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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
+2.18%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+698.25%
AUM
$138B
AUM Growth
+$3.27B
(+2.4%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.14B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.28%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.71%
Holding
2,742
New
176
Increased
1,364
Reduced
1,069
Closed
118
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
|
+$780M |
| 2 |
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
|
+$702M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
F5
FFIV
|
+$301M |
| 5 |
Dover
DOV
|
+$294M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
|
+$779M |
| 2 |
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
|
+$712M |
| 3 |
CYBR
CyberArk
CYBR
|
+$509M |
| 4 |
EA
Electronic Arts
EA
|
+$314M |
| 5 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$284M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 29.72% |
| 2 | Industrials | 17.01% |
| 3 | Financials | 15.15% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.55% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 6.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Cisco
CSCO
$447B
| $1.99B | 1.45% |
25,886,228
-3,307,390
| -11% | -$245M |
|
|
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.46T
| $1.84B | 1.34% |
9,889,747
+1,932,878
| +24% | +$360M |
|
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.69T
| $1.76B | 1.28% |
3,630,393
+408,503
| +13% | +$205M |
|
4
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.99T
| $1.65B | 1.2% |
4,754,866
-558,386
| -11% | -$200M |
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.24T
| $1.52B | 1.1% |
4,850,995
-690,021
| -12% | -$197M |
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.52T
| $1.42B | 1.03% |
2,148,785
+15,353
| +0.7% | +$10.3M |
|
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.86T
| $1.21B | 0.88% |
5,229,817
-237,668
| -4% | -$54.4M |
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$4.46T
| $1.17B | 0.85% |
4,313,072
+79,038
| +2% | +$21.2M |
|
9
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$323B
| $1.14B | 0.83% |
6,193,015
+286,052
| +5% | +$57.7M |
|
10
Infosys
INFY
$50.3B
| $1.04B | 0.76% |
58,456,448
-872,396
| -1% | -$15.1M |
|
11
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$230B
| $1.04B | 0.76% |
8,864,964
-1,534,644
| -15% | -$195M |
|
12
Lam Research
LRCX
$422B
| $959M | 0.7% |
5,599,798
+789,884
| +16% | +$123M |
|
13
Salesforce
CRM
$165B
| $889M | 0.65% |
3,354,702
-7,762
| -0.2% | -$1.93M |
|
|
14
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
$803M
| $796M | 0.58% |
+18,592,390
| New | +$780M |
|
15
KLA
KLAC
$274B
| $795M | 0.58% |
6,539,860
-424,540
| -6% | -$49.8M |
|
16
Cloudflare
NET
$118B
| $792M | 0.58% |
4,019,157
+63,198
| +2% | +$13.4M |
|
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$652B
| $792M | 0.58% |
6,579,548
-613,546
| -9% | -$71.2M |
|
18
Applied Materials
AMAT
$424B
| $775M | 0.56% |
3,015,458
-86,314
| -3% | -$20.7M |
|
19
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.15B
| $765M | 0.56% |
12,683,088
-546,732
| -4% | -$32.1M |
|
20
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$831M
| $761M | 0.55% |
16,901,242
+849,177
| +5% | +$39.1M |
|
21
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$5.45B
| $755M | 0.55% |
2,804,361
-252,952
| -8% | -$69.3M |
|
22
Booking.com
BKNG
$160B
| $748M | 0.54% |
3,491,550
-185,275
| -5% | -$38.1M |
|
|
23
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.38B
| $736M | 0.53% |
+5,680,966
| New | +$702M |
|
24
Netflix
NFLX
$326B
| $714M | 0.52% |
7,615,075
+172,015
| +2% | +$18.5M |
|
|
25
F5
FFIV
$23.6B
| $703M | 0.51% |
2,753,652
+1,119,291
| +68% | +$301M |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2025, First Trust Advisors held 2,742 positions worth $138B, up 2.4% from $134B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors's Q4 2025 filing shows 176 new, 1,364 increased, 1,069 reduced and 118 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF: 18,592,390 shares worth $796M. The largest sale was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $779M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 30% of assets, down from 30% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2025 buy was First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF: 18,592,390 shares worth $796M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to NVIDIA in Q4 2025, an estimated $360M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2025 reduction was CyberArk, cutting an estimated $509M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2025, selling an estimated $779M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $138B portfolio in Q4 2025.
- First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 118 in Q4 2025.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.4% quarter-over-quarter to $138B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2025, filed 13 Feb 2026.