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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
+3.35%
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
$37.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow
+$541M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.2%
Holding
2,559
New
188
Increased
989
Reduced
1,179
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$154M
2
BICK
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
+$132M
3
FDT icon
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
+$131M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$103M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$97.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$230M
2
FLN icon
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
+$109M
3
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$109M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$95.1M
5
ETR icon
Entergy
ETR
+$80.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.5%
2 Financials 12.26%
3 Healthcare 9.59%
4 Industrials 9.56%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EXPE icon
26
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
$157M 0.42%
1,055,108
+79,139
+8% +$11.1M
VZ icon
27
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$154M 0.41%
3,455,291
-484,168
-12% -$22.6M
CA
28
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$153M 0.41%
4,441,835
+604,026
+16% +$19.5M
CVX icon
29
Chevron
CVX
$387B
$143M 0.38%
1,373,511
+922,316
+204% +$97.7M
TXN icon
30
Texas Instruments
TXN
$260B
$140M 0.37%
1,824,625
+146,343
+9% +$11.7M
BICK
31
DELISTED
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
$135M 0.36%
+5,196,462
New +$132M
ETFC
32
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$134M 0.36%
3,534,556
+699,031
+25% +$24.7M
FNI
33
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$134M 0.36%
3,825,921
+544,330
+17% +$18.4M
FDT icon
34
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.28B
$133M 0.36%
+2,416,123
New +$131M
FGM icon
35
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.7M
$133M 0.35%
3,065,275
+443,517
+17% +$18.7M
FSZ icon
36
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
$132M 0.35%
2,699,217
+269,966
+11% +$13M
TWTR
37
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$130M 0.35%
7,248,583
+705,208
+11% +$12M
PG icon
38
Procter & Gamble
PG
$342B
$128M 0.34%
1,469,165
-263,477
-15% -$23.2M
VEEV icon
39
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
$128M 0.34%
2,085,958
+25,655
+1% +$1.48M
PFE icon
40
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$128M 0.34%
4,008,189
-778,769
-16% -$24.6M
AMTD
41
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$124M 0.33%
2,890,569
+326,724
+13% +$12.7M
ADBE icon
42
Adobe
ADBE
$84.3B
$123M 0.33%
871,909
+161,276
+23% +$22.1M
BA icon
43
Boeing
BA
$165B
$121M 0.32%
612,380
+39,261
+7% +$7.31M
GE icon
44
GE Aerospace
GE
$362B
$120M 0.32%
929,050
+749,450
+417% +$103M
ANET icon
45
Arista Networks
ANET
$222B
$120M 0.32%
12,819,056
+153,536
+1% +$1.39M
KHC icon
46
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.1B
$118M 0.32%
1,379,025
+135,440
+11% +$12.3M
JPM icon
47
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$930B
$117M 0.31%
1,280,468
-1,288
-0.1% -$111K
C icon
48
Citigroup
C
$221B
$117M 0.31%
1,745,517
+585,103
+50% +$35.9M
PPLI
49
People Inc
PPLI
$3.14B
$116M 0.31%
6,261,865
+294,508
+5% +$5M
ADI icon
50
Analog Devices
ADI
$185B
$113M 0.3%
1,449,439
+160,364
+12% +$12.7M
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,559 positions worth $37.5B, up 3.8% from $36.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 filing shows 188 new, 989 increased, 1,179 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M. The largest sale was Yahoo Inc, an estimated $230M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2017 buy was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2017, an estimated $154M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $95.1M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $37.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 188 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $37.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 2 Aug 2017.