First Trust Advisors LP
In its 13F for Q3 2024 (holdings as of September 30, 2024, filed November 13, 2024), First Trust Advisors LP reported 2,352 stock positions worth $104.7 billion. Its top holding was Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 1.5% of the portfolio, followed by Broadcom (AVGO, 1.2%) and Microsoft (MSFT, 1.1%). Compared with Q2 2024, it opened 212 new positions, sold out of 168, added to 1,136 and reduced 991. The biggest buy was Aflac (AFL, shares +50%) and the biggest sale Apple (AAPL, shares −40%).
- Most Recent 13F
- Q2 2026
- Location
- Wheaton, IL
- CIK
- 0001125816
- Portfolio Value
- $104.7B (Q3 2024)
- SEC Filing
- 0001445546-24-007640 ↗ filed Nov 13, 2024
Holdings Value
Holdings 2,352 stocks · $104.7B
| CSCO Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.54% | 30,349,975 | $1.6B | Reduce -2.2% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 1.16% | 7,047,475 | $1.2B | Reduce -9.2% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 1.06% | 2,589,621 | $1.1B | Add +7.6% |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 0.83% | 1,526,171 | $873.6M | Reduce -5.3% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 0.82% | 4,581,988 | $853.8M | Reduce -2.5% |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semicondu | 0.80% | 8,919,993 | $832.1M | Reduce -1.1% |
| FXR First Trust Indst/Producers | 0.79% | 10,859,538 | $822.7M | Reduce -1.1% |
| FDN First Trust DJ Internet Ind | 0.77% | 3,803,230 | $805.6M | Reduce -1.1% |
| QTEC First Trust Nasdq 100 Tech I | 0.77% | 4,205,955 | $804.6M | Reduce -1.1% |
| CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A | 0.73% | 2,738,155 | $768.0M | Add +20.3% |
| FXD First Trust Consumer Discret | 0.73% | 12,029,845 | $761.4M | Reduce -1.1% |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.71% | 2,180,612 | $745.3M | Reduce -7.8% |
| IBM Intl Business Machines Corp. filed as INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 0.67% | 3,183,925 | $703.9M | Reduce -10.7% |
| QCOM Qualcomm Inc. | 0.64% | 3,913,175 | $665.4M | Add +25.0% |
| CTSH Cognizant Tech Solutions-A | 0.63% | 8,585,937 | $662.7M | Reduce -4.9% |
| INFY Infosys Ltd.-SP ADR | 0.60% | 28,301,205 | $630.3M | Reduce -20.1% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 0.59% | 3,705,641 | $614.6M | Add +14.1% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 0.58% | 2,627,692 | $612.3M | Reduce -40.2% |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | 0.58% | 3,076,481 | $607.5M | Reduce -3.7% |
| AMAT Applied Materials Inc. | 0.56% | 2,899,436 | $585.8M | Add +19.6% |
| AFL Aflac Inc. | 0.52% | 4,896,271 | $547.4M | Add +50.2% |
| NFLX Netflix Inc. | 0.52% | 771,088 | $546.9M | Add +4.6% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.51% | 4,510,210 | $528.7M | Add +3.3% |
| CB Chubb Ltd. | 0.50% | 1,804,104 | $520.3M | Add +2.4% |
| VZ Verizon Communications Inc. | 0.48% | 11,285,102 | $506.8M | Add +1.3% |
| CRM Salesforce Inc. | 0.48% | 1,831,050 | $501.2M | Add +11.3% |
| LRCX Lam Research Corp. | 0.47% | 605,535 | $494.2M | Add +33.9% |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | 0.47% | 4,038,606 | $490.4M | Reduce -7.5% |
| KLAC KLA Corp. | 0.47% | 631,377 | $488.9M | Add +6.8% |
| CVX Chevron Corp. | 0.46% | 3,286,913 | $484.1M | Add +10.0% |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | 0.46% | 2,835,216 | $483.1M | Add +17.8% |
| TXN Texas Instruments Inc. | 0.46% | 2,324,787 | $480.2M | Add +1.8% |
| MA Mastercard Inc. Class A | 0.45% | 961,754 | $474.9M | Add +2.8% |
