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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
TTWO icon
151
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$39.9B
$58.1M 0.14%
528,938
+292,884
+124% +$32M
ED icon
152
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40B
$58M 0.14%
683,080
-511,744
-43% -$44M
OLED icon
153
Universal Display
OLED
$3.78B
$57.9M 0.14%
335,440
+165,082
+97% +$26.3M
CMI icon
154
Cummins
CMI
$77.3B
$57.9M 0.14%
327,773
+19,600
+6% +$3.35M
BMY icon
155
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$57.8M 0.14%
943,726
+415,275
+79% +$26M
URI icon
156
United Rentals
URI
$63.2B
$57.5M 0.14%
334,265
+273,242
+448% +$41.6M
CDW icon
157
CDW
CDW
$18.1B
$57M 0.14%
819,770
+179,257
+28% +$12.3M
CVS icon
158
CVS Health
CVS
$123B
$56.7M 0.13%
781,845
+59,251
+8% +$4.31M
NOC icon
159
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$73.7B
$56.4M 0.13%
183,603
+58,842
+47% +$17.7M
INFY icon
160
Infosys
INFY
$45.1B
$55.1M 0.13%
6,793,508
+435,536
+7% +$3.31M
ESRX
161
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$55M 0.13%
736,916
-16,858
-2% -$1.08M
GIS icon
162
General Mills
GIS
$20.2B
$54.9M 0.13%
926,704
+23,138
+3% +$1.25M
LUMN icon
163
Lumen
LUMN
$6.85B
$54.9M 0.13%
3,288,666
-1,068,613
-25% -$18.1M
DOV icon
164
Dover
DOV
$26.2B
$54.8M 0.13%
671,509
+50,910
+8% +$3.94M
EMR icon
165
Emerson Electric
EMR
$84.9B
$54.5M 0.13%
782,285
+125,601
+19% +$8.14M
WBA
166
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$54.4M 0.13%
748,421
+69,650
+10% +$4.91M
UMPQ
167
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$54.2M 0.13%
2,605,991
+1,064,635
+69% +$22M
RTN
168
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$54.1M 0.13%
287,955
+87,878
+44% +$16.4M
ES icon
169
Eversource Energy
ES
$26.9B
$54M 0.13%
855,378
-468,939
-35% -$29.6M
VTRS icon
170
Viatris
VTRS
$19.1B
$54M 0.13%
1,276,547
+523,437
+70% +$20M
DAL icon
171
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$51.9B
$53.4M 0.13%
952,802
+151,985
+19% +$7.94M
NXPI icon
172
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.5B
$53.4M 0.13%
455,655
+221,593
+95% +$25.6M
TECH icon
173
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.3B
$53.2M 0.13%
1,643,964
+197,880
+14% +$6.29M
ON icon
174
ON Semiconductor
ON
$27.7B
$53.1M 0.13%
2,536,396
+1,255,892
+98% +$25.6M
AEE icon
175
Ameren
AEE
$29.5B
$53M 0.13%
898,293
-736,800
-45% -$45.3M
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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.