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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
NTNX icon
276
Nutanix
NTNX
$14.9B
$53M 0.1%
2,020,245
+68,149
+3% +$1.61M
MDT icon
277
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$52.4M 0.1%
482,685
-52,468
-10% -$5.47M
SYY icon
278
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$52.3M 0.1%
659,156
+29,400
+5% +$2.16M
GLW icon
279
Corning
GLW
$126B
$52.1M 0.1%
1,826,791
+1,039,648
+132% +$31.1M
CELG
280
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$52M 0.1%
523,581
+8,650
+2% +$822K
AVB icon
281
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.1B
$52M 0.1%
241,406
+24,932
+12% +$5.21M
GD icon
282
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$51.7M 0.1%
283,070
+35,460
+14% +$6.59M
WSO icon
283
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$51.7M 0.1%
305,648
+37,585
+14% +$6.1M
TSM icon
284
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$51.7M 0.1%
1,111,985
-401,250
-27% -$17.1M
FHN icon
285
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$51.4M 0.1%
3,171,723
+430,843
+16% +$6.81M
LDOS icon
286
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$51.4M 0.1%
598,007
-83,176
-12% -$6.97M
TIF
287
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$51M 0.1%
550,906
+125,681
+30% +$11.3M
P
288
Everpure Inc
P
$24.8B
$50.9M 0.1%
3,006,734
-598,815
-17% -$9.39M
ALKS icon
289
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$50.9M 0.1%
2,607,975
-229,795
-8% -$5M
EQR icon
290
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$50.8M 0.1%
588,825
+23,374
+4% +$1.91M
SWCH
291
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
$50.8M 0.1%
3,251,506
+1,431,014
+79% +$21.2M
MSTR icon
292
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$33.5B
$50.7M 0.1%
3,416,130
-706,540
-17% -$9.68M
QGEN icon
293
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.53B
$50.5M 0.1%
1,445,043
-898,059
-38% -$34.5M
SRPT icon
294
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.66B
$50.4M 0.09%
669,320
-204,541
-23% -$24.2M
VTRS icon
295
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$50.2M 0.09%
2,538,981
+786,999
+45% +$15.4M
NDAQ icon
296
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$51.5B
$49.9M 0.09%
1,506,717
+382,026
+34% +$12.7M
AYX
297
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$49.6M 0.09%
461,822
+345,925
+298% +$42.9M
HUBB icon
298
Hubbell
HUBB
$25.7B
$49.6M 0.09%
377,406
+52,105
+16% +$6.72M
FISV
299
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$49.6M 0.09%
478,659
+261,019
+120% +$26.6M
VLO icon
300
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.8B
$49.1M 0.09%
576,199
-35,714
-6% -$2.89M
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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.