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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
+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
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 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
BUFF
476
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
$23.7M 0.06%
721,592
+560,149
+347% +$16.6M
RGA icon
477
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
$23.6M 0.06%
151,420
-18,916
-11% -$2.86M
EE
478
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$23.6M 0.06%
426,086
+25,717
+6% +$1.49M
DOX icon
479
Amdocs
DOX
$5.53B
$23.4M 0.06%
358,064
+205,564
+135% +$13.3M
RJF icon
480
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$32.5B
$23.4M 0.06%
393,321
-77,963
-17% -$4.49M
PRK icon
481
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$23.4M 0.06%
224,653
+18,319
+9% +$1.99M
AME icon
482
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$23.3M 0.06%
322,129
+127,467
+65% +$8.88M
SJI
483
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$23.3M 0.06%
745,600
+131,428
+21% +$4.34M
MGEE icon
484
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$23.2M 0.06%
367,739
+52,962
+17% +$3.45M
TIF
485
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$23.2M 0.06%
223,062
-84,859
-28% -$8.09M
UNM icon
486
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$23.1M 0.05%
419,957
-39,907
-9% -$2.14M
AVA icon
487
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$23M 0.05%
447,202
-32,626
-7% -$1.69M
BUD icon
488
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$23M 0.05%
205,935
+27,312
+15% +$3.21M
TCOM icon
489
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$23M 0.05%
520,422
+133,335
+34% +$6.37M
EMN icon
490
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$22.9M 0.05%
247,272
-15,828
-6% -$1.44M
FIS icon
491
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.5B
$22.9M 0.05%
243,245
+3,203
+1% +$301K
ERIE icon
492
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$22.9M 0.05%
187,538
+14,924
+9% +$1.81M
ABMD
493
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$22.8M 0.05%
121,823
+4,956
+4% +$925K
ITT icon
494
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$22.7M 0.05%
425,856
+1,679
+0.4% +$84.3K
DEO icon
495
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$22.7M 0.05%
155,286
+3,177
+2% +$438K
WPP icon
496
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$22.6M 0.05%
249,784
+1,789
+0.7% +$159K
TD icon
497
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$22.6M 0.05%
385,856
+18,339
+5% +$1.05M
UL icon
498
Unilever
UL
$131B
$22.5M 0.05%
361,466
+51,907
+17% +$3.29M
GWRE icon
499
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$11.5B
$22.5M 0.05%
302,539
+196,742
+186% +$15.2M
FTS icon
500
Fortis
FTS
$30B
$22.4M 0.05%
610,375
+61,827
+11% +$2.28M
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20
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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.