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First Trust Advisors LP: 13F portfolio Q2 2026 and what copying it returned
First Trust Advisors LP's 13F for the quarter ended 2026-06-30 (filed Aug 11, 2026): 400 common-share positions, $170.0B reported. Copying each 13F the day after it was filed returned +22.8% from May 16, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026, against +24.5% for SPY.
Copying the 13F
Each 13F bought at the close of the first trading day after it was filed and held, drifting, until the next one; value-weighted over the common-share positions with a price (91.8% of the portfolio on average); 6 filings since May 14, 2025. Price returns for the clone and SPY alike (no dividends, no costs). A 13F lists only US long positions at quarter end, reported up to 45 days later.
Largest holdings (2026-06-30)
| Ticker | Company | Weight | Value | Change in the quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSCO | Cisco Systems | 1.5% | $2.5B | -3.5% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA | 1.3% | $2.2B | +4.2% |
| AVGO | Broadcom | 1.1% | $1.9B | -0.7% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet | 1.1% | $1.9B | +10.3% |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 1.1% | $1.8B | -18.7% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | 1.1% | $1.8B | -4.9% |
| MSFT | Microsoft | 1.0% | $1.7B | +13.0% |
| AAPL | Apple | 1.0% | $1.7B | +11.9% |
| FTNT | Fortinet | 1.0% | $1.7B | -6.0% |
| KLAC | KLA | 0.9% | $1.6B | +843.9% |
| LRCX | LAM Research | 0.9% | $1.6B | -14.4% |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike Holdings | 0.9% | $1.5B | -26.5% |
| PWR | Quanta Services | 0.8% | $1.4B | +93.8% |
| MU | Micron Technology | 0.8% | $1.3B | +1.0% |
| META | Meta Platforms | 0.7% | $1.2B | +17.5% |
| GEV | GE Vernova | 0.7% | $1.2B | +5.4% |
| IBM | International Business Machines | 0.6% | $1.0B | +9.6% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com | 0.6% | $1.0B | -2.9% |
| NET | Cloudflare | 0.5% | $921M | -0.5% |
| FBT | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotec | 0.5% | $840M | -3.6% |
| MLI | Mueller Industries | 0.5% | $840M | +22.1% |
| SNA | Snap-on | 0.5% | $833M | +1.8% |
| FTXL | First Trust Nasdaq Semicondu | 0.5% | $814M | -35.0% |
Biggest adds
- FXL new
- TRI new
- HON new
- HONA new
- SPCX new
- FSIG new
- FG new
- RLAY new
- PGX new
- GRID new
Biggest cuts
- FXN exit
- ACHC exit
Track record
Of 223 position changes scored in 223 separate decisions, 45.3% were on the right side of SPY over the next three months (Disclosures → Smart money).
Open in Disclosures → every quarter, the clone month by month, the smart-money record
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR, filer CIK 1125816. Not investment advice.