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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
GWW icon
376
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$41.6M 0.08%
139,882
+14,955
+12% +$4.16M
SNX icon
377
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.4B
$41.5M 0.08%
735,570
+630,344
+599% +$29.4M
KEY icon
378
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$41.4M 0.08%
2,322,416
-42,189
-2% -$730K
GSK icon
379
GSK
GSK
$103B
$41.4M 0.08%
775,680
+109,237
+16% +$5.62M
SNY icon
380
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$41.4M 0.08%
893,108
+111,701
+14% +$4.82M
ELME
381
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$41.3M 0.08%
1,511,220
+243,537
+19% +$6.58M
DEO icon
382
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$41.3M 0.08%
252,774
+57,040
+29% +$9.54M
WPP icon
383
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$41.3M 0.08%
659,688
+107,391
+19% +$6.42M
CLX icon
384
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$41.3M 0.08%
271,765
+21,611
+9% +$3.42M
RDS.B
385
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$41.3M 0.08%
688,932
+183,973
+36% +$11M
LNC icon
386
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$41.3M 0.08%
684,058
+84,306
+14% +$5.04M
IFF icon
387
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$41.1M 0.08%
335,039
+89,075
+36% +$11.4M
TD icon
388
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$41.1M 0.08%
704,910
+124,710
+21% +$7.09M
BMO icon
389
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$40.9M 0.08%
555,095
+109,199
+24% +$7.96M
BNS icon
390
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$40.9M 0.08%
718,612
+97,981
+16% +$5.26M
CBRL icon
391
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.2B
$40.8M 0.08%
250,844
+23,171
+10% +$3.9M
SHOP icon
392
Shopify
SHOP
$148B
$40.8M 0.08%
1,308,710
+583,730
+81% +$20M
SJI
393
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$40.8M 0.08%
1,238,788
+232,679
+23% +$7.6M
RY icon
394
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$40.8M 0.08%
502,122
+77,405
+18% +$6.04M
EE
395
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$40.7M 0.08%
607,340
+76,893
+14% +$5.11M
FTS icon
396
Fortis
FTS
$30B
$40.7M 0.08%
961,322
+104,594
+12% +$4.27M
PRK icon
397
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$40.6M 0.08%
428,237
+56,307
+15% +$5.31M
CAJ
398
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$40.5M 0.08%
1,517,397
+390,348
+35% +$10.6M
TRI icon
399
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$40.5M 0.08%
574,795
+88,488
+18% +$6.28M
CLDR
400
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
$40.5M 0.08%
4,570,458
+586,822
+15% +$4.07M
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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.