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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.2B
| $204M | 0.12% |
1,806,631
-219,972
| -11% | -$26.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
202
Airbnb
ABNB
$112B
| $203M | 0.12% |
1,417,941
-300,175
| -17% | -$40.9M |
2020 Q4
22 quarters
|
|
203
Weatherford International
WFRD
$6.2B
| $203M | 0.12% |
2,487,704
+727,237
| +41% | +$73.8M |
2022 Q2
16 quarters
|
|
204
AbbVie
ABBV
$518B
| $202M | 0.12% |
800,818
-719,168
| -47% | -$155M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
205
Aaon
AAON
$5.18B
| $200M | 0.12% |
1,579,172
-434,043
| -22% | -$50.8M |
2021 Q4
18 quarters
|
|
206
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$46.9B
| $200M | 0.12% |
2,449,769
+885,543
| +57% | +$77.4M |
2023 Q3
11 quarters
|
|
207
Workday
WDAY
$45.8B
| $200M | 0.12% |
1,633,601
+217,425
| +15% | +$27.5M |
2016 Q1
41 quarters
|
|
208
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.66B
| $199M | 0.12% |
1,676,859
-96,274
| -5% | -$10.2M |
2014 Q1
49 quarters
|
|
209
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$179B
| $195M | 0.11% |
1,161,573
+498,668
| +75% | +$94.4M |
2015 Q4
42 quarters
|
|
210
Ciena
CIEN
$38.2B
| $195M | 0.11% |
396,531
-40,414
| -9% | -$20.6M |
2018 Q1
33 quarters
|
|
211
EnerSys
ENS
$5.47B
| $193M | 0.11% |
827,150
-60,257
| -7% | -$13.1M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
212
Truist Financial
TFC
$60.3B
| $193M | 0.11% |
3,880,799
-218,426
| -5% | -$10.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
213
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$38.5B
| $192M | 0.11% |
696,799
+643,051
| +1,196% | +$127M |
2025 Q1
5 quarters
|
|
214
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.1B
| $192M | 0.11% |
4,260,301
-1,137,690
| -21% | -$41.1M |
2015 Q4
42 quarters
|
|
215
Dominion Energy
D
$60B
| $190M | 0.11% |
2,779,382
+1,572,712
| +130% | +$102M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
216
Elevance Health
ELV
$90.4B
| $190M | 0.11% |
490,016
-166,337
| -25% | -$61.7M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
217
Woodward
WWD
$19.7B
| $189M | 0.11% |
444,438
-84,775
| -16% | -$32.2M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
218
HP
HPQ
$25.5B
| $188M | 0.11% |
8,582,941
+486,077
| +6% | +$10.8M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
219
3M
MMM
$97.3B
| $188M | 0.11% |
1,161,346
+942,692
| +431% | +$143M |
2013 Q2
52 quarters
|
|
220
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.59B
| $188M | 0.11% |
1,311,071
+437,733
| +50% | +$56.5M |
2018 Q1
33 quarters
|
|
221
SentinelOne
S
$8.19B
| $186M | 0.11% |
10,954,964
+1,875,128
| +21% | +$28.9M |
2022 Q1
17 quarters
|
|
222
Saic
SAIC
$6.32B
| $185M | 0.11% |
1,672,582
+175,563
| +12% | +$17.8M |
2014 Q1
49 quarters
|
|
223
Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv
WFC.PRL
$4.24B
| $183M | 0.11% |
158,555
| – | – |
2021 Q4
18 quarters
|
|
224
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$35.1B
| $183M | 0.11% |
2,106,272
-192,896
| -8% | -$16.1M |
2021 Q3
19 quarters
|
|
225
Incyte
INCY
$24.8B
| $180M | 0.11% |
1,587,996
+87,204
| +6% | +$8.65M |
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.