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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
DHIL
2676
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
– –
-8,002
Closed -$1.38M
DRVN icon
2677
Driven Brands
DRVN
$2.24B
– –
-82,248
Closed -$1.04M
AXIA.PR
2678
DELISTED
AXIA Energia American Depositary Shares Preferred Class B1
AXIA.PR
– –
-13,122
Closed -$164K
EE icon
2679
Excelerate Energy
EE
$1.26B
– –
-80,646
Closed -$2.7M
EPC icon
2680
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.33B
– –
-205,543
Closed -$4.39M
EVH icon
2681
Evolent Health
EVH
$488M
– –
-214,159
Closed -$488K
EVLV icon
2682
Evolv Technologies
EVLV
$906M
– –
-957,731
Closed -$5.79M
EVN
2683
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust
EVN
$424M
– –
-10,075
Closed -$105K
EXTR icon
2684
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$2.83B
– –
-75,444
Closed -$1.14M
FAUG icon
2685
FT Vest US Equity Buffer ETF August
FAUG
$1.32B
– –
-10,117
Closed -$524K
FCA icon
2686
First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund
FCA
$31.9M
– –
-2,038,422
Closed -$63.9M
FDLO icon
2687
Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF
FDLO
$1.42B
– –
-123,227
Closed -$7.96M
FFIC
2688
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
– –
-12,043
Closed -$185K
FKU icon
2689
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
$36.8M
– –
-1,149,823
Closed -$57.9M
FSM icon
2690
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.64B
– –
-21,314
Closed -$212K
FSV icon
2691
FirstService
FSV
$6.29B
– –
-6,963
Closed -$967K
FUBO icon
2692
FuboTV Inc
FUBO
$340M
– –
-103,901
Closed -$983K
FUN icon
2693
Cedar Fair
FUN
$1.59B
– –
-79,538
Closed -$1.41M
FXN icon
2694
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
$403M
– –
-29,937,777
Closed -$672M
GO icon
2695
Grocery Outlet
GO
$1.23B
– –
-311,812
Closed -$2.2M
GOGO icon
2696
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$385M
– –
-261,746
Closed -$1.05M
GROY icon
2697
Gold Royalty Corp
GROY
$776M
– –
-11,968
Closed -$42.8K
GRPN icon
2698
Groupon
GRPN
$767M
– –
-69,217
Closed -$824K
HNRG icon
2699
Hallador Energy
HNRG
$783M
– –
-11,531
Closed -$188K
HOLX
2700
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
– –
-34,292
Closed -$2.59M
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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.