FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001125816
13F-HR · 520 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Asset management firm, known for ETFs and unit investment trusts.
Reported long-US-equity value
$90.63B
Top-10 concentration
15.0%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP — $90.6B AUM allocation strategy
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP files SEC Form 13F and reports $90.6B of long US equity value across 520 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 16.0%, followed by Communication Services 2.8% and Energy 2.1%.
The top 10 holdings account for 15% of reported value — a broadly spread portfolio. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$90.6B
total across 520 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
15% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$F +6.95M sh · +$63.4M+$RF +5.75M sh · +$143M+$BAC +4.48M sh · +$168M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$AMCR −8.13M sh · +$16.5M−$GEN −5.13M sh · −$263M−$CSCO −3.75M sh · −$276M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
None this quarter
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Systems Software5.0%—
- Semiconductors3.8%—
- Semiconductor Materials & Equipment2.9%—
- Interactive Media & Services2.8%—
- Integrated Oil & Gas2.1%—
- Communications Equipment1.9%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals1.5%—
- Broadline Retail1.0%—
- Other holdings79.1%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 10.4M | $1.82B | +537K | 2.0% |
| $CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 22.1M | $1.72B | -3.75M | 1.9% |
| $AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 5.18M | $1.6B | +421K | 1.8% |
| $MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.13M | $1.53B | +501K | 1.7% |
| $GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock | 4.9M | $1.41B | +46.5K | 1.6% |
| $AAPL | Apple Inc | 5.21M | $1.32B | +901K | 1.5% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 1.97M | $1.09B | -240K | 1.2% |
| $XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation | 6.18M | $1.05B | -397K | 1.2% |
| $PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 6.47M | $1.04B | +273K | 1.1% |
| $CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings Inc | 2.58M | $1.01B | +368K | 1.1% |
…and 510 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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