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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$76.7B
| $225M | 0.13% |
441,110
-64,877
| -13% | -$37.4M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
177
Dover
DOV
$28.4B
| $223M | 0.13% |
993,766
-1,247,987
| -56% | -$272M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
178
Stryker
SYK
$125B
| $222M | 0.13% |
703,729
+658,352
| +1,451% | +$207M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
179
Primoris Services
PRIM
$3.69B
| $222M | 0.13% |
2,234,728
-651,435
| -23% | -$85.6M |
2015 Q2
44 quarters
|
|
180
Copart
CPRT
$30.2B
| $221M | 0.13% |
7,849,799
+806,087
| +11% | +$26M |
2016 Q1
41 quarters
|
|
181
Kirby Corp
KEX
$6.54B
| $220M | 0.13% |
1,618,865
+214,151
| +15% | +$30.6M |
2022 Q3
15 quarters
|
|
182
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.3B
| $220M | 0.13% |
447,791
-84,347
| -16% | -$39.4M |
2015 Q1
45 quarters
|
|
183
Marsh
MRSH
$98.2B
| $220M | 0.13% |
1,319,512
-12,889
| -1% | -$2.15M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
184
Everest Group
EG
$15.3B
| $220M | 0.13% |
614,688
+492,739
| +404% | +$169M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
185
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$86.3B
| $218M | 0.13% |
811,338
+350,454
| +76% | +$90M |
2019 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
186
Intuit
INTU
$91B
| $218M | 0.13% |
835,742
+343,523
| +70% | +$120M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
187
Fox Class A
FOXA
$28.4B
| $216M | 0.13% |
4,132,398
+739,016
| +22% | +$45.7M |
2019 Q1
29 quarters
|
|
188
Abbott
ABT
$192B
| $215M | 0.13% |
2,370,637
-1,809,085
| -43% | -$165M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
189
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.63B
| $215M | 0.13% |
1,400,139
+109,715
| +9% | +$15.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
190
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$12.2B
| $214M | 0.13% |
546,475
+1,071
| +0.2% | +$334K |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
191
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.5B
| $213M | 0.13% |
4,145,711
+3,494,605
| +537% | +$147M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
192
Shopify
SHOP
$195B
| $212M | 0.12% |
1,853,916
+676,796
| +57% | +$77.2M |
2017 Q3
35 quarters
|
|
193
Aptiv
APTV
$8.16B
| $209M | 0.12% |
3,409,902
+1,015,883
| +42% | +$62.1M |
2018 Q2
32 quarters
|
|
194
Ryder
R
$10.6B
| $209M | 0.12% |
793,162
-217,158
| -21% | -$53.1M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
195
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.56B
| $209M | 0.12% |
1,320,136
-77,437
| -6% | -$10.5M |
2021 Q2
20 quarters
|
|
196
Snowflake
SNOW
$103B
| $208M | 0.12% |
816,623
-236,148
| -22% | -$43.5M |
2020 Q4
22 quarters
|
|
197
VeriSign
VRSN
$27.6B
| $208M | 0.12% |
826,097
+106,110
| +15% | +$29.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
198
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.3B
| $207M | 0.12% |
552,651
+55,026
| +11% | +$19.3M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
199
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.59B
| $206M | 0.12% |
8,530,330
+479,407
| +6% | +$10.5M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
200
SPX Corp
SPXC
$7.62B
| $205M | 0.12% |
837,393
-525,478
| -39% | -$115M |
2017 Q2
36 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.