FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPFIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q3 2025

Top Holdings2,566 positions

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Activity:

Cisco Systems, Inc.

29.2M$2B1.5%$42.72+56.31%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Broadcom Inc.

5.3M$1.8B1.3%$46.91+598.15%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Microsoft Corporation

3.2M$1.7B1.2%$290.99+76.54%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Meta Platforms Inc

2.1M$1.6B1.2%$297.78+145.79%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
51

NVIDIA Corporation

8M$1.5B1.1%$73.17+154.40%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
56

Alphabet Inc.

5.5M$1.3B1.0%$117.00+107.23%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC

2.6M$1.3B0.9%$64.14+91.13%
26 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Increased
53

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

5.9M$1.2B0.9%$111.02+83.41%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
50

Amazon.com, Inc.

5.5M$1.2B0.9%$113.80+92.94%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Apple Inc.

4.2M$1.1B0.8%$186.29+36.18%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
45
INFYINFY
ADR

INFOSYS LTD

59.3M$965.3M0.7%$16.92-7.27%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
53

Netflix, Inc.

744,306$892.4M0.7%$42.68+180.89%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
48

International Business Machines Corporation

3.1M$861.4M0.6%$169.44+62.30%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
59
FDNFDN
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

3.1M$855.6M0.6%$163.88+70.76%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CLOUDFLARE INC

4M$848.9M0.6%$73.56+191.73%
24 qtrssince 2019-Q4
Decreased
0

EXXON MOBIL CORP

7.2M$811M0.6%$100.06+9.51%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

Salesforce, Inc.

3.4M$796.9M0.6%$211.78+10.97%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
55

Booking Holdings Inc.

147,073$794.1M0.6%$162.82+31.44%
28 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47
FXOFXO
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

13.2M$785.7M0.6%$52.20+11.13%
4 qtrssince 2024-Q4
Decreased
0
FXRFXR
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

10M$779.2M0.6%$53.88+43.73%
19 qtrssince 2021-Q1
Decreased
0
$134.3B
AUM
2,566
Positions
Q3 2025
Filing
HI score · 2.0/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
-0%Q2'24$98.1B+7%Q3'24$105B+8%Q4'24$113.4B-0%Q1'25$112.9B+10%Q2'25$124.3B+8%Q3'25$134.3B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q3'25
New1%Increased59%Decreased38%Exited2%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 5.1 years
<1Q3%1-4Q9%1-2Y4%2Y+84%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP manages $134.3B across 2566 positions as of Q3 2025. Top holdings: CSCO (1.5%), AVGO (1.3%), MSFT (1.2%). Fund DNA: Steady Compounder. HoldingsIntel Score: 2/5.0.

Q3 2025 Summary

Active quarter - 187 new positions, 206 exits, 1194 increased. Top move: IBM (INCREASED, conviction 59). Portfolio: $134.3B across 2566 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$134B
CSCO1.49%
AVGO1.30%
MSFT1.24%
META1.17%
NVDA1.11%
GOOGL1.00%
CRWD0.95%
PANW0.90%
AMZN0.89%
AAPL0.80%
Other0.72%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology29.77%
Industrials16.01%
Financial Services14.61%
Consumer Cyclical8.36%
Communication Services6.43%
Healthcare6.29%
Consumer Defensive4.41%
Unknown4.23%
Utilities3.74%
Energy3.39%
Other2.78%

Behavioral investing profile

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