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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+8.23%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$9.99B
Cap. Flow
+$2.51B
Cap. Flow %
1.87%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.85%
Holding
2,767
New
182
Increased
1,193
Reduced
1,176
Closed
201

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ACM icon
Aecom
ACM
+$261M
2
ACN icon
Accenture
ACN
+$246M
3
CBOE icon
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
+$238M
4
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$226M
5
CRWV
CoreWeave
CRWV
+$215M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
BLK icon
Blackrock
BLK
+$281M
2
TEL icon
TE Connectivity
TEL
+$277M
3
EOG icon
EOG Resources
EOG
+$236M
4
TROW icon
T. Rowe Price
TROW
+$209M
5
SYK icon
Stryker
SYK
+$209M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 29.77%
2 Industrials 16.07%
3 Financials 14.65%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.36%
5 Communication Services 6.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
QNST icon
1751
QuinStreet
QNST
$893M
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
155,102
-58,736
-27% -$932K
CAC icon
1752
Camden National
CAC
$927M
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
61,951
+50,716
+451% +$2.04M
GNK icon
1753
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$1.09B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
133,631
+117,049
+706% +$1.94M
TECH icon
1754
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
42,562
-62,856
-60% -$3.37M
YELP icon
1755
Yelp
YELP
$1.45B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
75,838
-73,925
-49% -$2.42M
KT icon
1756
KT
KT
$8.92B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
121,340
-7,275
-6% -$148K
GOLF icon
1757
Acushnet Holdings
GOLF
$6.08B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
30,129
+9,543
+46% +$741K
TTI icon
1758
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
411,142
+24,512
+6% +$105K
DRH icon
1759
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.64B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
296,718
+43,121
+17% +$349K
HTH icon
1760
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.25B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
70,610
+18,884
+37% +$615K
CNMD icon
1761
CONMED
CNMD
$1.31B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
50,146
-10,790
-18% -$559K
DLTR icon
1762
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$24.1B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
24,966
-496
-2% -$53.1K
VEA icon
1763
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$227B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
39,264
+1,894
+5% +$110K
GNW icon
1764
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.79B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
263,877
-138,490
-34% -$1.14M
PIPR icon
1765
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.15B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
27,068
-1,700
-6% -$139K
GLP icon
1766
Global Partners
GLP
$1.64B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
48,838
-4,612
-9% -$236K
EFC
1767
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.68B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
180,370
-129,961
-42% -$1.73M
IIIN icon
1768
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$624M
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
+60,814
New +$2.3M
NVO
1769
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$220B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
41,595
-19,903
-32% -$1.17M
FINS
1770
Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust
FINS
$418M
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
175,967
+35,568
+25% +$467K
GAM
1771
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
36,975
+756
+2% +$44.5K
TY icon
1772
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
67,629
+5,012
+8% +$165K
MCHI icon
1773
iShares MSCI China ETF
MCHI
$6.14B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
34,867
+5,759
+20% +$345K
ROOT icon
1774
Root
ROOT
$944M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
+25,579
New +$2.68M
NWSA icon
1775
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.8B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
74,530
-479,919
-87% -$14.2M
69 70
71
72 73

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2025, First Trust Advisors held 2,767 positions worth $134B, up 8% from $124B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2025 filing shows 182 new, 1,193 increased, 1,176 reduced and 201 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Freedom Holding: 183,532 shares worth $31.6M. The largest sale was Blackrock, an estimated $281M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, up from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2025 buy was Freedom Holding: 183,532 shares worth $31.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Aecom in Q3 2025, an estimated $261M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2025 reduction was Blackrock, cutting an estimated $281M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Juniper Networks in Q3 2025, selling an estimated $87.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $134B portfolio in Q3 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 182 new positions and closed 201 in Q3 2025.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8% quarter-over-quarter to $134B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2025, filed 12 Nov 2025.