FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPFIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q1 2026

Top Holdings2,602 positions

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Activity:

NVIDIA Corporation

10.4M$1.8B1.3%$99.29+75.25%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
53

Cisco Systems, Inc.

22.1M$1.7B1.2%$42.72+79.28%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Broadcom Inc.

5.2M$1.6B1.1%$68.17+352.46%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
55

Microsoft Corporation

4.1M$1.5B1.1%$319.16+15.51%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
57

Alphabet Inc.

4.9M$1.4B1.0%$118.62+142.12%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
51

Apple Inc.

5.2M$1.3B0.9%$199.16+27.20%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
54

Meta Platforms Inc

1.9M$1.1B0.8%$300.35+90.16%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

EXXON MOBIL CORP

6.2M$1B0.7%$100.06+67.34%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

6.5M$1B0.7%$116.34+37.80%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47

CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC

2.6M$1B0.7%$68.91+41.64%
28 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Increased
52

Fortinet, Inc.

11.5M$940.3M0.7%$68.53+19.25%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

Amazon.com, Inc.

4.3M$902.9M0.6%$113.80+83.01%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Lam Research Corporation

4.2M$902.8M0.6%$98.94+115.57%
6 qtrssince 2024-Q4
Decreased
0

Chevron Corporation

4.3M$885.3M0.6%$141.54+43.60%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47

Applied Materials, Inc.

2.6M$885M0.6%$144.09+136.66%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

GE Vernova Inc.

958,698$836.8M0.6%$544.05+60.27%
8 qtrssince 2024-Q2
Increased
51

KLA Corporation

565,850$833.2M0.6%$66.37+121.33%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Eaton Corp. Plc

2.3M$821.5M0.6%$305.82+16.34%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
59

International Business Machines Corporation

3.3M$807.3M0.6%$192.74+23.95%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
62

Ross Stores, Inc.

3.7M$800.3M0.6%$139.83+54.32%
30 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
48
$140B
AUM
2,602
Positions
Q1 2026
Filing
HI score · 2.0/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
+8%Q4'24$113.4B-0%Q1'25$112.9B+10%Q2'25$124.3B+8%Q3'25$134.3B+2%Q4'25$137.6B+2%Q1'26$140B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q1'26
New4%Increased51%Decreased40%Exited6%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 5.5 years
<1Q2%1-4Q6%1-2Y9%2Y+83%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP manages $140B across 2602 positions as of Q1 2026. Top holdings: NVDA (1.3%), CSCO (1.2%), AVGO (1.1%). Fund DNA: Steady Compounder. HoldingsIntel Score: 2/5.0.

Q1 2026 Summary

Active quarter - 119 new positions, 141 exits, 1467 increased. Top move: IBM (INCREASED, conviction 62). Portfolio: $140.0B across 2602 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$140B
NVDA1.30%
CSCO1.23%
AVGO1.14%
MSFT1.09%
GOOGL1.01%
AAPL0.95%
META0.77%
XOM0.75%
PANW0.74%
CRWD0.72%
Other0.67%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology26.81%
Industrials19.06%
Financial Services14.82%
Healthcare7.53%
Consumer Cyclical7.13%
Energy5.40%
Communication Services4.82%
Consumer Defensive4.79%
Unknown3.62%
Utilities2.90%
Other3.11%

Behavioral investing profile

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Steady Compounder- primarily Technology, Industrials, Financial Services
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7-dimension, SEC 13F-derived research score
Below Average(2.0 / 5.0)
Holdings P&L55
Conviction37
Concentration17
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