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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
JQC icon
1851
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
369,196
-6,500
-2% -$35.5K
JPC icon
1852
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
236,904
-44,983
-16% -$365K
VUG icon
1853
Vanguard Growth ETF
VUG
$216B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
24,234
+210
+0.9% +$16K
BLDP
1854
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$865M
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
712,064
-35,229
-5% -$72.1K
VALE icon
1855
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
178,028
+159,502
+861% +$1.63M
EQBK icon
1856
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.04B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
+47,502
New +$1.92M
UNIT
1857
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.62B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
315,605
-218,914
-41% -$1.31M
UTG icon
1858
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.64B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
48,686
+7,542
+18% +$285K
NRP icon
1859
Natural Resource Partners
NRP
$1.3B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
18,230
-2,405
-12% -$245K
OPRA
1860
Opera Ltd
OPRA
$1.69B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
92,483
+17,680
+24% +$316K
FIZZ icon
1861
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.93B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
51,594
-7,043
-12% -$305K
KALU icon
1862
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.65B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
24,652
-17,796
-42% -$1.41M
PRAA icon
1863
PRA Group
PRAA
$683M
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
+121,951
New +$1.97M
JBSS icon
1864
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$978M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
+29,169
New +$1.89M
CLMB icon
1865
Climb Global Solutions
CLMB
$505M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
55,560
-36
-0.1% -$1.07K
KARO icon
1866
Karooooo
KARO
$1.96B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
32,689
+4,362
+15% +$222K
SMBC icon
1867
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$854M
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
35,511
-1,978
-5% -$110K
HLNE icon
1868
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$3.83B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
13,843
-17,640
-56% -$2.66M
SPTM icon
1869
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
$13.5B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
23,090
+108
+0.5% +$8.39K
SHBI icon
1870
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$800M
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
113,307
-6,169
-5% -$102K
VV icon
1871
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF
VV
$51.9B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
6,021
+773
+15% +$229K
ARR
1872
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.01B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
123,765
+109,291
+755% +$1.72M
VWO icon
1873
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$120B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
33,839
-562
-2% -$29K
IFF icon
1874
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.5B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
29,719
-89,738
-75% -$6.16M
HOV icon
1875
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$782M
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
+14,202
New +$1.89M

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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.