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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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.19%
2 Financials 13%
3 Miscellaneous 10.6%
4 Healthcare 10.59%
5 Communication Services 9.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PFS icon
2026
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.01B
$604K ﹤0.01%
22,659
-17,771
-44% -$451K
SMBC icon
2027
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$802M
$603K ﹤0.01%
16,518
+329
+2% +$10.7K
CMCO icon
2028
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$509M
$602K ﹤0.01%
15,907
-104
-0.6% -$3.18K
RUN icon
2029
Sunrun
RUN
$2.12B
$594K ﹤0.01%
107,022
-2,500
-2% -$17K
FOR icon
2030
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.37B
$593K ﹤0.01%
+34,489
New +$593K
PGTI
2031
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$592K ﹤0.01%
39,597
+197
+0.5% +$2.63K
SPSC icon
2032
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.82B
$591K ﹤0.01%
+20,856
New +$615K
TBBK icon
2033
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.04B
$589K ﹤0.01%
71,205
-16,065
-18% -$125K
PLUG icon
2034
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.03B
$586K ﹤0.01%
224,589
-7,505
-3% -$16.7K
KLIC icon
2035
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.38B
$581K ﹤0.01%
+26,953
New +$541K
ONTO icon
2036
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$13.7B
$580K ﹤0.01%
+20,140
New +$530K
CENT icon
2037
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.49B
$574K ﹤0.01%
+18,480
New +$509K
SBI
2038
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$105M
$572K ﹤0.01%
58,751
-11,704
-17% -$115K
BLMT
2039
DELISTED
BSB Bancorp, Inc.
BLMT
$572K ﹤0.01%
19,101
+3,917
+26% +$113K
PAHC icon
2040
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.49B
$569K ﹤0.01%
+15,359
New +$577K
FYX icon
2041
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.39B
$565K ﹤0.01%
9,572
-1,804
-16% -$101K
CHFN
2042
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$565K ﹤0.01%
30,488
-4,428
-13% -$77K
SIMO icon
2043
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.42B
$563K ﹤0.01%
11,728
+2,626
+29% +$116K
NGG icon
2044
National Grid
NGG
$77.7B
$562K ﹤0.01%
10,127
+1,671
+20% +$93.3K
NXST icon
2045
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.08B
$562K ﹤0.01%
+9,020
New +$557K
CLS icon
2046
Celestica
CLS
$42.1B
$558K ﹤0.01%
45,033
+12,716
+39% +$157K
KMPR icon
2047
Kemper
KMPR
$1.6B
$558K ﹤0.01%
10,523
+106
+1% +$4.83K
LNCE
2048
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$558K ﹤0.01%
+14,623
New +$527K
UTL icon
2049
Unitil
UTL
$980M
$556K ﹤0.01%
11,233
-90
-0.8% -$4.48K
AER icon
2050
AerCap
AER
$22.2B
$555K ﹤0.01%
+10,866
New +$533K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.