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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
KSPI icon
2676
Kaspi.kz JSC
KSPI
$18.9B
– –
-7,495
Closed -$612K
LEGN icon
2677
Legend Biotech
LEGN
$3.93B
– –
-20,208
Closed -$659K
LI icon
2678
Li Auto
LI
$12B
– –
-9,675
Closed -$245K
LIVN icon
2679
LivaNova
LIVN
$4.53B
– –
-7,402
Closed -$388K
LNW
2680
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
– –
-39,465
Closed -$3.31M
MFA
2681
MFA Financial
MFA
$931M
– –
-365,212
Closed -$3.36M
MNDY icon
2682
monday.com
MNDY
$3.99B
– –
-4,378
Closed -$848K
MRUS
2683
DELISTED
Merus
MRUS
– –
-72,987
Closed -$6.87M
MSBI icon
2684
Midland States Bancorp
MSBI
$698M
– –
-12,581
Closed -$216K
NABL icon
2685
N-able
NABL
$695M
– –
-93,068
Closed -$726K
NMM icon
2686
Navios Maritime Partners
NMM
$2.31B
– –
-4,785
Closed -$216K
NPO icon
2687
Enpro
NPO
$7.12B
– –
-4,807
Closed -$1.09M
NTB icon
2688
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.51B
– –
-4,904
Closed -$210K
NTGR icon
2689
NETGEAR
NTGR
$647M
– –
-8,670
Closed -$281K
NVCR icon
2690
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.02B
– –
-68,470
Closed -$885K
ODP
2691
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
– –
-92,808
Closed -$2.58M
OXM icon
2692
Oxford Industries
OXM
$542M
– –
-95,262
Closed -$3.86M
PAR icon
2693
PAR Technology
PAR
$770M
– –
-29,662
Closed -$1.17M
PBPB
2694
DELISTED
Potbelly
PBPB
– –
-80,280
Closed -$1.37M
PDFS icon
2695
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.13B
– –
-34,767
Closed -$898K
PDLB icon
2696
Ponce Financial Group
PDLB
$501M
– –
-13,241
Closed -$195K
PEBK icon
2697
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina
PEBK
$237M
– –
-7,296
Closed -$224K
PGRE
2698
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
– –
-26,018
Closed -$170K
PINC
2699
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
– –
-195,559
Closed -$5.44M
PRO
2700
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
– –
-547,903
Closed -$12.6M
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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.