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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
VEDL
2676
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
– –
-324,493
Closed -$4.96M
CMO
2677
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
– –
-137,731
Closed -$921K
STMP
2678
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
– –
-12,006
Closed -$3.96M
AZPN
2679
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
– –
-17,677
Closed -$2.17M
104 105 106 107
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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.