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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
+3.22%
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
$113B
AUM Growth
+$8.48B
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.79%
Holding
2,679
New
324
Increased
1,251
Reduced
973
Closed
127

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$825M
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$244M
3
BRO icon
Brown & Brown
BRO
+$216M
4
ACGL icon
Arch Capital
ACGL
+$216M
5
AON icon
Aon
AON
+$194M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXL icon
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF
FTXL
+$832M
2
LPLA icon
LPL Financial
LPLA
+$290M
3
CMI icon
Cummins
CMI
+$235M
4
RJF icon
Raymond James Financial
RJF
+$228M
5
WRB icon
W.R. Berkley
WRB
+$194M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.35%
2 Financials 15.79%
3 Industrials 13.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.71%
5 Healthcare 6.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PENN icon
2626
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.74B
– –
-283,168
Closed -$5.34M
PRVA icon
2627
Privia Health
PRVA
$3.21B
– –
-80,880
Closed -$1.47M
PZA icon
2628
Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF
PZA
$4.19B
– –
-8,496
Closed -$205K
RAMP icon
2629
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
– –
-45,338
Closed -$1.12M
REPL icon
2630
Replimune Group
REPL
$814M
– –
-19,849
Closed -$218K
RKT icon
2631
Rocket Companies
RKT
$36.9B
– –
-617,809
Closed -$11.9M
SBLK icon
2632
Star Bulk Carriers
SBLK
$3.14B
– –
-119,060
Closed -$2.82M
SBSI icon
2633
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$1.02B
– –
-18,311
Closed -$612K
SCHL icon
2634
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
– –
-110,389
Closed -$3.53M
SCHV
2635
Schwab US Large-Cap Value ETF
SCHV
$15.8B
– –
-142,920
Closed -$3.83M
SHC icon
2636
Sotera Health
SHC
$4.95B
– –
-48,766
Closed -$814K
SHYF
2637
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
– –
-737,244
Closed -$9.25M
SMMT icon
2638
Summit Therapeutics
SMMT
$10.9B
– –
-422,950
Closed -$9.26M
SPLB icon
2639
State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPLB
$1.18B
– –
-69,658
Closed -$1.68M
STNG icon
2640
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$3.96B
– –
-113,741
Closed -$8.11M
STNE icon
2641
StoneCo
STNE
$2.62B
– –
-11,223
Closed -$126K
TNGX icon
2642
Tango Therapeutics
TNGX
$4.34B
– –
-384,500
Closed -$2.96M
TRIP icon
2643
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
– –
-77,810
Closed -$1.13M
TRMD icon
2644
TORM
TRMD
$3.1B
– –
-70,622
Closed -$2.41M
TRS icon
2645
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
– –
-83,767
Closed -$2.14M
UAA icon
2646
Under Armour
UAA
$3B
– –
-2,955,490
Closed -$26.3M
USFR icon
2647
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
USFR
$18.1B
– –
-1,358,650
Closed -$68.2M
VKTX icon
2648
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$4.04B
– –
-12,283
Closed -$778K
VRNA
2649
DELISTED
Verona Pharma
VRNA
– –
-50,359
Closed -$1.45M
VRNT
2650
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
– –
-18,938
Closed -$480K
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $113B, up 8.1% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 324 new positions and adding to 1,251 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LPL Financial, an estimated $290M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2024 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Microsoft in Q4 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $290M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $832M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $113B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 324 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $113B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 13 Feb 2025.