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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

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
AHRT
2376
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$485M
-11,691
Closed -$161K
ALEX
2377
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
-7,282
Closed -$337K
AM icon
2378
Antero Midstream
AM
$10.9B
-68,558
Closed -$1.4M
AROC icon
2379
Archrock
AROC
$5.85B
-143,345
Closed -$1.8M
ASH icon
2380
Ashland
ASH
$3.33B
-6,198
Closed -$405K
ATI icon
2381
ATI
ATI
$28.2B
-67,288
Closed -$1.61M
AUDC icon
2382
AudioCodes
AUDC
$240M
-105,385
Closed -$752K
AVAL icon
2383
Grupo Aval
AVAL
$6.33B
-42,260
Closed -$379K
AXDX
2384
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
-8,880
Closed -$1.99M
AXON
2385
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$41.1B
-45,374
Closed -$1.03M
AXTA icon
2386
Axalta
AXTA
$7.6B
-51,057
Closed -$1.48M
BCV
2387
Bancroft Fund
BCV
$139M
-9,531
Closed -$209K
BFS
2388
Saul Centers
BFS
$805M
-3,573
Closed -$221K
BH icon
2389
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.14B
-4,191
Closed -$931K
BJRI icon
2390
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.3B
-43,576
Closed -$1.33M
CARS icon
2391
Cars.com
CARS
$602M
-55,517
Closed -$1.48M
CBU icon
2392
Community Bank
CBU
$3.32B
-14,783
Closed -$817K
CENT icon
2393
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.56B
-18,480
Closed -$574K
CIB icon
2394
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$23.3B
-5,024
Closed -$230K
CIEN icon
2395
Ciena
CIEN
$48.4B
-99,088
Closed -$2.18M
CLW icon
2396
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$328M
-41,259
Closed -$2.03M
CMCM
2397
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$108M
-34,970
Closed -$1.47M
CNS icon
2398
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.02B
-24,026
Closed -$949K
COR icon
2399
Cencora
COR
$62B
-338,009
Closed -$28M
CQP icon
2400
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$33B
-178,595
Closed -$5.15M

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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.