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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
(+8.1%)
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.38%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$548M |
| 2 |
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
|
+$91.9M |
| 3 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$91.8M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
|
+$486M |
| 2 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
|
+$74.8M |
| 4 |
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
|
+$65.6M |
| 5 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$60.8M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.7M
| $185M | 0.44% |
3,622,585
+275,313
| +8% | +$13.6M |
|
|
BICK
27
DELISTED
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
| $185M | 0.44% |
6,141,139
+466,628
| +8% | +$13.8M |
|
28
Texas Instruments
TXN
$260B
| $181M | 0.43% |
1,736,537
+217,585
| +14% | +$21.2M |
|
|
TWTR
29
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $180M | 0.43% |
7,481,472
-152,292
| -2% | -$3.13M |
|
|
FNI
30
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
| $179M | 0.43% |
4,521,481
+343,585
| +8% | +$13.4M |
|
31
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.28B
| $178M | 0.42% |
2,856,022
+217,366
| +8% | +$13.2M |
|
32
Verizon
VZ
$183B
| $176M | 0.42% |
3,328,678
+86,894
| +3% | +$4.27M |
|
33
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
| $172M | 0.41% |
3,547,500
-226,649
| -6% | -$11M |
|
34
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
| $168M | 0.4% |
3,189,984
+242,441
| +8% | +$12.5M |
|
35
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
| $164M | 0.39% |
1,371,635
+306,536
| +29% | +$39.8M |
|
|
AMTD
36
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $163M | 0.39% |
3,192,111
+290,088
| +10% | +$14.5M |
|
|
ETFC
37
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $161M | 0.38% |
3,251,387
-40,959
| -1% | -$1.88M |
|
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$930B
| $160M | 0.38% |
1,493,083
+57,311
| +4% | +$5.8M |
|
39
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
| $157M | 0.37% |
1,370,201
+177,169
| +15% | +$19.8M |
|
|
CA
40
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
| $152M | 0.36% |
4,554,082
+487,482
| +12% | +$16.2M |
|
41
Chevron
CVX
$387B
| $150M | 0.36% |
1,195,958
-45,902
| -4% | -$5.44M |
|
42
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.6B
| $139M | 0.33% |
2,770,644
+136,115
| +5% | +$6.45M |
|
43
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.5B
| $138M | 0.33% |
954,971
+20,136
| +2% | +$2.78M |
|
44
Procter & Gamble
PG
$342B
| $137M | 0.33% |
1,493,951
+8,148
| +0.5% | +$733K |
|
45
Lam Research
LRCX
$400B
| $135M | 0.32% |
7,308,390
+549,100
| +8% | +$10.8M |
|
46
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
| $134M | 0.32% |
3,889,474
+184,163
| +5% | +$6.28M |
|
|
VMW
47
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $131M | 0.31% |
1,048,276
+338,585
| +48% | +$40.6M |
|
48
US Bancorp
USB
$98.7B
| $127M | 0.3% |
2,378,443
+260,094
| +12% | +$14M |
|
49
GE Aerospace
GE
$362B
| $124M | 0.29% |
1,480,492
+500,436
| +51% | +$47.8M |
|
50
Boeing
BA
$165B
| $123M | 0.29% |
416,889
-88,068
| -17% | -$23.8M |
|
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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.