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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
SLP icon
2426
Simulations Plus
SLP
$373M
$343K ﹤0.01%
18,794
+7,738
+70% +$136K
DJT icon
2427
Trump Media & Technology Group
DJT
$2.57B
$342K ﹤0.01%
25,836
-3,236
-11% -$44.1K
PGZ
2428
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$65.1M
$338K ﹤0.01%
33,721
-2,107
-6% -$21.5K
IWD icon
2429
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
IWD
$83.4B
$334K ﹤0.01%
1,589
+1
+0.1% +$207
VIPS icon
2430
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.2B
$334K ﹤0.01%
18,857
+4,055
+27% +$78K
SPSM icon
2431
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
SPSM
$16.5B
$331K ﹤0.01%
7,073
+176
+3% +$8.21K
RVSB icon
2432
Riverview Bancorp
RVSB
$105M
$330K ﹤0.01%
65,646
+1,026
+2% +$5.38K
XLG icon
2433
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
XLG
$11.1B
$329K ﹤0.01%
5,558
+1,605
+41% +$94.3K
ESP icon
2434
Espey Mfg & Electronics Corp
ESP
$189M
$324K ﹤0.01%
6,866
+404
+6% +$16.1K
HBT icon
2435
HBT Financial
HBT
$1.33B
$323K ﹤0.01%
12,504
-4,966
-28% -$123K
EZPW icon
2436
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$2.03B
$323K ﹤0.01%
16,619
+2,697
+19% +$50.8K
IVT icon
2437
InvenTrust Properties
IVT
$2.54B
$321K ﹤0.01%
11,366
+84
+0.7% +$2.37K
FTGS icon
2438
First Trust Growth Strength ETF
FTGS
$1.28B
$319K ﹤0.01%
9,025
+2,465
+38% +$87.6K
MOFG
2439
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$318K ﹤0.01%
8,271
-3,326
-29% -$121K
BKGI icon
2440
BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF
BKGI
$1.59B
$318K ﹤0.01%
7,893
+268
+4% +$10.7K
ESOA icon
2441
Energy Services of America
ESOA
$223M
$318K ﹤0.01%
38,954
+920
+2% +$8.84K
PAXS
2442
PIMCO Access Income Fund
PAXS
$662M
$317K ﹤0.01%
20,734
+4,997
+32% +$79K
VTEB icon
2443
Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
VTEB
$45.8B
$317K ﹤0.01%
6,303
-1,021
-14% -$51.4K
XIDE icon
2444
FT Vest US Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF December
XIDE
$22.7M
$313K ﹤0.01%
10,378
– –
SPYD icon
2445
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
SPYD
$7.61B
$312K ﹤0.01%
7,222
– –
MBWM icon
2446
Mercantile Bank Corp
MBWM
$1.05B
$312K ﹤0.01%
6,493
-2,539
-28% -$117K
SNN icon
2447
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$11.7B
$312K ﹤0.01%
9,509
-1,023
-10% -$35K
RCMT icon
2448
RCM Technologies
RCMT
$289M
$311K ﹤0.01%
15,229
+369
+2% +$7.92K
EMF
2449
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$344M
$310K ﹤0.01%
+18,203
New +$310K
EQNR icon
2450
Equinor
EQNR
$103B
$309K ﹤0.01%
13,060
-16,147
-55% -$381K
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98
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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.