First Trust Advisors LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q2 2026

Top Holdings2,655 positions

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Activity:
CSCO

Cisco Systems, Inc.

21.4M$2.5B1.5%$42.72+129.75%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation

10.9M$2.2B1.3%$103.38+63.36%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
52
AVGO

Broadcom Inc.

5.1M$1.9B1.1%$68.17+386.96%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
GOOGL

Alphabet Inc.

5.4M$1.9B1.1%$140.98+103.85%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
56
PANW

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

5.3M$1.8B1.1%$116.34+180.52%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
AMAT

Applied Materials, Inc.

2.5M$1.8B1.0%$144.09+158.54%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
MSFT

Microsoft Corporation

4.7M$1.7B1.0%$325.26+63.92%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
57
AAPL

Apple Inc.

5.8M$1.7B1.0%$208.71+66.98%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
50
FTNT

Fortinet, Inc.

10.8M$1.7B1.0%$68.53+80.32%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
KLAC

KLA Corporation

5.3M$1.6B0.9%$66.37+130.53%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
LRCX

Lam Research Corporation

3.6M$1.6B0.9%$98.94+124.77%
7 qtrssince 2024-Q4
Decreased
0
CRWD

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

1.9M$1.5B0.9%$68.91+227.62%
29 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Decreased
0
PWR

Quanta Services, Inc.

1.9M$1.4B0.8%$507.73+14.85%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
71
ETN

Eaton Corporation, PLC

3.1M$1.3B0.8%$336.41+5.29%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
59
MU

Micron Technology, Inc.

1.1M$1.3B0.8%$111.16+552.32%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
45
META

Meta Platforms, Inc.

2.2M$1.2B0.7%$339.45+88.95%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
53
JCI

Johnson Controls International plc

8.4M$1.2B0.7%$107.94+30.74%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61
GEV

GE Vernova Inc.

1M$1.2B0.7%$576.16+38.34%
9 qtrssince 2024-Q2
Increased
47
IBM

International Business Machines Corporation

3.6M$1B0.6%$198.91+22.93%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
49
AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc.

4.2M$1B0.6%$113.80+138.02%
31 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
$170B
AUM
2,655
Positions
Q2 2026
Filing
HI rating · 2.0/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
Reported 13F value ($B)
Reported 13F values and quarter-over-quarter reported value changes; not investment returns.
QuarterReported value in US dollarsReported value change
2025-Q1$112,906,532,981-0.473471745269%
2025-Q2$124,337,582,05110.1243468984%
2025-Q3$134,329,558,9368.03616792299%
2025-Q4$137,596,160,7482.43178183408%
2026-Q1$139,951,861,7801.71203979762%
2026-Q2$170,014,832,74721.4809367912%
Activity profile
$ moved · Q2'26
New3%Increased55%Decreased38%Exited4%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 5.6 years
<1Q3%1-4Q5%1-2Y10%2Y+82%

First Trust Advisors LP manages $170B across 2655 positions as of Q2 2026. Top holdings: CSCO (1.5%), NVDA (1.3%), AVGO (1.1%). Fund DNA: Balanced Allocator. HoldingsIntel Score: 2/5.0.

Q2 2026 Summary

Active quarter - 176 new positions, 123 exits, 1442 increased. Top move: PWR (INCREASED, conviction 71). Portfolio: $170.0B across 2655 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$170B
CSCO1.48%
NVDA1.28%
AVGO1.14%
GOOGL1.14%
PANW1.05%
AMAT1.05%
MSFT1.02%
AAPL0.99%
FTNT0.98%
KLAC0.95%
Other0.92%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology32.35%
Industrials19.68%
Financial Services14.15%
Healthcare7.06%
Consumer Cyclical6.49%
Communication Services4.48%
Consumer Defensive4.23%
Unknown3.64%
Energy2.73%
Utilities2.61%
Other2.59%

Behavioral investing profile

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Balanced Allocator- 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
Conviction48
Concentration17
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