| NET Cloudflare Inc. Class A | 0.44% | 5,679,308 | $459.4M | Reduce -17.2% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 0.43% | 1,652,018 | $454.2M | Add +5.3% |
| AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc. | 0.43% | 4,426,057 | $446.8M | Reduce -3.7% |
| ELV Elevance Health Inc. | 0.42% | 852,407 | $443.3M | Add +5.6% |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | 0.42% | 1,140,376 | $437.7M | Reduce -22.1% |
| MLI Mueller Industries Inc. | 0.42% | 5,887,451 | $436.3M | Reduce -11.4% |
| FTNT Fortinet Inc. | 0.39% | 5,309,346 | $411.7M | Reduce -21.1% |
| SNA Snap-on Inc. | 0.39% | 1,408,086 | $407.9M | Add +11.0% |
| BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holdings | 0.38% | 2,433,252 | $396.0M | Add +3.1% |
| ZS Zscaler Inc. | 0.38% | 2,304,422 | $393.9M | Reduce -5.1% |
| GRMN Garmin Ltd. | 0.37% | 2,203,937 | $388.0M | Add +8.3% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 0.36% | 2,237,037 | $374.0M | Add +10.8% |
| RF Regions Financial Corp. | 0.35% | 15,828,812 | $369.3M | Reduce -6.5% |
| CF CF Industries Holdings Inc. filed as CF INDS HLDGS INC | 0.35% | 4,275,057 | $366.8M | Reduce -0.4% |
| CPRT Copart Inc. | 0.35% | 6,952,918 | $364.3M | Add +64.3% |
| FITB Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.35% | 8,504,441 | $364.3M | Reduce -2.8% |
| IPG Interpublic Group of Cos Inc. | 0.35% | 11,483,853 | $363.2M | Add +11.1% |
| EXE Expand Energy Corp. filed as CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP | 0.34% | 4,365,098 | $359.0M | Add +14.3% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.34% | 1,684,189 | $355.1M | Add +1.4% |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | 0.34% | 7,054,698 | $351.9M | Add +3.9% |
| STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. | 0.34% | 2,785,546 | $351.2M | Add +19.2% |
| RS Reliance Inc. | 0.33% | 1,197,043 | $346.2M | Add +13.8% |
| PFE Pfizer Inc. | 0.33% | 11,945,540 | $345.7M | Reduce -0.1% |
| ACN Accenture PLC Class A | 0.33% | 973,316 | $344.0M | Add +12.1% |
| MTG Mgic Investment Corp. | 0.32% | 13,079,894 | $334.8M | Reduce -1.6% |
| ADI Analog Devices Inc. | 0.32% | 1,451,806 | $334.2M | Reduce -0.8% |
| PM Philip Morris International | 0.32% | 2,749,419 | $333.8M | Reduce -4.3% |
| JXN Jackson Financial Inc. Class A | 0.32% | 3,646,742 | $332.7M | Reduce -4.4% |
| GEN Gen Digital Inc. | 0.32% | 12,115,748 | $332.3M | Reduce -3.9% |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc. | 0.32% | 2,136,446 | $331.0M | Add +14.2% |
| EWBC East West Bancorp Inc. | 0.31% | 3,982,997 | $329.6M | Add +2.4% |
| SLM SLM Corp. | 0.31% | 14,336,544 | $327.9M | Add +6.3% |
| OMC Omnicom Group | 0.31% | 3,135,225 | $324.2M | Add +5.3% |
| BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. | 0.31% | 76,626 | $322.8M | Reduce -2.5% |
| WDAY Workday Inc. Class A | 0.30% | 1,287,181 | $314.6M | Reduce -16.4% |
| EQH Equitable Holdings Inc. | 0.30% | 7,465,183 | $313.8M | Add +13.6% |
| CRC California Resources Corp. | 0.30% | 5,972,572 | $313.4M | Add +5.9% |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | 0.30% | 3,536,373 | $312.6M | Add +21.9% |
| RDN Radian Group Inc. | 0.30% | 8,930,217 | $309.8M | Add +2.5% |
| EOG EOG Resources Inc. | 0.30% | 2,511,879 | $308.8M | Add +5.2% |
| PCAR Paccar Inc. | 0.29% | 3,116,885 | $307.6M | Reduce -25.8% |
| DASH DoorDash Inc. Class A | 0.29% | 2,154,464 | $307.5M | Reduce -21.3% |
| REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 0.29% | 291,941 | $306.9M | Reduce -19.4% |
| MO Altria Group Inc. | 0.29% | 5,995,715 | $306.0M | Reduce -1.6% |
| DHI D.R. Horton Inc. | 0.29% | 1,592,422 | $303.8M | Reduce -12.7% |
