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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$170B
1-Year Est. Return
46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+12.23%
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
$124B
AUM Growth
+$11.4B
(+10%)
Cap. Flow
+$944M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
0.76%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.89%
Holding
2,727
New
194
Increased
1,215
Reduced
1,167
Closed
142
Avg Time Held
21.8
quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
5.5
quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
9.5
quarters
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
|
+$704M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$488M |
| 3 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$288M |
| 4 |
Dover
DOV
|
+$262M |
| 5 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$260M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$698M |
| 2 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
AbbVie
ABBV
|
+$215M |
| 4 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$214M |
| 5 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$211M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 29.62% |
| 2 | Financials | 15.15% |
| 3 | Industrials | 14.51% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.26% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 6.39% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Cisco
CSCO
$467B
| $2.11B | 1.69% |
30,356,336
+1,797,229
| +6% | +$110M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
2
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.97T
| $1.7B | 1.37% |
3,419,860
+30,897
| +0.9% | +$13.4M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
3
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.73T
| $1.61B | 1.29% |
5,835,094
-490,958
| -8% | -$107M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
4
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.83T
| $1.54B | 1.24% |
2,090,124
-57,560
| -3% | -$35.6M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.83T
| $1.25B | 1% |
5,685,488
+319,828
| +6% | +$63.3M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
6
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.54T
| $1.12B | 0.9% |
7,109,887
+700,830
| +11% | +$88.2M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
7
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$282B
| $1.1B | 0.89% |
8,674,080
-861,792
| -9% | -$93.4M |
2019 Q2
24 quarters
|
|
8
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$343B
| $1.08B | 0.87% |
5,295,588
+377,496
| +8% | +$70.1M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.3T
| $1.08B | 0.87% |
6,137,332
+454,879
| +8% | +$74.5M |
2015 Q4
38 quarters
|
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$293B
| $939M | 0.76% |
7,010,430
-621,260
| -8% | -$70.2M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
11
Infosys
INFY
$43.5B
| $933M | 0.75% |
50,331,701
+10,056,808
| +25% | +$180M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
12
Cloudflare
NET
$129B
| $871M | 0.7% |
4,449,123
-162,912
| -4% | -$23.7M |
2019 Q4
22 quarters
|
|
13
Apple
AAPL
$4.91T
| $865M | 0.7% |
4,217,733
-393,280
| -9% | -$79.4M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
14
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$5.47B
| $848M | 0.68% |
3,148,990
-55,722
| -2% | -$13.4M |
2014 Q1
45 quarters
|
|
|
15
ExxonMobil
XOM
$695B
| $820M | 0.66% |
7,602,601
+4,563,707
| +150% | +$488M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
16
Booking.com
BKNG
$120B
| $816M | 0.66% |
3,523,925
+34,175
| +1% | +$7M |
2018 Q2
28 quarters
|
|
17
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.04B
| $764M | 0.61% |
13,622,132
-268,422
| -2% | -$14.1M |
2024 Q4
2 quarters
|
|
18
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$686M
| $763M | 0.61% |
10,276,667
-246,143
| -2% | -$17.2M |
2021 Q1
17 quarters
|
|
|
19
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
$142M
| $732M | 0.59% |
+7,413,411
| New | +$704M |
2025 Q2
0 quarters
|
|
20
Salesforce
CRM
$189B
| $729M | 0.59% |
2,673,473
+52,035
| +2% | +$13.9M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
21
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$750M
| $700M | 0.56% |
16,528,148
-2,231,908
| -12% | -$92.7M |
2025 Q1
1 quarter
|
|
22
Cognizant
CTSH
$26.7B
| $659M | 0.53% |
8,446,197
-103,758
| -1% | -$7.95M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
|
23
IBM
IBM
$214B
| $645M | 0.52% |
2,187,627
-831,158
| -28% | -$214M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
24
Zscaler
ZS
$38.1B
| $639M | 0.51% |
2,034,853
-528,937
| -21% | -$132M |
2018 Q4
26 quarters
|
|
25
Visa
V
$724B
| $637M | 0.51% |
1,793,184
-131,962
| -7% | -$46M |
2013 Q2
48 quarters
|
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, First Trust Advisors held 2,727 positions worth $124B, up 10% from $113B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors's Q2 2025 filing shows 194 new, 1,215 increased, 1,167 reduced and 142 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund: 7,413,411 shares worth $732M. The largest sale was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund, an estimated $698M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund: 7,413,411 shares worth $732M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2025, an estimated $488M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was Philip Morris, cutting an estimated $400M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $698M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $124B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- First Trust Advisors opened 194 new positions and closed 142 in Q2 2025.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $124B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 13 Aug 2025.