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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
+12.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+698.25%
AUM
$124B
AUM Growth
+$11.4B
Cap. Flow
+$944M
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.89%
Holding
2,727
New
194
Increased
1,215
Reduced
1,167
Closed
142

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
QQXT icon
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
+$704M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$488M
3
PEP icon
PepsiCo
PEP
+$288M
4
DOV icon
Dover
DOV
+$262M
5
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$260M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$698M
2
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$400M
3
ABBV icon
AbbVie
ABBV
+$215M
4
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$214M
5
BRK.B icon
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
+$211M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.62%
2 Financials 15.15%
3 Industrials 14.51%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.27%
5 Healthcare 6.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FSEP icon
2626
FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF September
FSEP
$1.25B
– –
-4,741
Closed -$211K
FUN icon
2627
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.71B
– –
-47,352
Closed -$1.69M
GES
2628
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
– –
-240,135
Closed -$2.66M
GERN icon
2629
Geron
GERN
$982M
– –
-348,592
Closed -$554K
GETY icon
2630
Getty Images
GETY
$133M
– –
-1,524,019
Closed -$2.64M
GGB icon
2631
Gerdau
GGB
$9.42B
– –
-17,863
Closed -$50.7K
GIC icon
2632
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.49B
– –
-91,430
Closed -$2.05M
XRN
2633
Chiron Real Estate Inc
XRN
$484M
– –
-6,166
Closed -$270K
GOGL
2634
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
– –
-15,114
Closed -$121K
GOGO icon
2635
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$377M
– –
-102,907
Closed -$887K
GSAT icon
2636
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.7B
– –
-157,904
Closed -$3.29M
GSL icon
2637
Global Ship Lease
GSL
$1.49B
– –
-17,731
Closed -$405K
HEES
2638
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
– –
-50,351
Closed -$4.77M
HIMX
2639
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.56B
– –
-133,437
Closed -$981K
HLF icon
2640
Herbalife
HLF
$1.28B
– –
-278,876
Closed -$2.41M
MCHB
2641
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.79B
– –
-13,330
Closed -$156K
HOV icon
2642
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$799M
– –
-31,093
Closed -$3.26M
HY icon
2643
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$617M
– –
-83,580
Closed -$3.47M
ICLR icon
2644
Icon
ICLR
$12.9B
– –
-6,132
Closed -$1.07M
ILPT
2645
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
ILPT
$611M
– –
-10,625
Closed -$36.5K
IMKTA icon
2646
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.68B
– –
-66,451
Closed -$4.33M
INDI icon
2647
indie Semiconductor
INDI
$875M
– –
-39,774
Closed -$80.9K
INTR icon
2648
Inter&Co
INTR
$2.3B
– –
-139,375
Closed -$764K
IOVA icon
2649
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$2.95B
– –
-84,397
Closed -$281K
JANX icon
2650
Janux Therapeutics
JANX
$978M
– –
-114,502
Closed -$3.09M
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2025, First Trust Advisors held 2,727 positions worth $124B, up 10% from $113B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2025 filing shows 194 new, 1,215 increased, 1,167 reduced and 142 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund: 7,413,411 shares worth $732M. The largest sale was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund, an estimated $698M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund: 7,413,411 shares worth $732M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2025, an estimated $488M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was Philip Morris, cutting an estimated $400M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $698M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $124B portfolio in Q2 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 194 new positions and closed 142 in Q2 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $124B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 13 Aug 2025.