402K ﹤0.01%
7,061
+1,774
+34% +$96.2K
DYNF icon
2385
BlackRock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF
DYNF
$41.6B
$399K ﹤0.01%
6,556
+146
+2% +$8.78K
KNSA icon
2386
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
KNSA
$6.01B
$395K ﹤0.01%
9,583
+1,518
+19% +$60.9K
IQLT icon
2387
iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
IQLT
$14.1B
$394K ﹤0.01%
8,679
-458
-5% -$20.5K
SPLV icon
2388
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.1B
$393K ﹤0.01%
5,499
+198
+4% +$14.2K
BF.A icon
2389
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$12.3B
$392K ﹤0.01%
14,907
+3,007
+25% +$83.9K
GLIBA
2390
Liberty Capital Corp Series A GCI Group Common Stock
GLIBA
$1.05B
$390K ﹤0.01%
10,588
+333
+3% +$11.7K
MOAT icon
2391
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
MOAT
$11.9B
$388K ﹤0.01%
3,751
-355
-9% -$36.3K
FMBH icon
2392
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.35B
$385K ﹤0.01%
9,869
-3,846
-28% -$146K
PKX icon
2393
POSCO
PKX
$18.6B
$385K ﹤0.01%
7,230
+2,686
+59% +$142K
SMH icon
2394
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$69.8B
$384K ﹤0.01%
1,067
+5
+0.5% +$1.75K
NE icon
2395
Noble Corp
NE
$7.33B
$383K ﹤0.01%
13,576
+3,209
+31% +$94.8K
AVEM icon
2396
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
AVEM
$28.7B
$383K ﹤0.01%
4,970
+1,962
+65% +$150K
RARE icon
2397
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$1.47B
$383K ﹤0.01%
16,642
-19,692
-54% -$648K
AIRR icon
2398
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
AIRR
$9.52B
$381K ﹤0.01%
3,877
+1,027
+36% +$101K
AFLG icon
2399
First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF
AFLG
$767M
$380K ﹤0.01%
9,731
+3,963
+69% +$155K
UVSP icon
2400
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.16B
$379K ﹤0.01%
11,582
-4,525
-28% -$142K
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96
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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.