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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
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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
FRBK
2626
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
– –
-25,464
Closed -$78K
FRG
2627
DELISTED
Franchise Group, Inc.
FRG
– –
-129,338
Closed -$4.58M
ARNC
2628
DELISTED
Arconic Corporation
ARNC
– –
-85,637
Closed -$2.7M
BICK
2629
DELISTED
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
– –
-1,551,822
Closed -$53M
XM
2630
DELISTED
Qualtrics International Inc. Class A Common Stock
XM
– –
-184,708
Closed -$7.89M
CS
2631
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
– –
-18,460
Closed -$182K
BRMK
2632
DELISTED
Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. Common Stock
BRMK
– –
-158,342
Closed -$1.56M
ATCO
2633
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
– –
-30,316
Closed -$461K
SRNE
2634
DELISTED
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
SRNE
– –
-282,917
Closed -$2.16M
ATNX
2635
DELISTED
Athenex, Inc. Common Stock
ATNX
– –
-5,563
Closed -$335K
SRLP
2636
DELISTED
SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP
SRLP
– –
-219,928
Closed -$4.09M
SNP
2637
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
– –
-4,258
Closed -$209K
POLY
2638
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
– –
-134,729
Closed -$3.46M
SAFM
2639
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
– –
-14,988
Closed -$2.82M
ANAT
2640
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
– –
-31,832
Closed -$6.02M
GSKY
2641
DELISTED
GreenSky, Inc. Class A Common Stock
GSKY
– –
-99,616
Closed -$1.11M
PVG
2642
DELISTED
PRETIUM RESOURCES INC.
PVG
– –
-65,742
Closed -$634K
VCRA
2643
DELISTED
VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
VCRA
– –
-41,381
Closed -$1.89M
KL
2644
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
– –
-92,463
Closed -$3.85M
GWB
2645
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
– –
-137,939
Closed -$4.52M
TGP
2646
DELISTED
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
TGP
– –
-168,240
Closed -$2.62M
BMTC
2647
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
– –
-28,261
Closed -$1.3M
RBNC
2648
DELISTED
Reliant Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RBNC
– –
-7,133
Closed -$225K
DRNA
2649
DELISTED
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DRNA
– –
-134,599
Closed -$2.71M
COR
2650
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
– –
-106,964
Closed -$14.8M
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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.