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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
| $22.3M | 0.05% |
272,575
+10,846
| +4% | +$860K |
|
|
MFA
502
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
701,992
-21,268
| -3% | -$701K |
|
503
SLB Ltd
SLB
$78.4B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
329,972
+33,185
| +11% | +$2.15M |
|
504
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.09B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
1,243,359
-103,084
| -8% | -$1.82M |
|
505
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
277,685
+10,221
| +4% | +$797K |
|
506
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
516,607
+109,613
| +27% | +$5.05M |
|
507
Novartis
NVS
$295B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
295,174
+35,790
| +14% | +$2.7M |
|
508
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
438,542
+65,347
| +18% | +$3.42M |
|
509
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11.9B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
308,516
+244,567
| +382% | +$16.4M |
|
510
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
| $22.1M | 0.05% |
413,184
+61,488
| +17% | +$3.38M |
|
|
RDS.B
511
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
| $22.1M | 0.05% |
323,194
+1,058
| +0.3% | +$68.6K |
|
|
NLSN
512
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $22M | 0.05% |
605,147
+118,849
| +24% | +$4.52M |
|
|
APC
513
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
| $22M | 0.05% |
410,387
+69,674
| +20% | +$3.43M |
|
|
CIM
514
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
| $22M | 0.05% |
396,556
-13,256
| -3% | -$743K |
|
515
GSK
GSK
$103B
| $22M | 0.05% |
495,615
+102,550
| +26% | +$4.74M |
|
|
WGL
516
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $22M | 0.05% |
255,746
+19,778
| +8% | +$1.69M |
|
517
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
770,285
+692,630
| +892% | +$18.8M |
|
518
Toyota
TM
$210B
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
172,347
+6,088
| +4% | +$759K |
|
|
SC
519
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
1,173,581
+127,672
| +12% | +$2.14M |
|
520
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $21.9M | 0.05% |
338,624
+28,490
| +9% | +$1.84M |
|
521
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
| $21.8M | 0.05% |
200,734
+94,603
| +89% | +$9.93M |
|
522
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.6B
| $21.8M | 0.05% |
308,392
+46,484
| +18% | +$3.2M |
|
|
SJR
523
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $21.8M | 0.05% |
952,715
+87,354
| +10% | +$1.97M |
|
524
MetLife
MET
$61B
| $21.7M | 0.05% |
428,959
+4,533
| +1% | +$239K |
|
525
Moody's
MCO
$82.4B
| $21.7M | 0.05% |
146,833
+5,414
| +4% | +$793K |
|
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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.