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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
+8.2%
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
$103B
AUM Growth
+$9.8B
Cap. Flow
+$4.5B
Cap. Flow %
4.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
2,679
New
175
Increased
1,438
Reduced
889
Closed
174

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXN icon
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
FTXN
+$658M
2
NET icon
Cloudflare
NET
+$400M
3
ECL icon
Ecolab
ECL
+$190M
4
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$190M
5
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$185M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$591M
2
DGX icon
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
+$197M
3
MRSH
Marsh
MRSH
+$190M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$190M
5
GIS icon
General Mills
GIS
+$188M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 34.02%
2 Financials 10.8%
3 Industrials 10.31%
4 Healthcare 9.47%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CHGG icon
2526
Chegg
CHGG
$108M
– –
-12,136
Closed -$825K
CNXN icon
2527
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.05B
– –
-53,378
Closed -$2.35M
CVGW
2528
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
– –
-9,923
Closed -$379K
DCBO
2529
Docebo
DCBO
$492M
– –
-62,233
Closed -$4.54M
EBON icon
2530
Ebang International Holdings
EBON
– –
-1,525
Closed -$87K
ELAN icon
2531
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.4B
– –
-518,166
Closed -$16.5M
EMXC icon
2532
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF
EMXC
$23.4B
– –
-107,251
Closed -$6.5M
EWZ icon
2533
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.05B
– –
-119,195
Closed -$3.83M
FATE icon
2534
Fate Therapeutics
FATE
$281M
– –
-45,618
Closed -$2.7M
FIVN icon
2535
FIVE9
FIVN
$1.77B
– –
-158,048
Closed -$25.2M
FOX icon
2536
Fox Class B
FOX
$20.7B
– –
-229,065
Closed -$8.5M
FTDR icon
2537
Frontdoor
FTDR
$5.02B
– –
-120,998
Closed -$5.07M
FTSM icon
2538
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
$6.51B
– –
-314,502
Closed -$18.9M
FWONA icon
2539
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$22.3B
– –
-30,159
Closed -$1.36M
FXL icon
2540
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.47B
– –
-4,807,984
Closed -$591M
GBX icon
2541
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
– –
-57,679
Closed -$2.48M
GES
2542
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
– –
-73,316
Closed -$1.54M
GEVO icon
2543
Gevo
GEVO
$397M
– –
-153,032
Closed -$1.02M
GFF icon
2544
Griffon
GFF
$4.16B
– –
-133,673
Closed -$3.29M
GIII icon
2545
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.47B
– –
-142,309
Closed -$4.03M
GKOS icon
2546
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.02B
– –
-28,008
Closed -$1.35M
GLD icon
2547
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
– –
-2,001
Closed -$329K
GOTU icon
2548
Gaotu Techedu
GOTU
$372M
– –
-54,410
Closed -$167K
HCC icon
2549
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.23B
– –
-57,013
Closed -$1.33M
HBT icon
2550
HBT Financial
HBT
$1.21B
– –
-11,822
Closed -$184K
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $103B, up 11% from $93B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $4.5B of net new capital in Q4 2021, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,438 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Quest Diagnostics, an estimated $197M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2021 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cloudflare in Q4 2021, an estimated $400M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Quest Diagnostics, cutting an estimated $197M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $591M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $103B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 175 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $103B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 8 Feb 2022.