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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
(+21%)
Cap. Flow
+$6.15B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
3.62%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.08%
Holding
2,776
New
174
Increased
1,442
Reduced
1,016
Closed
121
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.71B
| $63.4M | 0.04% |
1,978,842
+775,797
| +64% | +$23M |
|
527
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.8B
| $63.3M | 0.04% |
903,736
-235,083
| -21% | -$15.2M |
|
528
Cardinal Health
CAH
$57.5B
| $63.3M | 0.04% |
266,262
+74,319
| +39% | +$15.4M |
|
529
California Water Service
CWT
$3.09B
| $63.2M | 0.04% |
1,300,055
-54,110
| -4% | -$2.44M |
|
530
APA Corp
APA
$15B
| $62.6M | 0.04% |
1,920,772
-2,233,529
| -54% | -$83.9M |
|
531
Newmont
NEM
$135B
| $62.4M | 0.04% |
667,998
-256,538
| -28% | -$27.9M |
|
532
DT Midstream
DTM
$13.2B
| $62.4M | 0.04% |
424,931
+73,942
| +21% | +$10.5M |
|
533
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.47B
| $62.3M | 0.04% |
820,840
-316,732
| -28% | -$23M |
|
534
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.3B
| $61.9M | 0.04% |
614,017
-50,328
| -8% | -$4.83M |
|
535
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$81B
| $61.7M | 0.04% |
179,166
+55,661
| +45% | +$17.8M |
|
536
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$26.2B
| $61.7M | 0.04% |
290,970
-38,182
| -12% | -$7.49M |
|
537
CDW
CDW
$19.1B
| $61.5M | 0.04% |
437,350
+187,732
| +75% | +$23.6M |
|
538
First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF
FTLS
$2.54B
| $61.4M | 0.04% |
831,838
+608,632
| +273% | +$44.7M |
|
539
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$14B
| $61.1M | 0.04% |
168,474
+42,250
| +33% | +$14.8M |
|
540
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.1B
| $61M | 0.04% |
381,463
-37,289
| -9% | -$5.78M |
|
541
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.6B
| $60.9M | 0.04% |
1,567,011
+1,508,563
| +2,581% | +$65.3M |
|
542
MaxLinear
MXL
$5.69B
| $60.7M | 0.04% |
474,155
+459,182
| +3,067% | +$32.5M |
|
543
Realty Income
O
$58B
| $60.6M | 0.04% |
977,716
+108,156
| +12% | +$6.74M |
|
544
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$55.8B
| $60.6M | 0.04% |
344,582
-348,043
| -50% | -$67.5M |
|
545
Coherent
COHR
$55.2B
| $60.6M | 0.04% |
153,524
-17,652
| -10% | -$6.24M |
|
546
NiSource
NI
$19.8B
| $60.5M | 0.04% |
1,273,114
-164,309
| -11% | -$7.78M |
|
547
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.34B
| $60.4M | 0.04% |
917,310
-309,489
| -25% | -$18.6M |
|
548
UnitedHealth
UNH
$356B
| $60.4M | 0.04% |
145,205
-8,296
| -5% | -$3.07M |
|
549
GitLab
GTLB
$8.3B
| $60.2M | 0.04% |
1,970,928
+77,002
| +4% | +$1.95M |
|
550
Keysight
KEYS
$55.7B
| $59.6M | 0.04% |
170,192
+114,036
| +203% | +$38.9M |
|
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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.