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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
+9.39%
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
$62.4B
AUM Growth
+$4.74B
Cap. Flow
+$902M
Cap. Flow %
1.44%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.4%
Holding
2,571
New
221
Increased
1,094
Reduced
981
Closed
272

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXR icon
First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF
FTXR
+$432M
2
MTCH icon
Match Group
MTCH
+$227M
3
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$220M
4
KC
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings
KC
+$217M
5
COUP
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
+$154M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXN icon
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
+$368M
2
PPG icon
PPG Industries
PPG
+$175M
3
AVGO icon
Broadcom
AVGO
+$142M
4
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$132M
5
TT icon
Trane Technologies
TT
+$124M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 34.14%
2 Healthcare 12.56%
3 Communication Services 10.15%
4 Financials 8.59%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.07%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
GRFS
251
Grifois
GRFS
$5.27B
$65M 0.1%
3,749,065
+629,650
+20% +$11.1M
RSG icon
252
Republic Services
RSG
$67.9B
$65M 0.1%
695,834
-90,305
-11% -$8.08M
AGR
253
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$64.8M 0.1%
1,283,755
-11,991
-0.9% -$577K
CPB icon
254
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.49B
$64.5M 0.1%
1,334,502
+166,826
+14% +$8.23M
GD icon
255
General Dynamics
GD
$96.5B
$64.4M 0.1%
465,422
+105,206
+29% +$15.5M
SNA icon
256
Snap-on
SNA
$19.7B
$63.8M 0.1%
433,760
+22,565
+5% +$3.28M
EVRG icon
257
Evergy
EVRG
$19B
$63.6M 0.1%
1,250,686
+51,522
+4% +$2.88M
MSM icon
258
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$6.72B
$63.5M 0.1%
1,003,132
+198,412
+25% +$13.2M
AEP icon
259
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.3B
$63.5M 0.1%
776,553
+65,653
+9% +$5.41M
ETR icon
260
Entergy
ETR
$51.9B
$63.3M 0.1%
1,285,696
+135,116
+12% +$6.69M
QLYS icon
261
Qualys
QLYS
$5.89B
$63.3M 0.1%
645,457
+171,587
+36% +$18.4M
AGIO icon
262
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2B
$63.2M 0.1%
1,805,542
+215,151
+14% +$9.43M
ALKS icon
263
Alkermes
ALKS
$7.63B
$62.9M 0.1%
3,798,780
-197,498
-5% -$3.59M
OGE icon
264
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.79B
$62.6M 0.1%
2,089,014
+92,991
+5% +$2.93M
ICPT
265
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$62.6M 0.1%
1,509,008
+700,492
+87% +$32.2M
MDT icon
266
Medtronic
MDT
$118B
$62.4M 0.1%
600,685
+78,814
+15% +$7.92M
BLUE
267
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$62.3M 0.1%
89,154
-1,188
-1% -$926K
WSO icon
268
Watsco Inc
WSO
$13B
$62.2M 0.1%
266,962
-32,407
-11% -$7.3M
ES icon
269
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
$62M 0.1%
741,942
+161,784
+28% +$13.9M
AVY icon
270
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
$61.8M 0.1%
483,662
+59,605
+14% +$7.03M
HUM icon
271
Humana
HUM
$48.4B
$61.8M 0.1%
149,292
-13,748
-8% -$5.53M
CPK icon
272
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.21B
$61.6M 0.1%
730,387
+202,354
+38% +$16.7M
CAT icon
273
Caterpillar
CAT
$378B
$61.5M 0.1%
412,317
-21,917
-5% -$3.08M
NEE icon
274
NextEra Energy
NEE
$175B
$61.5M 0.1%
885,740
-90,144
-9% -$6.22M
WEC icon
275
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.9B
$61.1M 0.1%
630,258
+47,030
+8% +$4.38M
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2020, First Trust Advisors held 2,571 positions worth $62.4B, up 8.2% from $57.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2020 filing shows 221 new, 1,094 increased, 981 reduced and 272 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF: 19,298,830 shares worth $450M. The largest sale was First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $368M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2020 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF: 19,298,830 shares worth $450M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Match Group in Q3 2020, an estimated $227M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was PPG Industries, cutting an estimated $175M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $368M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $62.4B portfolio in Q3 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 221 new positions and closed 272 in Q3 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.2% quarter-over-quarter to $62.4B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 5 Nov 2020.