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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

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
MCD icon
401
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$28.1M 0.07%
163,540
-36,096
-18% -$6.06M
XYZ
402
Block Inc
XYZ
$45.9B
$28.1M 0.07%
809,648
-72,626
-8% -$2.66M
TMO icon
403
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$27.9M 0.07%
147,093
+23,976
+19% +$4.59M
OGS icon
404
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
$27.8M 0.07%
379,858
+45,649
+14% +$3.46M
TCBI icon
405
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.31B
$27.6M 0.07%
310,959
+27,509
+10% +$2.38M
VVC
406
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$27.6M 0.07%
424,576
-121,058
-22% -$8.13M
ACH
407
Accendra Health
ACH
$240M
$27.5M 0.07%
1,455,743
+579,070
+66% +$12.8M
KSS icon
408
Kohl's
KSS
$2.03B
$27.5M 0.07%
506,496
-5,082
-1% -$234K
MTD icon
409
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.8B
$27.4M 0.07%
44,233
-22,372
-34% -$14.3M
CINF icon
410
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$27.4M 0.07%
365,310
-52,097
-12% -$3.88M
CM icon
411
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$27.3M 0.07%
560,502
+2,596
+0.5% +$118K
AAL icon
412
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
$27.2M 0.06%
522,009
-284,863
-35% -$14.2M
BTI icon
413
British American Tobacco
BTI
$132B
$27.1M 0.06%
404,472
+7,098
+2% +$463K
WLK icon
414
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$27.1M 0.06%
254,017
-83,623
-25% -$7.75M
ITW icon
415
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$27.1M 0.06%
162,172
-195,232
-55% -$31.1M
TRMB icon
416
Trimble
TRMB
$12.3B
$26.7M 0.06%
655,882
+243,078
+59% +$9.96M
CLX icon
417
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$26.6M 0.06%
178,910
-22,973
-11% -$3.13M
DATA
418
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$26.5M 0.06%
383,381
+161,974
+73% +$11.9M
BLK icon
419
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$26.5M 0.06%
51,539
-989
-2% -$481K
PH icon
420
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
$26.3M 0.06%
131,894
+80,371
+156% +$14.9M
FL
421
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$26.3M 0.06%
560,886
-96,800
-15% -$3.61M
NLY icon
422
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$16.9B
$26.3M 0.06%
552,114
-114,650
-17% -$5.44M
KEX icon
423
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$26M 0.06%
388,858
-35,218
-8% -$2.31M
ALL icon
424
Allstate
ALL
$66.9B
$26M 0.06%
247,903
-25,769
-9% -$2.54M
PGEN icon
425
Precigen
PGEN
$1.93B
$25.9M 0.06%
2,248,411
+659,632
+42% +$9.82M

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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.