First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, First Trust Advisors held 2,535 positions worth $57.7B, up 31% from $44.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.71B of net new capital in Q2 2020, opening 193 new positions and adding to 1,131 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 33% of assets, up from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, an estimated $197M trimmed.

• First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2020 buy was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.
• First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q2 2020, an estimated $243M increase.
• First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, cutting an estimated $197M.
• First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $351M.
• First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $57.7B portfolio in Q2 2020.
• First Trust Advisors opened 193 new positions and closed 185 in Q2 2020.
• First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $57.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 22 Jul 2020.