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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
RSG icon
301
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$35.6M 0.08%
526,387
+28,319
+6% +$1.83M
WM icon
302
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$35.5M 0.08%
411,913
+24,571
+6% +$2M
MDT icon
303
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$35.5M 0.08%
439,005
+36,582
+9% +$2.93M
ICPT
304
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$35.4M 0.08%
605,454
+304,999
+102% +$19.2M
MTB icon
305
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.2B
$35.3M 0.08%
206,182
+48,938
+31% +$8.12M
SPG icon
306
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
$35.1M 0.08%
204,550
-40,049
-16% -$6.5M
EA icon
307
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$35.1M 0.08%
333,724
+65,358
+24% +$7.26M
A icon
308
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$34.9M 0.08%
521,298
+129,037
+33% +$8.7M
PANW icon
309
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$34.9M 0.08%
1,443,360
+217,548
+18% +$5.29M
COHR
310
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$34.8M 0.08%
123,305
+44,372
+56% +$12.4M
WIT icon
311
Wipro
WIT
$18.5B
$34.8M 0.08%
16,964,397
+3,431,389
+25% +$6.86M
VR
312
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$34.8M 0.08%
741,258
+70,205
+10% +$3.47M
UGI icon
313
UGI
UGI
$8B
$34.6M 0.08%
737,869
-402,271
-35% -$19.2M
GPC icon
314
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$34.5M 0.08%
363,400
+17,825
+5% +$1.63M
WTRG icon
315
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$34M 0.08%
867,039
+6,512
+0.8% +$237K
CXO
316
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$33.9M 0.08%
225,986
+109,479
+94% +$15.2M
SGEN
317
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$33.9M 0.08%
633,794
-43,485
-6% -$2.54M
NUE icon
318
Nucor
NUE
$56.4B
$33.8M 0.08%
531,377
+150,282
+39% +$8.79M
GD icon
319
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$33.6M 0.08%
164,990
-23,168
-12% -$4.73M
APD icon
320
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$33.5M 0.08%
204,293
-92,065
-31% -$14.7M
LSTR icon
321
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.8B
$33.4M 0.08%
320,846
+283,946
+770% +$28.5M
WR
322
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$33.2M 0.08%
629,559
-289,011
-31% -$15.6M
ATO icon
323
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$33M 0.08%
384,698
-79,939
-17% -$7.03M
PCAR icon
324
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$33M 0.08%
696,932
-213,045
-23% -$10.1M
PSA icon
325
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$32.7M 0.08%
156,357
-2,066
-1% -$437K
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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.