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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
-16.64%
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
$44.1B
AUM Growth
-$14.4B
Cap. Flow
-$2.9B
Cap. Flow %
-6.57%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.79%
Holding
2,482
New
101
Increased
824
Reduced
1,414
Closed
140

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$386M
2
FTSM icon
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
+$160M
3
NEM icon
Newmont
NEM
+$104M
4
MNST icon
Monster Beverage
MNST
+$87.8M
5
GRPN icon
Groupon
GRPN
+$82.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$582M
2
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$200M
3
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$177M
4
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$161M
5
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$154M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 27.93%
2 Healthcare 12.7%
3 Financials 10.7%
4 Communication Services 9.67%
5 Industrials 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AVB icon
301
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.1B
$45.8M 0.1%
311,409
+18,206
+6% +$3.67M
KYNB
302
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
$45.8M 0.1%
52,712
+425
+0.8% +$422K
SNA icon
303
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$45.7M 0.1%
419,630
+65,499
+18% +$9.67M
AVA icon
304
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$45.7M 0.1%
1,074,498
+11,731
+1% +$565K
NKTR icon
305
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$45.1M 0.1%
168,282
-29,681
-15% -$9.18M
UGI icon
306
UGI
UGI
$8B
$45M 0.1%
1,688,924
+114,369
+7% +$4.33M
IONS icon
307
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$45M 0.1%
952,473
-46,605
-5% -$2.6M
COR icon
308
Cencora
COR
$60.3B
$45M 0.1%
508,660
+47,126
+10% +$4.15M
NWBI icon
309
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
$44.6M 0.1%
3,852,622
+446,754
+13% +$6.51M
MDU icon
310
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$44.6M 0.1%
5,450,729
-2,483,768
-31% -$26.1M
SJR
311
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$44.5M 0.1%
2,747,335
+369,933
+16% +$6.71M
FTS icon
312
Fortis
FTS
$30B
$44.5M 0.1%
1,154,477
-9,963
-0.9% -$408K
AGIO icon
313
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
$44.5M 0.1%
1,252,994
-280,755
-18% -$13M
EQR icon
314
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$44.4M 0.1%
720,236
-120,360
-14% -$9.3M
SLF icon
315
Sun Life Financial
SLF
$45.6B
$44.4M 0.1%
1,383,636
+319,069
+30% +$13.7M
ROK icon
316
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$44.4M 0.1%
293,949
+35,559
+14% +$6.59M
GLIBA
317
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$44.3M 0.1%
777,336
-422,391
-35% -$28.7M
CPT icon
318
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.3B
$44.1M 0.1%
556,419
+507,653
+1,041% +$52.8M
LOW icon
319
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$44.1M 0.1%
512,165
+93,544
+22% +$10.2M
AVLR
320
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$44.1M 0.1%
590,642
-85,782
-13% -$6.99M
THG icon
321
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.63B
$44M 0.1%
486,167
+84,223
+21% +$10.4M
SON icon
322
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$44M 0.1%
948,743
+55,624
+6% +$2.97M
RDS.B
323
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$43.8M 0.1%
1,341,874
+537,809
+67% +$25.2M
EXAS
324
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$43.7M 0.1%
754,022
+179,725
+31% +$14.6M
NWE icon
325
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.48B
$43.7M 0.1%
730,473
+19,312
+3% +$1.38M
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2020, First Trust Advisors held 2,482 positions worth $44.1B, down 25% from $58.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $2.9B in Q1 2020, closing 140 positions and reducing 1,414 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $582M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, up from 26% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund worth $351M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2020 buy was First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund: 4,750,190 shares worth $351M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF in Q1 2020, an estimated $160M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund, cutting an estimated $200M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $582M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $44.1B portfolio in Q1 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 101 new positions and closed 140 in Q1 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 25% quarter-over-quarter to $44.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 6 May 2020.