| PYPL PayPal Holdings Inc. | 0.29% | 3,882,409 | $302.9M | Reduce -17.1% |
| MGY Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. Class A | 0.29% | 12,371,787 | $302.1M | Add +11.6% |
| CHKP Check Point Software Tech | 0.29% | 1,552,862 | $299.4M | Reduce -13.7% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.29% | 1,844,083 | $298.9M | Reduce -0.1% |
| AXP American Express Co. | 0.28% | 1,092,308 | $296.2M | Reduce -3.2% |
| LEN Lennar Corp. Class A | 0.28% | 1,579,934 | $296.2M | Reduce -9.1% |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.28% | 505,974 | $295.8M | Add +0.4% |
| MSI Motorola Solutions Inc. | 0.28% | 654,438 | $294.3M | Reduce -6.7% |
| NUE Nucor Corp. | 0.28% | 1,930,203 | $290.2M | Add +17.3% |
| EG Everest Group Ltd. | 0.28% | 739,934 | $289.9M | Add +199.2% |
| LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc. | 0.27% | 1,745,952 | $284.6M | Add +0.4% |
| PAYX Paychex Inc. | 0.27% | 2,101,844 | $282.0M | Add +4.3% |
| CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 0.27% | 2,711,562 | $281.5M | Add +0.9% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 0.27% | 11,971,612 | $280.9M | Add +63.0% |
| MTB M & T Bank Corp. filed as M & T BK CORP | 0.27% | 1,572,707 | $280.1M | Reduce -9.1% |
| MDLZ Mondelez International Inc. Class A | 0.27% | 3,801,459 | $280.1M | Reduce -2.7% |
| OKTA Okta Inc. | 0.27% | 3,758,409 | $279.4M | Reduce -2.9% |
| TEL Te Connectivity PLC | 0.27% | 1,848,981 | $279.2M | Add +176.1% |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. | 0.27% | 1,342,908 | $277.6M | Reduce -1.1% |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing | 0.26% | 1,001,221 | $277.1M | Reduce -0.5% |
| HIG Hartford Insurance Group Inc. | 0.26% | 2,331,249 | $274.2M | Reduce -1.9% |
| TJX TJX Companies Inc. filed as TJX COS INC NEW | 0.26% | 2,330,006 | $273.9M | Add +2.9% |
Other holdings (3): bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants · $313.6M (not counted above)
| Security | Class | Shares / Principal | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | 155,091 | $198.9M | Add +1.3% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | 87,413 | $111.3M | Add +3.3% |
| RLJ LODGING TRUST (RLJ 1.95 PERP A) | CUM CONV PFD A | 134,607 | $3.5M | Add +1.1% |
Total filed on the 13F, all lines: $105.0B.
Portfolio Sells Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| AAPL Apple Inc. | Reduce -40.2% | 0.58% | −0.36 |
| ROST Ross Stores Inc. | Reduce -82.5% | 0.04% | −0.20 |
| UNH Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Reduce -68.7% | 0.09% | −0.19 |
| KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp. | Reduce -60.9% | 0.11% | −0.18 |
| UNP Union Pacific Corp. | Reduce -75.1% | 0.06% | −0.17 |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | Reduce -72.3% | 0.06% | −0.16 |
| ITW Illinois Tool Works | Reduce -74.5% | 0.06% | −0.16 |
| ABNB Airbnb Inc. Class A | Reduce -28.5% | 0.20% | −0.16 |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials | Reduce -79.8% | 0.04% | −0.16 |
| PCAR Paccar Inc. | Reduce -25.8% | 0.29% | −0.15 |
| GPC Genuine Parts Co. | Reduce -87.2% | 0.02% | −0.14 |
| NET Cloudflare Inc. Class A | Reduce -17.2% | 0.44% | −0.14 |
| FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semicondu | Reduce -1.1% | 0.80% | −0.13 |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | Reduce -9.2% | 1.16% | −0.11 |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | Reduce -2.5% | 0.82% | −0.11 |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc. | Reduce -7.8% | 0.71% | −0.11 |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | Reduce -22.1% | 0.42% | −0.11 |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp. Class A | Reduce -17.5% | 0.24% | −0.11 |
