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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.69%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$58.6B
AUM Growth
+$5.44B
Cap. Flow
+$1.87B
Cap. Flow %
3.19%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.58%
Holding
2,529
New
139
Increased
1,104
Reduced
1,135
Closed
148

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
WMT icon
Walmart Inc
WMT
+$117M
2
WM icon
Waste Management
WM
+$102M
3
CTSH icon
Cognizant
CTSH
+$88.9M
4
LMT icon
Lockheed Martin
LMT
+$86.4M
5
GLIBA
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
+$82.5M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$112M
2
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
+$88.1M
3
TRIP icon
TripAdvisor
TRIP
+$87.8M
4
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$78.5M
5
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$77.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.68%
2 Financials 12.54%
3 Healthcare 10.68%
4 Communication Services 9.35%
5 Industrials 7.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CELG
2526
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
– –
-523,581
Closed -$52M
AUO
2527
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
– –
-39,516
Closed -$97K
CZR
2528
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
– –
-77,595
Closed -$905K
GCI
2529
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
– –
-228,925
Closed -$2.46M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,529 positions worth $58.6B, up 10% from $53.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.87B of net new capital in Q4 2019, opening 139 new positions and adding to 1,104 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 1,199,727 shares worth $85M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), an estimated $112M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2019 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 1,199,727 shares worth $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Walmart Inc in Q4 2019, an estimated $117M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $112M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Celgene Corp in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $52M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $58.6B portfolio in Q4 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 139 new positions and closed 148 in Q4 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $58.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 3 Feb 2020.