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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
+6.83%
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
$42B
AUM Growth
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow %
2.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 21.94%
2 Financials 12.9%
3 Industrials 9.83%
4 Healthcare 9.3%
5 Communication Services 9.18%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SBUX icon
251
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
$40.9M 0.1%
712,247
+235,120
+49% +$13.3M
SYY icon
252
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$40.8M 0.1%
671,725
+145,009
+28% +$8.22M
CNA icon
253
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.5B
$40.7M 0.1%
767,135
-3,171
-0.4% -$167K
HII icon
254
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
$40.7M 0.1%
172,644
+54,761
+46% +$12.9M
EXC icon
255
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$40.6M 0.1%
1,445,538
-1,935,998
-57% -$55.6M
INCY icon
256
Incyte
INCY
$23.5B
$40.5M 0.1%
427,630
-39,437
-8% -$4.12M
CAH icon
257
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$40.4M 0.1%
659,202
+187,229
+40% +$11.6M
LLY icon
258
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$40.3M 0.1%
477,290
+95,584
+25% +$8.13M
CBOE icon
259
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$40.2M 0.1%
322,384
+124,755
+63% +$14.6M
NEE icon
260
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$39.9M 0.1%
1,022,312
-1,085,376
-51% -$41.9M
EIGI
261
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
$39.8M 0.09%
4,743,982
+157,922
+3% +$1.34M
UHS icon
262
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.43B
$39.8M 0.09%
351,340
+77,099
+28% +$8.24M
CPB icon
263
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$39.8M 0.09%
827,395
+396,150
+92% +$18.8M
WSM icon
264
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$39.8M 0.09%
1,539,164
+128,616
+9% +$3.28M
MMM icon
265
3M
MMM
$89B
$39.5M 0.09%
200,598
-23,714
-11% -$4.56M
MCK icon
266
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$39.3M 0.09%
251,887
+8,094
+3% +$1.2M
WEC icon
267
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$39.3M 0.09%
591,064
-491,820
-45% -$33M
CI icon
268
Cigna
CI
$76.6B
$39.2M 0.09%
192,818
+65,343
+51% +$13M
HUBB icon
269
Hubbell
HUBB
$25.7B
$39.1M 0.09%
288,877
-52,645
-15% -$6.57M
MA icon
270
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$39M 0.09%
257,455
+22,659
+10% +$3.37M
TU icon
271
Telus
TU
$16B
$38.9M 0.09%
2,053,022
+154,130
+8% +$2.85M
TRN icon
272
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$38.8M 0.09%
1,439,918
-37,325
-3% -$931K
JBLU icon
273
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
$38.7M 0.09%
1,732,744
+436,674
+34% +$8.92M
EWBC icon
274
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$38.4M 0.09%
632,055
-464,811
-42% -$27.7M
ODFL icon
275
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$38.3M 0.09%
874,017
+305,790
+54% +$12.3M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,548 positions worth $42B, up 8.1% from $38.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2017 filing shows 163 new, 1,305 increased, 905 reduced and 174 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M. The largest sale was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $486M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 22% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2017 buy was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund: 10,742,802 shares worth $551M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cadence Design Systems in Q4 2017, an estimated $91.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was People Inc, cutting an estimated $101M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $486M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $42B portfolio in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 163 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $42B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 8 Feb 2018.