FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

New 13F: Q3 2026

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP filed its 13F for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 on Nov 12, 2026: $59.1B in AI and semiconductor stocks; $4.5B bought and $5.2B sold against its previous quarter, at the quarter's prices.

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP declares $60.8B in 201 of the 230 AI and semiconductor companies tracked on Silicon Floor, as of Jun 30, 2026 (Form 13F): 35.7% of its $170.0B 13F portfolio. Largest positions: Cisco (0.54% of the company) and Alphabet (0.05% of the company). It is an index manager: its trades follow fund flows, so they are left out of the quarter's moves on /holders. Over time: $60.8B in 201 of these companies for Q2 2026, against $12.6B in 133 for Q4 2019 (13F values as filed). From Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, it bought $6.5B and sold $4.0B of these stocks, at the quarter's prices: a net purchase of $2.6B; 4 new positions and 2 sold out.

Performance of its AI picks

The AI-stock portfolio FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP declared for Q2 2026 (Form 13F), held unchanged, returned -1.3% in Q3 2026 (SMH -7.1%). Over the last 12 months, quarter after quarter: +43.0% (SMH +87.2%). Over three years, quarter after quarter: +163.5% (SMH +325.8%). Over five years, quarter after quarter: +163.1% (SMH +389.8%). Trades made during a quarter are not visible in 13F filings: this measures its declared picks, not the return of its funds.

Largest positions

  1. Cisco (CSCO): $2.5B, 21.4M shares, 0.54% of the company, 1.5% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  2. Alphabet (GOOGL): $2.3B, 6.6M shares, 0.05% of the company, 1.4% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  3. NVIDIA (NVDA): $2.2B, 10.9M shares, 0.05% of the company, 1.3% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  4. Broadcom (AVGO): $1.9B, 5.1M shares, 0.11% of the company, 1.1% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  5. Palo Alto Networks (PANW): $1.8B, 5.3M shares, 0.64% of the company, 1.1% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  6. Applied Materials (AMAT): $1.8B, 2.5M shares, 0.31% of the company, 1.0% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  7. Microsoft (MSFT): $1.7B, 4.7M shares, 0.06% of the company, 1.0% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  8. Apple (AAPL): $1.7B, 5.8M shares, 0.04% of the company, 0.99% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  9. Fortinet (FTNT): $1.7B, 10.8M shares, 1.5% of the company, 0.98% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  10. KLA (KLAC): $1.6B, 5.3M shares, 0.41% of the company, 0.95% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  11. Lam Research (LRCX): $1.6B, 3.6M shares, 0.29% of the company, 0.92% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  12. CrowdStrike (CRWD): $1.5B, 7.6M shares, 0.74% of the company, 0.85% of its portfolio (trimmed this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  13. Quanta Services (PWR): $1.4B, 1.9M shares, 1.3% of the company, 0.82% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  14. Eaton (ETN): $1.3B, 3.1M shares, 0.80% of the company, 0.78% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier
  15. Micron (MU): $1.3B, 1.1M shares, 0.10% of the company, 0.78% of its portfolio (added this quarter); held since Q4 2019 or earlier

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