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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
+17.31%
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
$50.3B
AUM Growth
+$8.13B
Cap. Flow
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
2.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.8%
Holding
2,508
New
116
Increased
1,213
Reduced
1,071
Closed
106

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ETSY icon
Etsy
ETSY
+$132M
2
FTSM icon
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
+$87.3M
3
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
+$65.6M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$64.1M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Pandora Media Inc
P
+$78.7M
2
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$67.5M
3
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$65.6M
4
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$65.5M
5
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$63.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.28%
2 Healthcare 14.68%
3 Financials 10.43%
4 Communication Services 10.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BMS
426
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$29.7M 0.06%
535,223
+11,180
+2% +$569K
HCSG icon
427
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$29.6M 0.06%
+898,298
New +$34.4M
CAH icon
428
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$29.6M 0.06%
615,324
+469,283
+321% +$23.5M
NTCT icon
429
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$29.6M 0.06%
1,054,488
+84,761
+9% +$2.25M
SNY icon
430
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$29.6M 0.06%
667,856
+94,281
+16% +$4.04M
WPP icon
431
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$29.5M 0.06%
559,340
+116,723
+26% +$6.5M
ABB
432
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$29.5M 0.06%
1,565,087
+307,791
+24% +$5.96M
RDS.B
433
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$29.5M 0.06%
461,673
+58,335
+14% +$3.69M
DEO icon
434
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$29.5M 0.06%
180,382
+13,161
+8% +$2.01M
TAP icon
435
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
$29.4M 0.06%
492,646
-135,309
-22% -$8.35M
UL icon
436
Unilever
UL
$131B
$29.4M 0.06%
451,992
+42,532
+10% +$2.59M
BNS icon
437
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$29.3M 0.06%
550,717
+85,149
+18% +$4.67M
CMG icon
438
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$40.8B
$29.2M 0.06%
2,057,550
+93,700
+5% +$1.09M
XYL icon
439
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$29.2M 0.06%
369,064
-63,917
-15% -$4.66M
FTS icon
440
Fortis
FTS
$30B
$29.1M 0.06%
786,084
+73,153
+10% +$2.6M
AVA icon
441
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$29.1M 0.06%
715,688
+184,100
+35% +$7.57M
RY icon
442
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$29M 0.06%
383,436
+37,565
+11% +$2.84M
TDS icon
443
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.91B
$29M 0.06%
942,691
+64,984
+7% +$2.21M
VRSK icon
444
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
$28.9M 0.06%
217,426
+8,582
+4% +$1.04M
BMO icon
445
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$28.9M 0.06%
386,118
+24,821
+7% +$1.84M
STX icon
446
Seagate
STX
$193B
$28.8M 0.06%
602,096
+41,446
+7% +$1.84M
NWN icon
447
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$28.8M 0.06%
438,376
+49,098
+13% +$3.08M
TD icon
448
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$28.8M 0.06%
529,545
+53,541
+11% +$2.96M
TM icon
449
Toyota
TM
$210B
$28.7M 0.06%
242,765
+36,730
+18% +$4.44M
FITB
450
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52B
$28.6M 0.06%
1,135,870
-12,046
-1% -$321K
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,508 positions worth $50.3B, up 19% from $42.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 filing shows 116 new, 1,213 increased, 1,071 reduced and 106 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M. The largest sale was Pandora Media Inc, an estimated $78.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Etsy in Q1 2019, an estimated $132M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund, cutting an estimated $67.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Pandora Media Inc in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $78.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $50.3B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 116 new positions and closed 106 in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $50.3B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 9 May 2019.