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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B Turnover 10.63%
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
Avg Time Held
5.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held
1.8 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held
2.4 years

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 icon
CyberArk
CYBR
+$509M
4
EA icon
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 Held Since
ETD icon
2651
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$505M
– –
-8,171
Closed -$241K –
PLGO icon
2652
Pelagos Insurance Capital
PLGO
$2.1B
– –
-12,316
Closed -$224K –
FMS icon
2653
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$11.8B
– –
-9,859
Closed -$260K –
FRBA icon
2654
First Bank
FRBA
$441M
– –
-13,764
Closed -$224K –
FSZ icon
2655
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$35.9M
– –
-428,728
Closed -$32.9M –
FXR icon
2656
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$689M
– –
-9,981,455
Closed -$779M –
GBCI icon
2657
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.71B
– –
-36,740
Closed -$1.79M –
GCBC icon
2658
Greene County Bancorp
GCBC
$587M
– –
-9,374
Closed -$212K –
GRND icon
2659
Grindr
GRND
$2.45B
– –
-10,233
Closed -$154K –
GSHD icon
2660
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$1.1B
– –
-24,259
Closed -$1.81M –
GSLC icon
2661
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF
GSLC
$15.1B
– –
-1,609
Closed -$210K –
GTLS icon
2662
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
– –
-1,021
Closed -$204K –
HAE icon
2663
Haemonetics
HAE
$5.38B
– –
-53,425
Closed -$2.6M –
HBI icon
2664
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
– –
-11,522
Closed -$75.9K –
HELE icon
2665
Helen of Troy
HELE
$678M
– –
-127,173
Closed -$3.2M –
HOS icon
2666
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
$2.24B
– –
-557,638
Closed -$3.66M –
HPP icon
2667
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$559M
– –
-6,859
Closed -$133K –
IART icon
2668
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.03B
– –
-169,080
Closed -$2.42M –
IAS icon
2669
DELISTED
Integral Ad Science
IAS
– –
-146,573
Closed -$1.49M –
IBRX icon
2670
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$9.73B
– –
-271,832
Closed -$669K –
IMKTA icon
2671
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.64B
– –
-3,113
Closed -$217K –
IPG icon
2672
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
– –
-740,332
Closed -$20.7M –
K icon
2673
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
– –
-487,831
Closed -$40M –
KAI icon
2674
Kadant
KAI
$3.12B
– –
-2,741
Closed -$816K –
KNTK icon
2675
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.45B
– –
-17,284
Closed -$739K –
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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.