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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
+698.25%
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
ACVA icon
2626
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$1.35B
– –
-120,978
Closed -$1.2M
ALE
2627
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
– –
-684,529
Closed -$45.5M
ALGT icon
2628
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.36B
– –
-45,682
Closed -$2.78M
ALIT icon
2629
Alight
ALIT
$394M
– –
-18,121
Closed -$1.18M
ALKT icon
2630
Alkami Technology
ALKT
$2.22B
– –
-81,872
Closed -$2.03M
AMWD
2631
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
– –
-64,839
Closed -$4.33M
AOSL icon
2632
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$916M
– –
-29,041
Closed -$812K
ARIS
2633
DELISTED
Aris Water Solutions
ARIS
– –
-166,196
Closed -$4.1M
ARVN icon
2634
Arvinas
ARVN
$589M
– –
-98,263
Closed -$837K
OPTU
2635
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$228M
– –
-569,385
Closed -$1.37M
BGS icon
2636
B&G Foods
BGS
$299M
– –
-19,878
Closed -$88.1K
BLMN icon
2637
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$924M
– –
-17,911
Closed -$128K
BMRC icon
2638
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$462M
– –
-9,065
Closed -$220K
BSRR icon
2639
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$532M
– –
-7,543
Closed -$218K
BSVN icon
2640
Bank7 Corp
BSVN
$499M
– –
-5,203
Closed -$241K
CABO icon
2641
Cable One
CABO
$206M
– –
-25,758
Closed -$4.56M
CDNA icon
2642
CareDx
CDNA
$2.45B
– –
-188,445
Closed -$2.74M
CLOV icon
2643
Clover Health Investments
CLOV
$2.38B
– –
-702,981
Closed -$2.15M
CODI icon
2644
Compass Diversified
CODI
$924M
– –
-439,421
Closed -$2.91M
COOP
2645
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
– –
-87,014
Closed -$18.3M
CUK
2646
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
– –
-7,592
Closed -$201K
DNUT icon
2647
Krispy Kreme
DNUT
$569M
– –
-1,008,295
Closed -$3.9M
EE icon
2648
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.12B
– –
-17,964
Closed -$453K
ELP
2649
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
– –
-15,382
Closed -$151K
ENOV icon
2650
Enovis
ENOV
$1.48B
– –
-30,543
Closed -$927K
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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.