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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
+3.22%
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
$113B
AUM Growth
+$8.48B
Cap. Flow
+$7.88B
Cap. Flow %
6.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.79%
Holding
2,679
New
324
Increased
1,251
Reduced
973
Closed
127

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 28.35%
2 Financials 15.79%
3 Industrials 13.28%
4 Consumer Discretionary 8.71%
5 Healthcare 6.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NDSN icon
501
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$51.5M 0.05%
246,317
+214,594
+676% +$53M
DRS icon
502
Leonardo DRS
DRS
$12.8B
$51.5M 0.05%
1,594,092
+278,541
+21% +$9.05M
FTSL icon
503
First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF
FTSL
$2.31B
$51.4M 0.05%
1,112,764
+140,722
+14% +$6.5M
LMBS icon
504
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF
LMBS
$6.32B
$51.3M 0.05%
1,054,514
+5,451
+0.5% +$266K
NSC icon
505
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$51.1M 0.05%
217,830
+13,347
+7% +$3.39M
CPB icon
506
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$50.9M 0.04%
1,216,233
-164,217
-12% -$7.42M
AMCR icon
507
Amcor
AMCR
$20.6B
$50.8M 0.04%
1,080,498
+892,473
+475% +$46.6M
RPD icon
508
Rapid7
RPD
$634M
$50.5M 0.04%
1,255,731
+79,836
+7% +$3.24M
OTTR icon
509
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.88B
$50.4M 0.04%
682,228
-37,286
-5% -$2.92M
JKHY icon
510
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.7B
$50.3M 0.04%
287,108
-41,034
-13% -$7.33M
APA icon
511
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$50M 0.04%
2,166,968
+528,159
+32% +$12.3M
CIBR icon
512
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
CIBR
$13.8B
$50M 0.04%
788,773
+87,143
+12% +$5.47M
NVO
513
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$49.9M 0.04%
579,653
+518,361
+846% +$56.1M
ACAD icon
514
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.25B
$49.5M 0.04%
2,700,125
+574,251
+27% +$9.27M
WM icon
515
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$49.4M 0.04%
244,923
-53,815
-18% -$11.6M
TRP icon
516
TC Energy
TRP
$73.5B
$49.4M 0.04%
1,061,697
+926,497
+685% +$43.8M
ONB icon
517
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$49.3M 0.04%
2,272,954
+1,051,313
+86% +$21.9M
RY icon
518
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$49.3M 0.04%
408,865
-7,955
-2% -$982K
SPOT icon
519
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
$49.3M 0.04%
110,110
+13,878
+14% +$5.94M
BNS icon
520
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$49.1M 0.04%
914,201
-85,575
-9% -$4.62M
DEO icon
521
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$49.1M 0.04%
386,148
+37,129
+11% +$4.72M
BRC icon
522
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.45B
$48.7M 0.04%
659,604
-83,844
-11% -$6.23M
TM icon
523
Toyota
TM
$210B
$48.7M 0.04%
250,100
-5,227
-2% -$920K
CHRD icon
524
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.79B
$48.5M 0.04%
415,219
+100,197
+32% +$12.6M
CUBE icon
525
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.53B
$48.5M 0.04%
1,131,808
+1,012,816
+851% +$48.6M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $113B, up 8.1% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $7.88B of net new capital in Q4 2024, opening 324 new positions and adding to 1,251 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 28% of assets, down from 29% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was LPL Financial, an estimated $290M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2024 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 15,055,890 shares worth $815M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Microsoft in Q4 2024, an estimated $244M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $290M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $832M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $113B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 324 new positions and closed 127 in Q4 2024.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.1% quarter-over-quarter to $113B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 13 Feb 2025.