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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
+8.2%
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
$103B
AUM Growth
+$9.8B
Cap. Flow
+$4.5B
Cap. Flow %
4.38%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
2,679
New
175
Increased
1,438
Reduced
889
Closed
174

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXN icon
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
FTXN
+$658M
2
NET icon
Cloudflare
NET
+$400M
3
ECL icon
Ecolab
ECL
+$190M
4
AMGN icon
Amgen
AMGN
+$190M
5
ABT icon
Abbott
ABT
+$185M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$591M
2
DGX icon
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
+$197M
3
MRSH
Marsh
MRSH
+$190M
4
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$190M
5
GIS icon
General Mills
GIS
+$188M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 34.02%
2 Financials 10.8%
3 Industrials 10.31%
4 Healthcare 9.47%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
AVLR
476
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$53.6M 0.05%
415,022
+93,629
+29% +$14.6M
HCA icon
477
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$84.8B
$53.5M 0.05%
208,046
+42,214
+25% +$10.3M
STN icon
478
Stantec
STN
$7.69B
$53.4M 0.05%
949,900
+85,260
+10% +$4.61M
EPAM icon
479
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$4.69B
$53.4M 0.05%
79,928
-42,159
-35% -$27.1M
CFG icon
480
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
$53.4M 0.05%
1,129,529
+167,667
+17% +$8.08M
ISRG icon
481
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$53.3M 0.05%
148,477
+46,864
+46% +$16.1M
MANT
482
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$53.2M 0.05%
729,794
+124,797
+21% +$9.52M
PLAN
483
DELISTED
Anaplan, Inc.
PLAN
$53.2M 0.05%
1,159,986
+473,349
+69% +$26.1M
LEN icon
484
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
$52.9M 0.05%
470,568
+12,535
+3% +$1.28M
DLR icon
485
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$73.7B
$52.2M 0.05%
295,102
+124,189
+73% +$19.9M
TRHC
486
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
$52M 0.05%
3,467,436
+2,119,168
+157% +$38.6M
BLUE
487
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$52M 0.05%
260,241
+82,679
+47% +$19.5M
EFX icon
488
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$51.9M 0.05%
177,339
+22,178
+14% +$6.17M
BIO icon
489
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$51.4M 0.05%
68,084
+3,732
+6% +$2.79M
CTLT
490
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$51.2M 0.05%
400,021
+207,122
+107% +$26.6M
IONS icon
491
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$51.1M 0.05%
1,680,012
-537
-0% -$16.9K
PWR icon
492
Quanta Services
PWR
$93.9B
$51.1M 0.05%
445,470
-98,956
-18% -$11.4M
AQUA
493
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$51M 0.05%
1,091,753
+82,425
+8% +$3.59M
XPO icon
494
XPO
XPO
$25B
$50.9M 0.05%
1,106,650
+214,899
+24% +$9.99M
NBIX icon
495
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
$50.8M 0.05%
597,012
-81,261
-12% -$7.47M
HOLX
496
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$50.7M 0.05%
662,305
+137,833
+26% +$10.1M
OXY icon
497
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
$50.6M 0.05%
1,743,978
+49,873
+3% +$1.57M
UCON icon
498
First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
UCON
$3.26B
$50.4M 0.05%
1,911,944
+1,202,924
+170% +$31.8M
AZO icon
499
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$50.2M 0.05%
23,930
+2,410
+11% +$4.49M
MLI icon
500
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$50.1M 0.05%
3,378,664
+368,896
+12% +$4.99M
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2021, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $103B, up 11% from $93B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $4.5B of net new capital in Q4 2021, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,438 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Quest Diagnostics, an estimated $197M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2021 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cloudflare in Q4 2021, an estimated $400M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Quest Diagnostics, cutting an estimated $197M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $591M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $103B portfolio in Q4 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 175 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $103B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 8 Feb 2022.