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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
FOXA icon
601
Fox Class A
FOXA
$23.2B
$18.8M 0.04%
594,968
-35,394
-6% -$1.22M
WU icon
602
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$18.7M 0.04%
807,259
+90,360
+13% +$1.95M
Y
603
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$18.7M 0.04%
23,431
+20,474
+692% +$15.1M
LAZ icon
604
Lazard
LAZ
$4.37B
$18.7M 0.04%
533,148
+130,131
+32% +$4.61M
MNTV
605
DELISTED
Momentive Global Inc. Common Stock
MNTV
$18.6M 0.04%
1,089,579
+27,675
+3% +$482K
FTC icon
606
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.31B
$18.6M 0.04%
265,998
+7,275
+3% +$516K
TIGO icon
607
Millicom
TIGO
$15.8B
$18.5M 0.03%
+380,885
New +$19.9M
OZK icon
608
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.49B
$18.5M 0.03%
679,298
+117,723
+21% +$3.27M
BLKB icon
609
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$18.5M 0.03%
204,960
-38,023
-16% -$3.38M
BGC icon
610
BGC Group
BGC
$5.58B
$18.5M 0.03%
3,362,275
+1,492,055
+80% +$7.99M
TTD icon
611
Trade Desk
TTD
$8.13B
$18.5M 0.03%
985,620
+259,100
+36% +$6.17M
BFH icon
612
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
$18.4M 0.03%
179,877
+125,739
+232% +$14.2M
STL
613
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$18.4M 0.03%
915,529
+217,737
+31% +$4.41M
URI icon
614
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
$18.3M 0.03%
146,930
-7,187
-5% -$871K
PNR icon
615
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
$18.3M 0.03%
483,781
+136,812
+39% +$5.09M
CCI icon
616
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$18.3M 0.03%
131,302
-51,843
-28% -$7.17M
APH icon
617
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$18.2M 0.03%
754,744
-2,346,788
-76% -$54.1M
COLD icon
618
Americold
COLD
$4.09B
$18.2M 0.03%
490,325
+172,684
+54% +$6.07M
HAL icon
619
Halliburton
HAL
$27.9B
$18.1M 0.03%
962,449
+540,789
+128% +$11.2M
AWR icon
620
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$18.1M 0.03%
201,852
+33,034
+20% +$2.77M
QVCGA
621
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$18.1M 0.03%
36,214
+6,043
+20% +$3.55M
CI icon
622
Cigna
CI
$76.6B
$18.1M 0.03%
119,301
+62,271
+109% +$10.1M
VEON icon
623
VEON
VEON
$3.53B
$18.1M 0.03%
301,779
+298,259
+8,473% +$20.4M
JEF icon
624
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$18.1M 0.03%
1,027,942
+864,089
+527% +$15.4M
NCLH icon
625
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.89B
$18.1M 0.03%
349,253
+31,590
+10% +$1.6M
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25
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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.