| OKTA Okta Inc. | Reduce -2.9% | 0.27% | −0.10 |
| ZS Zscaler Inc. | Reduce -5.1% | 0.38% | −0.10 |
| REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Reduce -19.4% | 0.29% | −0.10 |
| QTEC First Trust Nasdq 100 Tech I | Reduce -1.1% | 0.77% | −0.09 |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp. | Reduce -7.5% | 0.47% | −0.08 |
| DDOG Datadog Inc. Class A | Reduce -8.1% | 0.26% | −0.08 |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. | Reduce -18.0% | 0.15% | −0.08 |
| INFY Infosys Ltd.-SP ADR | Reduce -20.1% | 0.60% | −0.07 |
| HUBS HubSpot Inc. | Reduce -19.0% | 0.15% | −0.07 |
| SNAP Snap Inc. Class A | Reduce -86.4% | 0.01% | −0.06 |
| ENTG Entegris Inc. | Reduce -86.7% | 0.01% | −0.06 |
| BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | Reduce -59.0% | 0.05% | −0.06 |
| MDB Mongodb Inc. | Reduce -24.0% | 0.20% | −0.06 |
| APH Amphenol Corp. Class A | Reduce -10.8% | 0.24% | −0.06 |
| DKNG Draftkings Inc. Class A | Reduce -37.9% | 0.08% | −0.05 |
| WTW Willis Towers Watson PLC | Reduce -98.7% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| WDAY Workday Inc. Class A | Reduce -16.4% | 0.30% | −0.05 |
| NVO Novo-Nordisk A/S-Spons ADR | Reduce -84.4% | 0.01% | −0.05 |
| SXC Suncoke Energy Inc. | Reduce -99.4% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| NTNX Nutanix Inc. Class A | Reduce -19.0% | 0.18% | −0.05 |
| TR Tootsie Roll Inds | Reduce -97.0% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. | Reduce -27.0% | 0.23% | −0.05 |
| SSTK Shutterstock Inc. | Reduce -89.0% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | Reduce -95.0% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| MCRI Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. | Reduce -94.0% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| ICE Intercontinental Exchange Inc. | Reduce -95.5% | 0.00% | −0.05 |
| PINS Pinterest Inc. Class A | Reduce -5.3% | 0.08% | −0.04 |
| VEEV Veeva Systems Inc. Class A | Reduce -31.7% | 0.12% | −0.04 |
| ERIE Erie Indemnity Company Class A | Reduce -76.7% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
| MRO Marathon Oil Corp. | Reduce -70.2% | 0.01% | −0.04 |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | Reduce -24.3% | 0.21% | −0.04 |
| POWL Powell Industries Inc. | Reduce -75.5% | 0.02% | −0.04 |
Portfolio Buys Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| AFL Aflac Inc. | Add +50.2% | 0.52% | +0.23 |
| CMI Cummins Inc. | Add +415.5% | 0.26% | +0.21 |
| LPLA LPL Financial Holdings Inc. | Add +1007.0% | 0.22% | +0.19 |
| EXPD Expeditors Intl Wash Inc. | Add +296.8% | 0.26% | +0.19 |
| BLK BlackRock Finance Inc. | Add +307.8% | 0.24% | +0.19 |
| EG Everest Group Ltd. | Add +199.2% | 0.28% | +0.18 |
| TEL Te Connectivity PLC | Add +176.1% | 0.27% | +0.16 |
| EA Electronic Arts Inc. | Add +433.3% | 0.20% | +0.16 |
| VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Add +182.8% | 0.26% | +0.16 |
| COP Conocophillips | Add +212.8% | 0.22% | +0.14 |
| ORCL Oracle Corp. | Add +17.8% | 0.46% | +0.11 |
| CPRT Copart Inc. | Add +64.3% | 0.35% | +0.11 |
| LUMN Lumen Technologies Inc. | Add +1.2% | 0.13% | +0.11 |
| SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc. | Add +1437.9% | 0.11% | +0.09 |
| NKE Nike Inc. Class B | Add +21.9% | 0.30% | +0.08 |
| RBRK Rubrik Inc. Class A | Add +4701.9% | 0.08% | +0.07 |
