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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
+6.83%
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
$42B
AUM Growth
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow %
2.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$486M
2
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$101M
3
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
+$74.8M
4
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
+$65.6M
5
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 13.35%
3 Miscellaneous 10.33%
4 Industrials 9.93%
5 Healthcare 9.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RY icon
501
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$289B
$22.3M 0.05%
272,575
+10,846
+4% +$860K
MFA
502
MFA Financial
MFA
$896M
$22.2M 0.05%
701,992
-21,268
-3% -$701K
SLB icon
503
SLB Ltd
SLB
$84.7B
$22.2M 0.05%
329,972
+33,185
+11% +$2.15M
RITM icon
504
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.56B
$22.2M 0.05%
1,243,359
-103,084
-8% -$1.82M
BMO icon
505
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$122B
$22.2M 0.05%
277,685
+10,221
+4% +$797K
SNY icon
506
Sanofi
SNY
$103B
$22.2M 0.05%
516,607
+109,613
+27% +$5.05M
NVS icon
507
Novartis
NVS
$262B
$22.2M 0.05%
295,174
+35,790
+14% +$2.7M
TRI icon
508
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$42.8B
$22.2M 0.05%
438,542
+65,347
+18% +$3.42M
SEIC icon
509
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13B
$22.2M 0.05%
308,516
+244,567
+382% +$16.4M
MCY icon
510
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.69B
$22.1M 0.05%
413,184
+61,488
+17% +$3.38M
RDS.B
511
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$22.1M 0.05%
323,194
+1,058
+0.3% +$68.6K
NLSN
512
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$22M 0.05%
605,147
+118,849
+24% +$4.52M
APC
513
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$22M 0.05%
410,387
+69,674
+20% +$3.43M
CIM
514
Chimera Investment
CIM
$970M
$22M 0.05%
396,556
-13,256
-3% -$743K
GSK icon
515
GSK
GSK
$97.3B
$22M 0.05%
495,615
+102,550
+26% +$4.74M
WGL
516
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$22M 0.05%
255,746
+19,778
+8% +$1.69M
NRG icon
517
NRG Energy
NRG
$25.1B
$21.9M 0.05%
770,285
+692,630
+892% +$18.8M
TM icon
518
Toyota
TM
$227B
$21.9M 0.05%
172,347
+6,088
+4% +$759K
SC
519
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$21.9M 0.05%
1,173,581
+127,672
+12% +$2.14M
BNS icon
520
Scotiabank
BNS
$113B
$21.9M 0.05%
338,624
+28,490
+9% +$1.84M
AFG icon
521
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.7B
$21.8M 0.05%
200,734
+94,603
+89% +$9.93M
PFG icon
522
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.6B
$21.8M 0.05%
308,392
+46,484
+18% +$3.2M
SJR
523
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$21.8M 0.05%
952,715
+87,354
+10% +$1.97M
MET icon
524
MetLife
MET
$60.7B
$21.7M 0.05%
428,959
+4,533
+1% +$239K
MCO icon
525
Moody's
MCO
$83.3B
$21.7M 0.05%
146,833
+5,414
+4% +$793K
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,548 positions worth $42B, up 8.1% from $38.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 163 new, 1,305 increased, 905 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M. The largest sale was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $486M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cadence Design Systems in Q4 2017, an estimated $91.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was People Inc, cutting an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $486M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 163 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 8 Feb 2018.