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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Emcor
EME
$29.8B
| $641M | 0.38% |
772,897
+142,491
| +23% | +$121M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
52
F5
FFIV
$19.2B
| $641M | 0.38% |
1,540,207
+63,220
| +4% | +$22.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
53
Tesla
TSLA
$1.58T
| $634M | 0.37% |
1,508,238
+256,009
| +20% | +$102M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
54
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$824B
| $633M | 0.37% |
1,090,409
-95,707
| -8% | -$39.2M |
2016 Q1
41 quarters
|
|
55
Okta
OKTA
$36.4B
| $614M | 0.36% |
4,497,939
+303,331
| +7% | +$28.5M |
2018 Q2
32 quarters
|
|
56
Intel
INTC
$350B
| $609M | 0.36% |
4,363,426
-795,457
| -15% | -$80.4M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
57
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$99B
| $603M | 0.35% |
4,172,551
-138,237
| -3% | -$18.9M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
58
Argan
AGX
$4.83B
| $602M | 0.35% |
754,403
-36,950
| -5% | -$24.6M |
2024 Q4
6 quarters
|
|
59
PepsiCo
PEP
$187B
| $597M | 0.35% |
4,407,158
+442,922
| +11% | +$66.2M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
60
Travelers Companies
TRV
$81.2B
| $595M | 0.35% |
1,803,212
+97,811
| +6% | +$29.6M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
61
Booking.com
BKNG
$111B
| $594M | 0.35% |
3,331,826
-190,899
| -5% | -$32.6M |
2018 Q2
32 quarters
|
|
62
Chubb
CB
$139B
| $594M | 0.35% |
1,742,005
+136,021
| +8% | +$44.4M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
63
Synchrony
SYF
$24.5B
| $585M | 0.34% |
7,698,248
+2,360,138
| +44% | +$173M |
2014 Q3
47 quarters
|
|
64
Allstate
ALL
$65.7B
| $580M | 0.34% |
2,438,113
+205,175
| +9% | +$44.6M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
65
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$177B
| $580M | 0.34% |
1,946,266
+10,689
| +0.6% | +$2.14M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
66
Mastercard
MA
$556B
| $563M | 0.33% |
1,096,922
+104,226
| +10% | +$52M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
67
Akamai
AKAM
$13.3B
| $562M | 0.33% |
4,752,119
-28,341
| -0.6% | -$3.53M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
68
Regions Financial
RF
$24.3B
| $560M | 0.33% |
18,544,746
+5,185,777
| +39% | +$146M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
69
Qualcomm
QCOM
$176B
| $559M | 0.33% |
3,027,401
-971,233
| -24% | -$182M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
70
MasTec
MTZ
$14.9B
| $553M | 0.33% |
1,328,399
-83,185
| -6% | -$31.8M |
2014 Q1
49 quarters
|
|
71
Pfizer
PFE
$174B
| $525M | 0.31% |
21,818,803
+1,395,845
| +7% | +$36.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
72
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$14.4B
| $515M | 0.3% |
2,736,463
+1,092,776
| +66% | +$194M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
|
73
Philip Morris
PM
$325B
| $513M | 0.3% |
2,835,056
+2,443,921
| +625% | +$424M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
74
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$35.5B
| $507M | 0.3% |
3,822,362
+360,755
| +10% | +$48.2M |
2014 Q1
49 quarters
|
|
75
Zscaler
ZS
$38.8B
| $498M | 0.29% |
3,529,213
+10,535
| +0.3% | +$1.47M |
2018 Q4
30 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.