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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$486M
2
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$101M
3
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
+$74.8M
4
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
+$65.6M
5
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

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
MNST icon
276
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.2B
$37.9M 0.09%
1,197,970
+650,784
+119% +$19.5M
AHL
277
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$37.8M 0.09%
931,855
+184,510
+25% +$7.63M
FAST icon
278
Fastenal
FAST
$53.8B
$37.8M 0.09%
2,761,080
+37,676
+1% +$467K
JD icon
279
JD.com
JD
$41B
$37.7M 0.09%
909,926
+141,138
+18% +$5.55M
HE icon
280
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.34B
$37.7M 0.09%
1,042,372
-1,347,476
-56% -$48.8M
ELV icon
281
Elevance Health
ELV
$82B
$37.5M 0.09%
166,825
+32,512
+24% +$6.92M
XYL icon
282
Xylem
XYL
$28.3B
$37.5M 0.09%
550,363
+127,252
+30% +$8.45M
DVN icon
283
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.8B
$37.5M 0.09%
905,104
+466,508
+106% +$17.7M
ADP icon
284
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$99.6B
$37.4M 0.09%
319,525
+22,978
+8% +$2.63M
OGE icon
285
OGE Energy
OGE
$10.3B
$37.1M 0.09%
1,126,867
-759,014
-40% -$26.8M
AGR
286
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$37.1M 0.09%
732,553
-1,104,959
-60% -$55.9M
VFC icon
287
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$36.8M 0.09%
528,633
-72,591
-12% -$4.8M
ROL icon
288
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$36.8M 0.09%
1,780,763
+643,057
+57% +$13.1M
KYNB
289
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.6M
$36.8M 0.09%
31,066
+28,384
+1,058% +$35.6M
AJG icon
290
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.3B
$36.8M 0.09%
580,872
+53,180
+10% +$3.4M
MS icon
291
Morgan Stanley
MS
$338B
$36.7M 0.09%
700,334
+11,828
+2% +$598K
QGEN icon
292
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.52B
$36.7M 0.09%
1,118,215
-152,298
-12% -$5.25M
SIVB
293
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$36.5M 0.09%
156,243
+30,607
+24% +$6.52M
V icon
294
Visa
V
$673B
$36.5M 0.09%
320,119
+22,987
+8% +$2.54M
RARE icon
295
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.63B
$36.4M 0.09%
785,694
+259,816
+49% +$12.7M
GRMN
296
Garmin
GRMN
$47.2B
$36.1M 0.09%
606,447
+48,101
+9% +$2.82M
LNT icon
297
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.3B
$36M 0.09%
844,224
-306,845
-27% -$13.4M
AXS icon
298
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.55B
$35.9M 0.09%
715,188
+153,228
+27% +$8.16M
AL
299
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$35.9M 0.09%
746,434
-27,836
-4% -$1.22M
DIS icon
300
Walt Disney
DIS
$166B
$35.6M 0.08%
331,069
+180,862
+120% +$18.6M
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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.