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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
HEI icon
2551
HEICO Corp
HEI
$48.9B
– –
-18,385
Closed -$2.42M
HQY icon
2552
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.91B
– –
-47,150
Closed -$3.05M
HTLD icon
2553
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.11B
– –
-280,655
Closed -$4.5M
HURN icon
2554
Huron Consulting
HURN
$1.82B
– –
-31,065
Closed -$1.61M
IEUR icon
2555
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
IEUR
$8.66B
– –
-13,961
Closed -$783K
INO icon
2556
Inovio Pharmaceuticals
INO
$79.8M
– –
-4,621
Closed -$397K
INSG icon
2557
Inseego
INSG
$108M
– –
-5,094
Closed -$339K
INVA icon
2558
Innoviva
INVA
$1.58B
– –
-349,317
Closed -$5.84M
ISD
2559
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$414M
– –
-10,224
Closed -$166K
ITT icon
2560
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
– –
-10,044
Closed -$862K
LADR
2561
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.25B
– –
-134,948
Closed -$1.49M
MATV icon
2562
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$448M
– –
-110,249
Closed -$3.82M
MCRB icon
2563
Seres Therapeutics
MCRB
$48M
– –
-3,447
Closed -$480K
MD icon
2564
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.16B
– –
-110,710
Closed -$3.15M
MLAB icon
2565
Mesa Laboratories
MLAB
$539M
– –
-2,043
Closed -$618K
MRTN icon
2566
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
– –
-363,108
Closed -$5.7M
MSA icon
2567
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.74B
– –
-40,292
Closed -$5.87M
MTRN icon
2568
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
– –
-20,804
Closed -$1.43M
NBHC icon
2569
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.93B
– –
-33,441
Closed -$1.35M
NOMD icon
2570
Nomad Foods
NOMD
$1.64B
– –
-7,956
Closed -$219K
NRC icon
2571
NRC Health Common Stock
NRC
$474M
– –
-16,863
Closed -$711K
NTGR icon
2572
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
– –
-71,826
Closed -$2.29M
NTRS icon
2573
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
– –
-101,842
Closed -$11M
NWG icon
2574
NatWest
NWG
$71.5B
– –
-23,811
Closed -$156K
OFLX icon
2575
Omega Flex
OFLX
$298M
– –
-3,780
Closed -$539K
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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.