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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
KLIC icon
2426
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$4.35B
-26,953
Closed -$581K
KW
2427
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
-37,304
Closed -$692K
LAUR icon
2428
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.01B
-26,293
Closed -$383K
LBRDK
2429
DELISTED
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
-49,603
Closed -$4.73M
LILA icon
2430
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.7B
-103,305
Closed -$1.57M
LILAK icon
2431
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.7B
-78,830
Closed -$1.57M
LMBS icon
2432
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
LMBS
$6.46B
-20,363
Closed -$1.06M
LXRX icon
2433
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$992M
-29,256
Closed -$360K
MBI icon
2434
MBIA
MBI
$235M
-51,036
Closed -$444K
MKL icon
2435
Markel Group
MKL
$22.1B
-354
Closed -$378K
MOH icon
2436
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.2B
-20,799
Closed -$1.43M
MTSI icon
2437
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$21B
-49,788
Closed -$2.22M
MUFG icon
2438
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$266B
-12,509
Closed -$81K
MXL icon
2439
MaxLinear
MXL
$6.03B
-40,898
Closed -$971K
MYGN icon
2440
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$304M
-11,780
Closed -$426K
NNBR icon
2441
NN Inc
NNBR
$309M
-15,100
Closed -$438K
NOV icon
2442
NOV
NOV
$7.63B
-44,684
Closed -$1.6M
NWSA icon
2443
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16B
-49,689
Closed -$659K
OSIS icon
2444
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.26B
-9,431
Closed -$862K
PAA icon
2445
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$18.3B
-328,739
Closed -$6.97M
PBYI icon
2446
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$485M
-4,586
Closed -$549K
PIPR icon
2447
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.47B
-54,820
Closed -$813K
POST icon
2448
Post Holdings
POST
$3.73B
-172,918
Closed -$9.99M
PSMT icon
2449
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.34B
-7,116
Closed -$635K
PZZA icon
2450
Papa John's
PZZA
$749M
-2,792
Closed -$204K

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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.