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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
QNST icon
2701
QuinStreet
QNST
$1.19B
– –
-155,102
Closed -$2.4M
QQXT icon
2702
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
$161M
– –
-7,199,549
Closed -$712M
ROG icon
2703
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.46B
– –
-17,318
Closed -$1.39M
RVLV icon
2704
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.72B
– –
-104,747
Closed -$2.23M
SABR icon
2705
Sabre
SABR
$892M
– –
-1,166,889
Closed -$2.14M
SCS
2706
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
– –
-329,776
Closed -$5.67M
SEMR
2707
DELISTED
Semrush
SEMR
– –
-141,446
Closed -$1M
SMPL icon
2708
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$989M
– –
-30,105
Closed -$747K
SPR
2709
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
– –
-51,627
Closed -$1.99M
SPRY icon
2710
ARS Pharmaceuticals
SPRY
$606M
– –
-352,943
Closed -$3.55M
SPSC icon
2711
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.86B
– –
-7,603
Closed -$792K
SVV icon
2712
Savers
SVV
$1.67B
– –
-49,908
Closed -$661K
TGNA
2713
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
– –
-380,463
Closed -$7.73M
TNDM icon
2714
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.61B
– –
-40,730
Closed -$494K
TWST icon
2715
Twist Bioscience
TWST
$7.86B
– –
-20,413
Closed -$574K
UCTT
2716
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.21B
– –
-93,907
Closed -$2.56M
ULH icon
2717
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$518M
– –
-136,107
Closed -$3.19M
UNIT
2718
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.38B
– –
-315,605
Closed -$1.93M
USCB icon
2719
USCB Financial Holdings
USCB
$418M
– –
-11,053
Closed -$193K
VBTX
2720
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
– –
-6,890
Closed -$231K
VRNT
2721
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
– –
-104,602
Closed -$2.12M
VSTS icon
2722
Vestis
VSTS
$1.79B
– –
-483,003
Closed -$2.19M
VTLE
2723
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
– –
-430,429
Closed -$7.27M
WGO icon
2724
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$921M
– –
-42,519
Closed -$1.42M
WKC icon
2725
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.9B
– –
-715,794
Closed -$18.6M
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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.