FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPFIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q4 2025

Top Holdings2,624 positions

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Activity:

CISCO SYS INC

25.9M$2B1.4%$42.89+77.04%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

NVIDIA CORPORATION

9.9M$1.8B1.3%$95.23+95.38%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
61

MICROSOFT CORP

3.6M$1.8B1.3%$312.32+53.87%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
57

BROADCOM INC

4.8M$1.6B1.2%$46.91+633.81%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ALPHABET INC

4.9M$1.5B1.1%$117.00+167.00%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

META PLATFORMS INC

2.1M$1.4B1.0%$300.35+119.21%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
50

AMAZON COM INC

5.2M$1.2B0.9%$113.80+102.83%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

APPLE INC

4.3M$1.2B0.9%$187.84+44.34%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
46

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC

6.2M$1.1B0.8%$114.40+61.01%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47
INFYINFY
ADR

INFOSYS LTD

58.5M$1B0.8%$16.92+3.09%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC

2.2M$1B0.8%$64.14+82.71%
27 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Decreased
0

LAM RESEARCH CORP

5.6M$958.6M0.7%$98.94+72.50%
5 qtrssince 2024-Q4
Increased
52

SALESFORCE INC

3.4M$888.7M0.6%$212.15+24.24%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
MISLMISL
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

18.6M$795.6M0.6%$43.160.00%
1 qtr
New
62

KLA CORP

653,986$794.6M0.6%$66.37+82.41%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CLOUDFLARE INC

4M$792.4M0.6%$76.44+161.14%
25 qtrssince 2019-Q4
Increased
45

EXXON MOBIL CORP

6.6M$791.8M0.6%$102.41+17.36%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

APPLIED MATLS INC

3M$774.9M0.6%$144.24+77.72%
29 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
FXOFXO
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

12.7M$765.4M0.6%$53.16+18.51%as of Oct 16
5 qtrssince 2024-Q4
Decreased
0
FXUFXU
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

16.9M$760.7M0.6%$40.25+16.43%as of Oct 16
4 qtrssince 2025-Q1
Increased
47
$137.6B
AUM
2,624
Positions
Q4 2025
Filing
HI score · 2.0/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
+7%Q3'24$105B+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
Activity profile
$ moved · Q4'25
New6%Increased49%Decreased39%Exited6%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 5.3 years
<1Q3%1-4Q6%1-2Y8%2Y+83%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP manages $137.6B across 2624 positions as of Q4 2025. Top holdings: CSCO (1.4%), NVDA (1.3%), MSFT (1.3%). Fund DNA: Steady Compounder. HoldingsIntel Score: 2/5.0.

Q4 2025 Summary

Active quarter - 182 new positions, 124 exits, 1360 increased. Top move: MISL (NEW, conviction 62). Portfolio: $137.6B across 2624 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$138B
CSCO1.45%
NVDA1.34%
MSFT1.28%
AVGO1.20%
GOOGL1.10%
META1.03%
AMZN0.88%
AAPL0.85%
PANW0.83%
INFY0.76%
Other0.76%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology29.72%
Industrials16.95%
Financial Services15.11%
Consumer Cyclical7.55%
Healthcare6.92%
Communication Services5.85%
Consumer Defensive4.27%
Unknown3.97%
Utilities3.51%
Energy3.44%
Other2.72%

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&L53
Conviction37
Concentration17
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