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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
+28.35%
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
$170B
AUM Growth
+$30.1B
Cap. Flow
+$6.15B
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.08%
Holding
2,776
New
174
Increased
1,442
Reduced
1,016
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$726M
2
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$695M
3
PWR icon
Quanta Services
PWR
+$643M
4
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$424M
5
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$377M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$751M
2
FXN icon
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
+$672M
3
MISL icon
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
+$657M
4
CRWD icon
CrowdStrike
CRWD
+$389M
5
FTXL icon
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
+$355M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.24%
2 Industrials 20.01%
3 Financials 14.1%
4 Healthcare 7.05%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PHI icon
2576
PLDT
PHI
$3.93B
$226K ﹤0.01%
12,921
-5,005
-28% -$96.8K
SRAD icon
2577
Sportradar
SRAD
$3.82B
$224K ﹤0.01%
14,975
-53,902
-78% -$784K
IYC icon
2578
iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF
IYC
$1.18B
$224K ﹤0.01%
2,215
+118
+6% +$12K
DDEC icon
2579
FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF December
DDEC
$441M
$223K ﹤0.01%
+4,712
New +$219K
RFDI icon
2580
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF
RFDI
$169M
$222K ﹤0.01%
2,551
– –
HYMB icon
2581
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.42B
$220K ﹤0.01%
8,653
– –
HELO icon
2582
JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF
HELO
$4.79B
$220K ﹤0.01%
3,255
– –
IMAX icon
2583
IMAX
IMAX
$2.83B
$219K ﹤0.01%
+5,499
New +$211K
VIPS icon
2584
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.28B
$219K ﹤0.01%
16,496
-11,467
-41% -$164K
KELYA icon
2585
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$586M
$217K ﹤0.01%
17,700
-3,028
-15% -$31.5K
DJAN icon
2586
FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF January
DJAN
$487M
$217K ﹤0.01%
4,772
+1
+0% +$45
ACNB icon
2587
ACNB Corp
ACNB
$671M
$217K ﹤0.01%
+3,649
New +$195K
TK icon
2588
Teekay
TK
$1.2B
$215K ﹤0.01%
21,456
+3,100
+17% +$38.8K
FTGS icon
2589
First Trust Growth Strength ETF
FTGS
$1.3B
$213K ﹤0.01%
+5,769
New +$210K
RUSHB icon
2590
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.05B
$212K ﹤0.01%
+4,161
New +$193K
RRBI icon
2591
Red River Bancshares
RRBI
$681M
$212K ﹤0.01%
2,321
-61
-3% -$5.59K
CWST icon
2592
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.95B
$212K ﹤0.01%
2,184
-46,245
-95% -$3.95M
ELPC icon
2593
Copel
ELPC
$9.1B
$211K ﹤0.01%
18,120
+1,175
+7% +$14.3K
RMR icon
2594
The RMR Group
RMR
$334M
$209K ﹤0.01%
10,172
-3,239
-24% -$61.3K
PCY icon
2595
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.3B
$209K ﹤0.01%
+9,635
New +$207K
IMVT icon
2596
Immunovant
IMVT
$8.11B
$208K ﹤0.01%
+5,405
New +$165K
UNTY icon
2597
Unity Bancorp
UNTY
$602M
$208K ﹤0.01%
+3,539
New +$193K
SFST icon
2598
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$603M
$204K ﹤0.01%
+3,341
New +$193K
DFUV icon
2599
Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF
DFUV
$15.9B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+3,710
New +$195K
DES icon
2600
WisdomTree US SmallCap Dividend Fund
DES
$2.2B
$204K ﹤0.01%
+5,012
New +$193K
102 103
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, First Trust Advisors held 2,776 positions worth $170B, up 21% from $140B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $6.15B of net new capital in Q2 2026, opening 174 new positions and adding to 1,442 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 3,725,523 shares worth $809M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 27% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ExxonMobil, an estimated $751M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2026 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 3,725,523 shares worth $809M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in Q2 2026, an estimated $695M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $751M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $672M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $170B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 174 new positions and closed 121 in Q2 2026.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 21% quarter-over-quarter to $170B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.