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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+28.35%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$170B
AUM Growth
+$30.1B
Cap. Flow
+$6.15B
Cap. Flow %
3.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.08%
Holding
2,776
New
174
Increased
1,442
Reduced
1,016
Closed
121

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$726M
2
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$695M
3
PWR icon
Quanta Services
PWR
+$643M
4
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$424M
5
JCI icon
Johnson Controls International
JCI
+$377M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$751M
2
FXN icon
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
+$672M
3
MISL icon
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
+$657M
4
CRWD icon
CrowdStrike
CRWD
+$389M
5
FTXL icon
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
+$355M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.24%
2 Industrials 20.01%
3 Financials 14.1%
4 Healthcare 7.05%
5 Consumer Discretionary 6.47%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MDY icon
2351
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$26.5B
$649K ﹤0.01%
923
+223
+32% +$149K
JLS icon
2352
Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund
JLS
$92.3M
$648K ﹤0.01%
37,080
+1,204
+3% +$21.8K
ESQ icon
2353
Esquire Financial Holdings
ESQ
$1.44B
$648K ﹤0.01%
5,440
-5,954
-52% -$660K
VOE icon
2354
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
VOE
$24.4B
$645K ﹤0.01%
3,265
– –
BC icon
2355
Brunswick
BC
$4.82B
$635K ﹤0.01%
7,543
+370
+5% +$29.7K
VOT icon
2356
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF
VOT
$19.5B
$633K ﹤0.01%
2,066
+57
+3% +$16.4K
IMMR icon
2357
Immersion
IMMR
$256M
$625K ﹤0.01%
92,327
+4,428
+5% +$27.9K
HIVE
2358
HIVE Digital Technologies
HIVE
$853M
$623K ﹤0.01%
171,286
+61,220
+56% +$198K
PDP icon
2359
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
PDP
$1.47B
$623K ﹤0.01%
4,109
-164
-4% -$22.9K
COHU icon
2360
Cohu
COHU
$2.4B
$623K ﹤0.01%
+8,434
New +$422K
EFA icon
2361
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80.1B
$618K ﹤0.01%
5,951
-1,029
-15% -$106K
NSA
2362
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$613K ﹤0.01%
13,777
+892
+7% +$38.2K
ICHR icon
2363
Ichor Holdings
ICHR
$2.11B
$611K ﹤0.01%
+5,439
New +$392K
VEL icon
2364
Velocity Financial
VEL
$728M
$603K ﹤0.01%
32,676
+1,446
+5% +$26.3K
DFEB icon
2365
FT Vest US Equity Deep Buffer ETF February
DFEB
$446M
$602K ﹤0.01%
11,922
+930
+8% +$46.2K
MNTK icon
2366
Montauk Renewables
MNTK
$317M
$596K ﹤0.01%
381,889
+69,939
+22% +$103K
ITM icon
2367
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.08B
$594K ﹤0.01%
12,636
+515
+4% +$24.1K
VEU icon
2368
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$71.3B
$590K ﹤0.01%
7,046
-732
-9% -$59.8K
RSP icon
2369
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$100B
$589K ﹤0.01%
2,766
+359
+15% +$73.5K
SOXX icon
2370
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$42.8B
$588K ﹤0.01%
+917
New +$466K
UEC icon
2371
Uranium Energy
UEC
$5.71B
$585K ﹤0.01%
54,839
-542,811
-91% -$7.29M
SMH icon
2372
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$69B
$584K ﹤0.01%
890
– –
TBCH
2373
Turtle Beach Corp
TBCH
$224M
$583K ﹤0.01%
46,822
+3,040
+7% +$36K
SIGA icon
2374
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$236M
$581K ﹤0.01%
159,509
-846
-0.5% -$3.79K
SLAB icon
2375
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.36B
$578K ﹤0.01%
2,644
-35,195
-93% -$7.61M
93 94
95
96 97

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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.