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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
(+8.1%)
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.38%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$548M |
| 2 |
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
|
+$91.9M |
| 3 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$91.8M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $79.5M | 0.19% |
1,110,344
-79,304
| -7% | -$6.02M |
|
102
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.8B
| $77.7M | 0.19% |
924,323
-384,574
| -29% | -$33.6M |
|
103
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$21.7B
| $77.2M | 0.18% |
522,093
+57,941
| +12% | +$7.37M |
|
104
Bank of America
BAC
$440B
| $76M | 0.18% |
2,574,864
-50,291
| -2% | -$1.39M |
|
105
Autodesk
ADSK
$43.4B
| $75.9M | 0.18% |
723,581
-2,843
| -0.4% | -$331K |
|
106
NetApp
NTAP
$36.5B
| $75.6M | 0.18% |
1,366,383
-13,178
| -1% | -$661K |
|
107
Snap-on
SNA
$19.6B
| $75.5M | 0.18% |
433,341
+258,310
| +148% | +$41.8M |
|
|
108
ASML
ASML
$664B
| $75.5M | 0.18% |
434,277
+385,191
| +785% | +$68M |
|
109
DXC Technology
DXC
$1.75B
| $75.3M | 0.18% |
917,113
+505,036
| +123% | +$40.8M |
|
110
IQVIA
IQV
$42.3B
| $74.4M | 0.18% |
760,175
-25,864
| -3% | -$2.63M |
|
111
Open Text
OTEX
$5.5B
| $74.2M | 0.18% |
2,078,952
+594,966
| +40% | +$19.8M |
|
112
United Parcel Service
UPS
$84.8B
| $73.7M | 0.18% |
618,185
+93,010
| +18% | +$10.9M |
|
113
Target
TGT
$72.4B
| $73.6M | 0.18% |
1,128,337
+26,803
| +2% | +$1.62M |
|
114
Corning
GLW
$146B
| $73.4M | 0.17% |
2,295,787
+409,354
| +22% | +$12.9M |
|
|
NEWR
115
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $73M | 0.17% |
1,264,352
+1,207,885
| +2,139% | +$65.7M |
|
116
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.5B
| $72.7M | 0.17% |
1,813,877
+78,860
| +5% | +$3.24M |
|
117
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$34.3B
| $72.6M | 0.17% |
571,398
-213,221
| -27% | -$26.8M |
|
118
F5
FFIV
$22.9B
| $70.6M | 0.17% |
538,341
+96,917
| +22% | +$12M |
|
119
Regions Financial
RF
$25.5B
| $69.9M | 0.17% |
4,043,563
+466,813
| +13% | +$7.46M |
|
120
NETGEAR
NTGR
$566M
| $68.6M | 0.16% |
1,167,474
+127,046
| +12% | +$6.51M |
|
121
SAP
SAP
$242B
| $66.9M | 0.16% |
595,675
+104,479
| +21% | +$11.8M |
|
122
Biogen
BIIB
$31.2B
| $66.7M | 0.16% |
209,345
-12,815
| -6% | -$4.11M |
|
123
Equinix
EQIX
$103B
| $66.6M | 0.16% |
146,975
+15,339
| +12% | +$7.1M |
|
|
ATVI
124
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $66.5M | 0.16% |
1,049,884
+188,127
| +22% | +$11.9M |
|
125
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.7B
| $66.2M | 0.16% |
852,835
+70,150
| +9% | +$4.78M |
|
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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.