| TMUS T-Mobile US Inc. | Add +48.1% | 0.18% | +0.07 |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Co. | Add +13141.1% | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| USFR Wisdomtree Floating Rate Tre | New | 0.07% | +0.07 |
| ACN Accenture PLC Class A | Add +12.1% | 0.33% | +0.06 |
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Co. Class A | Add +77.2% | 0.13% | +0.06 |
| WMS Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. | Add +59.1% | 0.18% | +0.06 |
| AAON Aaon Inc. | Add +668.9% | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| MS Morgan Stanley | Add +233.3% | 0.07% | +0.05 |
| SNA Snap-on Inc. | Add +11.0% | 0.39% | +0.05 |
| AIT Applied Industrial Tech Inc. | Add +673.3% | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| VRSN Verisign Inc. | Add +475.7% | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| PPL PPL Corp. | Add +513.4% | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| HII Huntington Ingalls Industrie | Add +70.9% | 0.12% | +0.05 |
| KHC The Kraft Heinz Co. | Add +47.8% | 0.14% | +0.05 |
| CRM Salesforce Inc. | Add +11.3% | 0.48% | +0.05 |
| TSM Taiwan Semiconductor-SP ADR | Add +51.8% | 0.16% | +0.05 |
| WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc. | Add +14.2% | 0.32% | +0.05 |
| POR Portland General Electric Co. | Add +331.5% | 0.06% | +0.05 |
| IOSP Innospec Inc. | Add +1046.7% | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| RIO Rio Tinto PLC-Spon ADR | Add +446.2% | 0.05% | +0.04 |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. | Add +135.7% | 0.07% | +0.04 |
| TAK Takeda Pharmaceutic-SP ADR | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| BIL SS SPDR BB 1-3M T-Bill ETF | New | 0.04% | +0.04 |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corp. | Add +0.4% | 0.28% | +0.04 |
| SNX TD Synnex Corp. | Add +135.1% | 0.07% | +0.04 |
| BWXT BWX Technologies Inc. | Add +118.7% | 0.07% | +0.04 |
| IPG Interpublic Group of Cos Inc. | Add +11.1% | 0.35% | +0.04 |
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | Add +70.2% | 0.19% | +0.04 |
| SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. | Add +356.2% | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| IEX Idex Corp. | Add +24.3% | 0.19% | +0.04 |
| CB Chubb Ltd. | Add +2.4% | 0.50% | +0.04 |
| OMC Omnicom Group | Add +5.3% | 0.31% | +0.04 |
| DELL Dell Technologies -C | Add +58.0% | 0.17% | +0.04 |
| LOW Lowe's Cos Inc. | Add +40.4% | 0.09% | +0.04 |
Notes & Other Activity Q2 2024 → Q3 2024
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (WFC 7.5 PERP L) | PERP PFD CNV A | Add +1.3% | 155,091 | $198.9M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC 7.25 PERP L) | 7.25%CNV PFD L | Add +3.3% | 87,413 | $111.3M |
| RLJ LODGING TRUST (RLJ 1.95 PERP A) | CUM CONV PFD A | Add +1.1% | 134,607 | $3.5M |
Bonds, preferreds, convertibles and warrants; not part of the stock holdings or percentages above.
All Filings
| Quarter | Positions | 13F Reported Value | Top Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2,653 | $169.8B | CSCO, NVDA, AVGO, GOOGL, PANW |
| Q1 2026 | 2,599 | $139.8B | NVDA, CSCO, AVGO, MSFT, GOOGL |
| Q4 2025 | 2,621 | $137.4B | CSCO, NVDA, MSFT, AVGO, GOOGL |
| Q3 2025 | 2,562 | $134.1B | CSCO, AVGO, MSFT, META, NVDA |
| Q2 2025 | 2,583 | $124.1B | CSCO, MSFT, AVGO, META, AMZN |
| Q1 2025 | 2,529 | $112.6B | CSCO, MSFT, META, AVGO, AAPL |
| Q4 2024 | 2,549 | $113.1B | CSCO, AVGO, MSFT, AMZN, META |
| Q3 2024 | 2,352 | $104.7B | CSCO, AVGO, MSFT, META, AMZN |
| Q2 2024 | 2,307 | $97.8B | CSCO, AVGO, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN |
| Q1 2024 | 2,326 | $98.2B | CSCO, MSFT, AVGO, AMZN, FTXL |