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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
ETD icon
2651
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$583M
– –
-8,171
Closed -$241K
PLGO
2652
Pelagos Insurance Capital
PLGO
$1.95B
– –
-12,316
Closed -$224K
FMS icon
2653
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$12.6B
– –
-9,859
Closed -$260K
FRBA icon
2654
First Bank
FRBA
$471M
– –
-13,764
Closed -$224K
FSZ icon
2655
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$37.5M
– –
-428,728
Closed -$32.9M
FXR icon
2656
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$771M
– –
-9,981,455
Closed -$779M
GBCI icon
2657
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.48B
– –
-36,740
Closed -$1.79M
GCBC icon
2658
Greene County Bancorp
GCBC
$595M
– –
-9,374
Closed -$212K
GRND icon
2659
Grindr
GRND
$2.74B
– –
-10,233
Closed -$154K
GSHD icon
2660
Goosehead Insurance
GSHD
$2.39B
– –
-24,259
Closed -$1.81M
GSLC icon
2661
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta US Large Cap Equity ETF
GSLC
$16.1B
– –
-1,609
Closed -$210K
GTLS
2662
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
– –
-1,021
Closed -$204K
HAE icon
2663
Haemonetics
HAE
$4.11B
– –
-53,425
Closed -$2.6M
HBI
2664
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
– –
-11,522
Closed -$75.9K
HELE icon
2665
Helen of Troy
HELE
$699M
– –
-127,173
Closed -$3.2M
HLX icon
2666
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.49B
– –
-557,638
Closed -$3.66M
HPP
2667
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$787M
– –
-6,859
Closed -$133K
IART icon
2668
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.42B
– –
-169,080
Closed -$2.42M
IAS
2669
DELISTED
Integral Ad Science
IAS
– –
-146,573
Closed -$1.49M
IBRX icon
2670
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$8.11B
– –
-271,832
Closed -$669K
IMKTA icon
2671
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.68B
– –
-3,113
Closed -$217K
IPG
2672
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
– –
-740,332
Closed -$20.7M
K
2673
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
– –
-487,831
Closed -$40M
KAI icon
2674
Kadant
KAI
$3.91B
– –
-2,741
Closed -$816K
KNTK icon
2675
Kinetik
KNTK
$4.16B
– –
-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.