Stocks/Funds/CIK 1125816

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

index-like (500+ pos)long-term holder
Quarterly 13F filings · Latest period 2026-03-31 · CIK 1125816
Assets
$139.72B
+23.8% YoY
Holdings
2,598
Lifetime alpha vs market
+0.21% annual
Average hold time
6.6 yr
median 7.5 yr

Quarterly history

Cum return +238% vs S&P +230% · α +7% lifetimeAUM $139.7B · peak $139.7BFlow $4.0B (+3%)2016-062017-122019-062020-122022-062023-122025-062026-03
AUM ($B)fundS&P 500(gap = α)/ Flow in/out

Behavior signals (lifetime)

Dip response
-0.80%
trims when stocks drop
when a holding falls −10%+
Middle response
+0.01%
steady accumulation
Rally response
-8.99%
trims into rallies
when a holding rises +10%+

Top positions · 30

Ticker$ value% portYoYHold time
NVDANVIDIA Corporation$1.82B1.3%+60.9%10.5 yr
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.$1.72B1.2%+28.1%10.5 yr
AVGOBroadcom Inc.$1.60B1.1%+86.0%8.0 yr
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation$1.53B1.1%-0.6%10.5 yr
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.$1.41B1.0%10.5 yr
AAPLApple Inc.$1.32B0.9%+14.7%10.5 yr
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$1.08B0.8%-0.4%10.5 yr
XOMExxon Mobil Corporation$1.05B0.8%+47.6%10.5 yr
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.$1.04B0.7%-6.0%10.5 yr
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, In$1.01B0.7%+10.7%7.0 yr
FTNTFortinet, Inc.$940M0.7%-15.1%10.5 yr
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.$903M0.6%+9.5%10.5 yr
LRCXLam Research Corporation$903M0.6%+196.1%1.5 yr
CVXChevron Corporation$885M0.6%+29.2%10.5 yr
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.$885M0.6%+137.6%10.5 yr

Portfolio composition (YoY)

Industry mix
Semiconductors7.7%+2.5pp$10.78B
Software - Infrastructure7.6%-1.2pp$10.57B
Asset Management4.9%-1.1pp$6.87B
Software - Application4.0%-0.9pp$5.62B
Industrial - Machinery3.6%+1.2pp$5.09B
Engineering & Construction3.5%+2.1pp$4.90B
Banks - Regional3.3%+0.3pp$4.64B
Aerospace & Defense3.0%+1.3pp$4.21B
Drug Manufacturers - General2.5%+0.1pp$3.50B
Insurance - Property & Casualty2.5%+0.1pp$3.49B
Country
US91.8%+0.9pp
IE2.2%+0.6pp
CA1.1%-0.1pp
GB0.9%+0.0pp
Unknown0.9%+0.2pp
BM0.5%-0.5pp
CH0.5%-0.2pp
NL0.4%+0.0pp
Top 5: 5.8% · Top 10: 9.7% · Top 25: 18.5%

Winners

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
AVGO$1.06B+0.91B86.0%
AMAT$408M+0.56B137.6%
CSCO$1.76B+0.48B28.1%
LRCX$233M+0.45B196.1%
NET$520M+0.43B83.1%

Losers

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %
CRM$703M-0.21B-30.2%
ACN$337M-0.12B-35.6%
FTNT$489M-0.07B-15.1%
PANW$839M-0.05B-6.0%
MSFT$1.27B-0.01B-0.6%

Top buys this quarter · 15

ACN Accenture plc+$373M
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.+$294M
IBM International Business Machine+$271M
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc.+$235M
ETN Eaton Corporation plc+$229M
AAPL Apple Inc.+$229M
DT Dynatrace, Inc.+$220M
BAC Bank of America Corporation+$219M
AFL Aflac Incorporated+$216M
NTAP NetApp, Inc.+$209M

Top sells this quarter · 15

INFY Infosys Limited$552M
FFIV F5, Inc.$369M
LRCX Lam Research Corporation$294M
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.$289M
EXPD Expeditors International of Wa$231M
AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc.$226M
MSI Motorola Solutions, Inc.$219M
CMI Cummins Inc.$216M
NFLX Netflix, Inc.$194M
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc.$186M

Quarterly history (TTM returns)

PeriodAUM# PosReturn (1yr)SPY (1yr)Alpha (1yr)Flow
2026-03-31$139.72B2598+16.43%+17.59%-1.16%+3.96B
2025-12-31$137.41B2620+14.05%+17.72%-3.66%+2.68B
2025-09-30$134.10B2562+15.34%+17.52%-2.18%+1.89B
2025-06-30$124.26B2580+16.58%+14.94%+1.64%-0.11B
2025-03-31$112.82B2528+3.95%+8.30%-4.35%+3.16B
2024-12-31$113.30B2548+14.91%+24.89%-9.98%+6.75B
2024-09-30$104.87B2350+26.48%+36.04%-9.56%-0.58B
2024-06-30$98.05B2305+12.84%+24.49%-11.65%+1.27B
2024-03-31$98.46B2324+19.28%+29.62%-10.34%+0.44B
2023-12-31$91.62B2332+16.33%+26.18%-9.85%-2.71B
2023-09-30$84.35B2335+11.82%+21.57%-9.74%-0.00B
2023-06-30$87.92B2343+12.23%+19.42%-7.19%-2.00B
2023-03-31$86.53B2343-9.39%-7.82%-1.57%-1.14B
2022-12-31$84.02B2406-17.16%-18.17%+1.01%+1.17B
2022-09-30$77.07B2450-14.41%-15.51%+1.09%-0.84B
2022-06-30$80.91B2472-10.61%-10.62%+0.01%-1.03B