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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

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
TNL icon
551
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.54B
$19.8M 0.05%
379,237
-8,578
-2% -$425K
BRK.B icon
552
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$19.8M 0.05%
99,707
-26,191
-21% -$4.97M
IT icon
553
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$19.7M 0.05%
159,821
-66,113
-29% -$8.03M
MPC icon
554
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.3B
$19.5M 0.05%
295,978
-86,113
-23% -$5.27M
AGN
555
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$19.5M 0.05%
119,247
+44,175
+59% +$7.93M
GWR
556
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$19.5M 0.05%
247,498
-1,629
-0.7% -$122K
WBC
557
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$19.4M 0.05%
135,458
+104,468
+337% +$15.3M
VST icon
558
Vistra
VST
$55.1B
$19.4M 0.05%
1,060,692
+926,033
+688% +$17.4M
LEN icon
559
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
$19.4M 0.05%
316,451
+39,334
+14% +$2.24M
EXEL icon
560
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
$19.3M 0.05%
635,762
-450,373
-41% -$12M
TDS icon
561
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.91B
$19.2M 0.05%
690,120
-1,718,731
-71% -$47.2M
MUR icon
562
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$19.2M 0.05%
616,771
-21,007
-3% -$585K
TTM
563
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$19.1M 0.05%
577,861
+139,447
+32% +$4.51M
FISV
564
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$19M 0.05%
289,966
+35,760
+14% +$2.31M
FLIR
565
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$18.7M 0.04%
401,565
-12,869
-3% -$588K
IPG
566
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$18.7M 0.04%
927,804
+294,721
+47% +$5.88M
ARRS
567
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$18.6M 0.04%
723,359
+353,538
+96% +$9.94M
VIAB
568
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$18.5M 0.04%
601,475
-77,158
-11% -$2.1M
M icon
569
Macy's
M
$6.15B
$18.5M 0.04%
735,223
-442,638
-38% -$9.71M
ZBRA icon
570
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
$18.5M 0.04%
178,215
-61,997
-26% -$6.74M
AA icon
571
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$18.5M 0.04%
343,252
-114,446
-25% -$5.23M
FDC
572
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
$18.4M 0.04%
1,101,023
-369,880
-25% -$6.36M
CBRE icon
573
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$18.4M 0.04%
424,085
-58,536
-12% -$2.43M
RS icon
574
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$18.3M 0.04%
213,857
+48,094
+29% +$3.79M
MTN icon
575
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.19B
$18.2M 0.04%
85,818
+42,923
+100% +$9.61M

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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.