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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
-0.24%
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
$53.1B
AUM Growth
+$73M
Cap. Flow
+$888M
Cap. Flow %
1.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.45%
Holding
2,572
New
160
Increased
1,214
Reduced
1,013
Closed
182

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$552M
2
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$539M
3
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$154M
4
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$135M
5
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$121M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$120M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$110M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.68%
2 Financials 12.47%
3 Healthcare 10.57%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SPG icon
251
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
$56.5M 0.11%
363,065
+64,986
+22% +$10.1M
HE icon
252
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$56.3M 0.11%
1,234,258
+98,655
+9% +$4.39M
PBCT
253
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$56.3M 0.11%
3,599,066
+575,026
+19% +$8.99M
PSA icon
254
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$56.3M 0.11%
229,387
+26,594
+13% +$6.68M
MET icon
255
MetLife
MET
$61B
$56.3M 0.11%
1,192,807
-49,527
-4% -$2.36M
SJM icon
256
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$56.2M 0.11%
510,952
+77,090
+18% +$8.59M
C icon
257
Citigroup
C
$222B
$55.9M 0.11%
809,317
+22,220
+3% +$1.51M
ERIE icon
258
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$55.8M 0.11%
300,679
+242,269
+415% +$55M
MAA icon
259
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$55.8M 0.11%
429,018
+73,241
+21% +$9.1M
MCD icon
260
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$55.7M 0.1%
259,538
+63,454
+32% +$13.6M
MSM icon
261
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$55.7M 0.1%
768,222
+166,267
+28% +$11.6M
FIS icon
262
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.5B
$55.5M 0.1%
418,032
+371,274
+794% +$49.3M
TWOU
263
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$55.5M 0.1%
113,546
+29,403
+35% +$21.1M
DHR icon
264
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$55.3M 0.1%
432,220
+149,083
+53% +$18.7M
CMS icon
265
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$55.2M 0.1%
863,452
+74,712
+9% +$4.54M
PH icon
266
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
$55.2M 0.1%
305,363
+42,300
+16% +$7.19M
PAYC icon
267
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
$54.9M 0.1%
262,089
-121,374
-32% -$28.4M
GRFS
268
Grifois
GRFS
$5.16B
$54.9M 0.1%
2,738,645
-2,335,265
-46% -$50.1M
EG icon
269
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$54.4M 0.1%
204,612
+56,875
+38% +$14.4M
NEE icon
270
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$54.4M 0.1%
934,332
-995,408
-52% -$53.9M
CAT icon
271
Caterpillar
CAT
$409B
$54.4M 0.1%
430,336
+88,148
+26% +$11.2M
CB icon
272
Chubb
CB
$140B
$54M 0.1%
334,769
+9,963
+3% +$1.54M
INFY icon
273
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$53.2M 0.1%
4,681,711
+148,485
+3% +$1.67M
HRL icon
274
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$53.2M 0.1%
1,215,572
+7,765
+0.6% +$326K
ETR icon
275
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$53M 0.1%
903,846
-418,294
-32% -$22.9M
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,572 positions worth $53.1B, up 0.14% from $53B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 filing shows 160 new, 1,214 increased, 1,013 reduced and 182 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M. The largest sale was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $578M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2019 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q3 2019, an estimated $552M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $121M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $578M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $53.1B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 182 in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.14% quarter-over-quarter to $53.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 4 Nov 2019.