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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.22%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$113B
AUM Growth
+$8.48B
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.79%
Holding
2,679
New
324
Increased
1,251
Reduced
973
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$825M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$244M
3
BRO icon
Brown & Brown
BRO
+$216M
4
ACGL icon
Arch Capital
ACGL
+$216M
5
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$194M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXL icon
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
+$832M
2
LPLA icon
LPL Financial
LPLA
+$290M
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$235M
4
RJF icon
Raymond James Financial
RJF
+$228M
5
WRB icon
W.R. Berkley
WRB
+$194M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.35%
2 Financials 15.79%
3 Industrials 13.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.7%
5 Healthcare 6.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
IEI icon
2601
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEI
$17.5B
– –
-53,760
Closed -$6.43M
IIIN icon
2602
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$594M
– –
-274,832
Closed -$8.54M
IJK icon
2603
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
– –
-9,201
Closed -$846K
IONS icon
2604
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.42B
– –
-402,300
Closed -$16.1M
IRTC icon
2605
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.03B
– –
-19,809
Closed -$1.47M
JBI icon
2606
Janus International
JBI
$675M
– –
-184,142
Closed -$1.86M
KMPR icon
2607
Kemper
KMPR
$1.57B
– –
-18,162
Closed -$1.11M
KOP icon
2608
Koppers
KOP
$891M
– –
-105,184
Closed -$3.84M
KROS icon
2609
Keros Therapeutics
KROS
$221M
– –
-24,130
Closed -$1.4M
KSPI icon
2610
Kaspi.kz JSC
KSPI
$20.4B
– –
-5,954
Closed -$631K
LAZR
2611
DELISTED
Luminar Technologies
LAZR
– –
-517,914
Closed -$6.99M
LEVI icon
2612
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.02B
– –
-31,840
Closed -$694K
MATW icon
2613
Matthews International
MATW
$636M
– –
-125,649
Closed -$2.92M
MHD icon
2614
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund
MHD
$583M
– –
-10,331
Closed -$131K
MKSI icon
2615
MKS Inc
MKSI
$18B
– –
-144,836
Closed -$15.7M
MQ icon
2616
Marqeta
MQ
$1.69B
– –
-59,612
Closed -$1.17M
MQY icon
2617
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund
MQY
$778M
– –
-11,567
Closed -$152K
MRUS
2618
DELISTED
Merus
MRUS
– –
-71,117
Closed -$3.55M
NABL icon
2619
N-able
NABL
$727M
– –
-186,836
Closed -$2.44M
NCNO icon
2620
nCino
NCNO
$2.34B
– –
-18,405
Closed -$581K
NUV icon
2621
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.86B
– –
-11,593
Closed -$105K
PAGS icon
2622
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.69B
– –
-173,091
Closed -$1.49M
PCRX icon
2623
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.03B
– –
-108,408
Closed -$1.63M
PD icon
2624
PagerDuty
PD
$1.05B
– –
-83,437
Closed -$1.55M
PDFS icon
2625
PDF Solutions
PDFS
$2.02B
– –
-63,719
Closed -$2.02M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $113B, up 8.1% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 324 new positions and adding to 1,251 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LPL Financial, an estimated $290M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2024 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Microsoft in Q4 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $290M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $832M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $113B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 324 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $113B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 13 Feb 2025.