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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
-0.24%
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
$53.1B
AUM Growth
+$73M
Cap. Flow
+$888M
Cap. Flow %
1.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.45%
Holding
2,572
New
160
Increased
1,214
Reduced
1,013
Closed
182

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$552M
2
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$539M
3
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$154M
4
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$135M
5
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$121M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$120M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$110M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.68%
2 Financials 12.47%
3 Healthcare 10.57%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LPX icon
576
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.2B
$20.3M 0.04%
826,118
+62,976
+8% +$1.55M
ZBRA icon
577
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
$20.3M 0.04%
98,349
-18,242
-16% -$3.69M
KMPR icon
578
Kemper
KMPR
$1.7B
$20.3M 0.04%
260,352
+191,837
+280% +$15.3M
NUE icon
579
Nucor
NUE
$56.4B
$20.3M 0.04%
398,264
-10,995
-3% -$574K
PEN icon
580
Penumbra
PEN
$12.5B
$20.2M 0.04%
150,433
-39,181
-21% -$6.06M
MRO
581
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$20.2M 0.04%
1,645,618
+258,916
+19% +$3.35M
DD icon
582
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$20.1M 0.04%
224,623
+149,905
+201% +$13.2M
INGR icon
583
Ingredion
INGR
$6.38B
$20M 0.04%
244,982
+45,226
+23% +$3.59M
MDSO
584
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$19.9M 0.04%
217,766
+192,329
+756% +$17.6M
ALL icon
585
Allstate
ALL
$66.9B
$19.9M 0.04%
183,023
-321,693
-64% -$33.6M
RNR icon
586
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$19.8M 0.04%
102,402
+99,976
+4,121% +$18.6M
GWRE icon
587
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$11.5B
$19.7M 0.04%
187,034
-18,942
-9% -$1.91M
BRK.B icon
588
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$19.7M 0.04%
94,512
+68,906
+269% +$14.2M
HLT icon
589
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
$19.6M 0.04%
210,576
+173,214
+464% +$16.4M
LYV icon
590
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$19.5M 0.04%
294,507
-59,866
-17% -$4.19M
ATH
591
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$19.5M 0.04%
463,920
+213,741
+85% +$8.76M
JAZZ icon
592
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$15.9B
$19.5M 0.04%
152,223
+27,373
+22% +$3.67M
SAIL
593
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
$19.5M 0.04%
1,041,801
-183,074
-15% -$3.89M
AES icon
594
AES
AES
$10.6B
$19.4M 0.04%
1,188,439
-1,172,522
-50% -$18.9M
CVNA icon
595
Carvana
CVNA
$43.3B
$19.3M 0.04%
1,463,300
+561,880
+62% +$8.07M
WLK icon
596
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$19.2M 0.04%
293,383
-29,123
-9% -$1.87M
MTG icon
597
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.27B
$19.1M 0.04%
1,520,508
+1,228,929
+421% +$15.9M
EEFT icon
598
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.02B
$19.1M 0.04%
130,708
+32,044
+32% +$4.96M
CVET
599
DELISTED
Covetrus, Inc. Common Stock
CVET
$18.8M 0.04%
+1,582,735
New +$29.3M
BKI
600
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$18.8M 0.04%
307,705
-10,189
-3% -$632K
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24
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,572 positions worth $53.1B, up 0.14% from $53B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 filing shows 160 new, 1,214 increased, 1,013 reduced and 182 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M. The largest sale was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $578M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2019 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q3 2019, an estimated $552M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $121M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $578M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $53.1B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 182 in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.14% quarter-over-quarter to $53.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 4 Nov 2019.