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 | 20.04% |
| 3 | Financials | 14.1% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 7.05% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.46% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.56T
| $408M | 0.24% |
1,156,132
-3,607
| -0.3% | -$1.29M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
102
Comcast
CMCSA
$86.4B
| $406M | 0.24% |
16,537,957
+2,945,808
| +22% | +$76M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
103
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$11.8B
| $404M | 0.24% |
2,075,550
+684,471
| +49% | +$143M |
2019 Q3
27 quarters
|
|
104
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18.1B
| $403M | 0.24% |
3,124,825
-793,690
| -20% | -$97.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
105
eBay
EBAY
$53.7B
| $386M | 0.23% |
3,450,850
-145,412
| -4% | -$15.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
106
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.7B
| $385M | 0.23% |
15,479,704
+670,761
| +5% | +$15M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
107
United Parcel Service
UPS
$94.5B
| $384M | 0.23% |
3,573,307
-57,826
| -2% | -$6.01M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
108
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$209B
| $378M | 0.22% |
2,991,633
-138,004
| -4% | -$18.2M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
109
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$13.4B
| $373M | 0.22% |
1,954,502
-62,866
| -3% | -$11.7M |
2020 Q3
23 quarters
|
|
110
Dell
DELL
$224B
| $367M | 0.22% |
851,121
+24,024
| +3% | +$6.95M |
2018 Q1
33 quarters
|
|
111
State Street
STT
$46.8B
| $364M | 0.21% |
2,148,846
-619,218
| -22% | -$95.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
112
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
| $345M | 0.2% |
5,981,822
+447,266
| +8% | +$25.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
113
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$95.2B
| $341M | 0.2% |
547,132
+200,277
| +58% | +$136M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
114
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$10.8B
| $341M | 0.2% |
1,007,223
+28,383
| +3% | +$8.71M |
2021 Q3
19 quarters
|
|
115
JFrog
FROG
$13.1B
| $339M | 0.2% |
3,732,370
+370,000
| +11% | +$24M |
2025 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
116
Dynatrace
DT
$12.7B
| $338M | 0.2% |
7,695,192
+893,685
| +13% | +$34.8M |
2019 Q4
26 quarters
|
|
117
DoorDash
DASH
$78.9B
| $337M | 0.2% |
1,825,177
+134,705
| +8% | +$22.3M |
2021 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
118
TSMC
TSM
$2.03T
| $336M | 0.2% |
703,432
+185,068
| +36% | +$75.1M |
2013 Q3
51 quarters
|
|
119
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$14.7B
| $335M | 0.2% |
2,548,464
+140,650
| +6% | +$18.3M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
120
Union Pacific
UNP
$176B
| $334M | 0.2% |
1,229,428
+641,709
| +109% | +$169M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
121
PayPal
PYPL
$50B
| $333M | 0.2% |
7,713,570
+2,589,592
| +51% | +$118M |
2015 Q3
43 quarters
|
|
122
Merck
MRK
$363B
| $333M | 0.2% |
2,591,856
-1,873,713
| -42% | -$219M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
123
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.9B
| $332M | 0.2% |
1,187,494
+355,042
| +43% | +$119M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
124
Paychex
PAYX
$40.9B
| $331M | 0.19% |
3,366,093
+1,022,037
| +44% | +$96.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
125
PACCAR
PCAR
$55.5B
| $327M | 0.19% |
2,725,177
-880,294
| -24% | -$104M |
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.