First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
First Trust Advisors manages the mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds of First Trust, a fund company that was among the first to offer smart beta and thematic ETFs. First Trust began in 1991 as Nike Securities, set up in Chicago by Robert Van Kampen, an investment banker who had worked at Nuveen, and was later renamed First Trust. James Bowen, who was chosen to lead the new firm at the start, bought it from Van Kampen's family in 2010 and is chief executive of First Trust Advisors.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$726M |
| 2 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$695M |
| 3 |
Quanta Services
PWR
|
+$643M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$424M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$377M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$751M |
| 2 |
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
|
+$672M |
| 3 |
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
|
+$657M |
| 4 |
CrowdStrike
CRWD
|
+$389M |
| 5 |
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 | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.29B
| $813M | 0.48% |
2,428,884
+2,426,716
| +111,933% | +$695M |
2025 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
|
27
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.68B
| $809M | 0.48% |
+3,725,523
| New | +$726M |
2026 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
28
First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF
FTXR
$169M
| $801M | 0.47% |
17,572,217
+10,640
| +0.1% | +$450K |
2026 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
29
Oracle
ORCL
$396B
| $782M | 0.46% |
5,336,948
+1,703,878
| +47% | +$309M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
30
Arista Networks
ANET
$213B
| $780M | 0.46% |
4,591,762
+263,488
| +6% | +$41.4M |
2014 Q3
47 quarters
|
|
31
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$27.8B
| $767M | 0.45% |
4,145,056
+2,040,599
| +97% | +$338M |
2023 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
32
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$10.6B
| $752M | 0.44% |
895,943
+17,953
| +2% | +$12.6M |
2017 Q3
35 quarters
|
|
33
Comfort Systems
FIX
$43.4B
| $743M | 0.44% |
375,090
-40,796
| -10% | -$74M |
2013 Q4
50 quarters
|
|
34
Ross Stores
ROST
$72.9B
| $728M | 0.43% |
3,419,275
-274,994
| -7% | -$61.9M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
35
Veralto
VLTO
$27B
| $726M | 0.43% |
8,190,187
+2,039,799
| +33% | +$177M |
2023 Q4
10 quarters
|
|
36
Verizon
VZ
$185B
| $726M | 0.43% |
17,145,993
+2,438,292
| +17% | +$114M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
37
Datadog
DDOG
$84.5B
| $724M | 0.43% |
2,780,074
-905,488
| -25% | -$168M |
2020 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$895B
| $721M | 0.42% |
2,203,107
-33,430
| -1% | -$10.4M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
39
Texas Instruments
TXN
$275B
| $717M | 0.42% |
2,404,732
-188,056
| -7% | -$52.2M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
40
Costco
COST
$449B
| $706M | 0.42% |
755,150
+62,898
| +9% | +$62.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
41
Salesforce
CRM
$189B
| $702M | 0.41% |
4,484,194
+771,326
| +21% | +$136M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
42
Visa
V
$773B
| $695M | 0.41% |
2,025,535
+154,830
| +8% | +$49.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
43
Bank of America
BAC
$346B
| $677M | 0.4% |
11,888,923
+1,936,340
| +19% | +$103M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
44
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$116B
| $672M | 0.4% |
3,002,029
+504,168
| +20% | +$108M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
45
US Bancorp
USB
$92.6B
| $669M | 0.39% |
11,072,514
+2,953,669
| +36% | +$166M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
46
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$59.1B
| $667M | 0.39% |
482,781
-108,572
| -18% | -$163M |
2013 Q4
50 quarters
|
|
47
GE Aerospace
GE
$313B
| $661M | 0.39% |
1,768,117
-172,602
| -9% | -$54M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
48
Chevron
CVX
$459B
| $652M | 0.38% |
3,932,543
-346,290
| -8% | -$64.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
49
Accenture
ACN
$158B
| $652M | 0.38% |
5,235,822
+1,753,672
| +50% | +$304M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
50
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$29.8B
| $650M | 0.38% |
2,790,554
+125,974
| +5% | +$25M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
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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.