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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AMTD
26
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$200M 0.46%
3,377,197
+185,086
+6% +$10.5M
TXN icon
27
Texas Instruments
TXN
$260B
$199M 0.46%
1,915,579
+179,042
+10% +$19.4M
T icon
28
AT&T
T
$157B
$198M 0.45%
7,352,386
-207,213
-3% -$5.77M
XOM icon
29
ExxonMobil
XOM
$650B
$193M 0.44%
2,587,262
+163,150
+7% +$13M
FGM icon
30
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.7M
$191M 0.44%
3,821,989
+199,404
+6% +$10.3M
VRSN icon
31
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
$190M 0.44%
1,601,116
+230,915
+17% +$26.7M
FDT icon
32
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.28B
$189M 0.43%
3,013,461
+157,439
+6% +$10.1M
EXPE icon
33
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
$187M 0.43%
1,697,612
+325,977
+24% +$37.9M
FNI
34
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$187M 0.43%
4,770,388
+248,907
+6% +$10.2M
GDDY icon
35
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.6B
$180M 0.41%
2,937,459
+166,815
+6% +$9.43M
FSZ icon
36
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
$176M 0.41%
3,365,627
+175,643
+6% +$9.46M
CA
37
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$168M 0.39%
4,948,742
+394,660
+9% +$13.7M
JPM icon
38
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$930B
$165M 0.38%
1,498,019
+4,936
+0.3% +$559K
GRUB
39
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$164M 0.38%
806,090
+905
+0.1% +$160K
VZ icon
40
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$159M 0.36%
3,322,928
-5,750
-0.2% -$289K
QCOM icon
41
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
$156M 0.36%
2,810,684
-254,493
-8% -$16.2M
PFE icon
42
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$156M 0.36%
4,622,220
+732,746
+19% +$25.2M
HYLS icon
43
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
$153M 0.35%
3,222,239
-325,261
-9% -$15.7M
PNC icon
44
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$99.5B
$153M 0.35%
1,009,320
+54,349
+6% +$8.44M
ADBE icon
45
Adobe
ADBE
$84.3B
$152M 0.35%
705,450
+15,175
+2% +$3.09M
VEEV icon
46
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
$150M 0.34%
2,055,929
-29,017
-1% -$1.88M
MU icon
47
Micron Technology
MU
$1.12T
$142M 0.33%
2,720,989
-166,394
-6% -$7.96M
LRCX icon
48
Lam Research
LRCX
$400B
$141M 0.32%
6,925,020
-383,370
-5% -$7.59M
LOGM
49
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$140M 0.32%
1,214,504
+209,640
+21% +$25.5M
CVX icon
50
Chevron
CVX
$387B
$138M 0.32%
1,211,602
+15,644
+1% +$1.87M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.