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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
NXRT
2676
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$636M
– –
-34,771
Closed -$1.37M
OBDC icon
2677
Blue Owl Capital
OBDC
$5.87B
– –
-182,669
Closed -$2.68M
OCUL icon
2678
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.22B
– –
-217,970
Closed -$1.6M
ODP
2679
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
– –
-111,672
Closed -$1.6M
OEC icon
2680
Orion
OEC
$360M
– –
-155,524
Closed -$2.01M
OLPX
2681
DELISTED
Olaplex Holdings
OLPX
– –
-1,419,664
Closed -$1.8M
ACH
2682
Accendra Health
ACH
$84.6M
– –
-242,040
Closed -$2.19M
OUST icon
2683
Ouster
OUST
$3.25B
– –
-13,006
Closed -$117K
PARR icon
2684
Par Pacific Holdings
PARR
$4.12B
– –
-253,048
Closed -$3.61M
PCRX icon
2685
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$924M
– –
-49,192
Closed -$1.22M
PI icon
2686
Impinj
PI
$5.46B
– –
-3,672
Closed -$333K
PLAY icon
2687
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$370M
– –
-21,698
Closed -$381K
PLYA
2688
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
– –
-130,485
Closed -$1.74M
QBTS icon
2689
D-Wave Quantum Inc. Common Stock
QBTS
$7.78B
– –
-28,927
Closed -$220K
QTEC icon
2690
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.92B
– –
-4,020,625
Closed -$698M
RC
2691
Ready Capital
RC
$294M
– –
-128,968
Closed -$656K
RDNT icon
2692
RadNet
RDNT
$6.08B
– –
-80,445
Closed -$4M
RH icon
2693
RH
RH
$3.4B
– –
-16,237
Closed -$3.81M
RLJ.PRA icon
2694
RLJ Lodging Trust $1.95 Series A Preferred Stock
RLJ.PRA
$322M
– –
-144,752
Closed -$3.53M
RRBI icon
2695
Red River Bancshares
RRBI
$681M
– –
-4,067
Closed -$210K
RVMD icon
2696
Revolution Medicines
RVMD
$43.3B
– –
-16,865
Closed -$596K
SCHD icon
2697
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SCHD
$108B
– –
-8,898
Closed -$249K
SCHM icon
2698
Schwab US Mid-Cap ETF
SCHM
$15.3B
– –
-11,552
Closed -$303K
SCSC icon
2699
Scansource
SCSC
$1.06B
– –
-72,912
Closed -$2.48M
SHOE
2700
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$415M
– –
-118,343
Closed -$2.6M
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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.