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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
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
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 13.35%
3 Miscellaneous 10.33%
4 Industrials 9.93%
5 Healthcare 9.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FGM icon
26
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$99.6M
$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
TXN icon
28
Texas Instruments
TXN
$236B
$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
FDT icon
31
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.36B
$178M 0.42%
2,856,022
+217,366
+8% +$13.2M
VZ icon
32
Verizon
VZ
$208B
$176M 0.42%
3,328,678
+86,894
+3% +$4.27M
HYLS icon
33
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.63B
$172M 0.41%
3,547,500
-226,649
-6% -$11M
FSZ icon
34
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36.5M
$168M 0.4%
3,189,984
+242,441
+8% +$12.5M
EXPE icon
35
Expedia Group
EXPE
$35.8B
$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
JPM icon
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$953B
$160M 0.38%
1,493,083
+57,311
+4% +$5.8M
VRSN icon
39
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.4B
$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
CVX icon
41
Chevron
CVX
$409B
$150M 0.36%
1,195,958
-45,902
-4% -$5.44M
GDDY icon
42
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.8B
$139M 0.33%
2,770,644
+136,115
+5% +$6.45M
PNC icon
43
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$98B
$138M 0.33%
954,971
+20,136
+2% +$2.78M
PG icon
44
Procter & Gamble
PG
$340B
$137M 0.33%
1,493,951
+8,148
+0.5% +$733K
LRCX icon
45
Lam Research
LRCX
$385B
$135M 0.32%
7,308,390
+549,100
+8% +$10.8M
PFE icon
46
Pfizer
PFE
$162B
$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
USB icon
48
US Bancorp
USB
$98.7B
$127M 0.3%
2,378,443
+260,094
+12% +$14M
GE icon
49
GE Aerospace
GE
$350B
$124M 0.29%
1,480,492
+500,436
+51% +$47.8M
BA icon
50
Boeing
BA
$168B
$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 23% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • 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.