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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
+586.77%
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
Avg Time Held
22.5
quarters
Top 10 Avg Time Held
7.1
quarters
Top 20 Avg Time Held
9.6
quarters
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 | Held Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Cisco
CSCO
$467B
| $1.99B | 1.45% |
25,886,228
-3,307,390
| -11% | -$245M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
|
2
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.54T
| $1.84B | 1.34% |
9,889,747
+1,932,878
| +24% | +$360M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
3
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.97T
| $1.76B | 1.28% |
3,630,393
+408,503
| +13% | +$205M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
4
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.73T
| $1.65B | 1.2% |
4,754,866
-558,386
| -11% | -$200M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
5
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.3T
| $1.52B | 1.1% |
4,850,995
-690,021
| -12% | -$197M |
2015 Q4
40 quarters
|
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.83T
| $1.42B | 1.03% |
2,148,785
+15,353
| +0.7% | +$10.3M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.83T
| $1.21B | 0.88% |
5,229,817
-237,668
| -4% | -$54.4M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
8
Apple
AAPL
$4.91T
| $1.17B | 0.85% |
4,313,072
+79,038
| +2% | +$21.2M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
9
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$343B
| $1.14B | 0.83% |
6,193,015
+286,052
| +5% | +$57.7M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
10
Infosys
INFY
$43.5B
| $1.04B | 0.76% |
58,456,448
-872,396
| -1% | -$15.1M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
11
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$282B
| $1.04B | 0.76% |
8,864,964
-1,534,644
| -15% | -$195M |
2019 Q2
26 quarters
|
|
12
Lam Research
LRCX
$399B
| $959M | 0.7% |
5,599,798
+789,884
| +16% | +$123M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
13
Salesforce
CRM
$189B
| $889M | 0.65% |
3,354,702
-7,762
| -0.2% | -$1.93M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
|
14
First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF
MISL
$701M
| $796M | 0.58% |
+18,592,390
| New | +$780M |
2025 Q4
0 quarters
|
|
15
KLA
KLAC
$255B
| $795M | 0.58% |
6,539,860
-424,540
| -6% | -$49.8M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
16
Cloudflare
NET
$129B
| $792M | 0.58% |
4,019,157
+63,198
| +2% | +$13.4M |
2019 Q4
24 quarters
|
|
17
ExxonMobil
XOM
$695B
| $792M | 0.58% |
6,579,548
-613,546
| -9% | -$71.2M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
18
Applied Materials
AMAT
$402B
| $775M | 0.56% |
3,015,458
-86,314
| -3% | -$20.7M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
19
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
$1.04B
| $765M | 0.56% |
12,683,088
-546,732
| -4% | -$32.1M |
2024 Q4
4 quarters
|
|
20
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$750M
| $761M | 0.55% |
16,901,242
+849,177
| +5% | +$39.1M |
2025 Q1
3 quarters
|
|
21
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$5.47B
| $755M | 0.55% |
2,804,361
-252,952
| -8% | -$69.3M |
2014 Q1
47 quarters
|
|
22
Booking.com
BKNG
$120B
| $748M | 0.54% |
3,491,550
-185,275
| -5% | -$38.1M |
2018 Q2
30 quarters
|
|
|
23
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
$1.34B
| $736M | 0.53% |
+5,680,966
| New | +$702M |
2025 Q4
0 quarters
|
|
24
Netflix
NFLX
$293B
| $714M | 0.52% |
7,615,075
+172,015
| +2% | +$18.5M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
|
25
F5
FFIV
$27.2B
| $703M | 0.51% |
2,753,652
+1,119,291
| +68% | +$301M |
2013 Q2
50 quarters
|
|
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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.