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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
LVLT
51
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$82.1M 0.24%
1,456,822
-248,157
-15% -$13.1M
MCHP icon
52
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$43.2B
$82.1M 0.24%
2,558,232
+1,331,844
+109% +$41.9M
ED icon
53
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.7B
$82M 0.24%
1,112,918
+81,599
+8% +$5.9M
SO icon
54
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$81.1M 0.24%
1,648,109
-63,741
-4% -$3.13M
ADI icon
55
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
$80.8M 0.24%
1,112,619
+504,271
+83% +$34.3M
MU icon
56
Micron Technology
MU
$1.07T
$80.4M 0.24%
3,666,505
+1,154,129
+46% +$21.7M
MPC icon
57
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.8B
$80.2M 0.24%
1,592,226
-92,070
-5% -$4.18M
ANET icon
58
Arista Networks
ANET
$222B
$79.9M 0.24%
13,216,144
+2,211,312
+20% +$12.4M
RAI
59
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$79.8M 0.24%
1,423,283
-1,135,348
-44% -$60.2M
TDS icon
60
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.94B
$79.3M 0.24%
2,748,085
+24,929
+0.9% +$680K
GXP
61
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$78.5M 0.23%
2,871,209
+631,780
+28% +$17.3M
XEL icon
62
Xcel Energy
XEL
$50.8B
$77.6M 0.23%
1,905,624
+143,782
+8% +$5.75M
XLNX
63
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$77.5M 0.23%
1,283,831
+859,672
+203% +$46.2M
ABBV icon
64
AbbVie
ABBV
$457B
$76.6M 0.23%
1,223,449
+85,965
+8% +$5.25M
INTU icon
65
Intuit
INTU
$80.1B
$75.4M 0.22%
657,531
+234,104
+55% +$26.2M
FSZ icon
66
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$35.9M
$75M 0.22%
1,838,346
-394,024
-18% -$15.8M
FLN icon
67
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
$37.3M
$73.8M 0.22%
3,963,882
-849,600
-18% -$15.8M
PNW icon
68
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.8B
$73.4M 0.22%
940,964
-178,311
-16% -$13.4M
ADBE icon
69
Adobe
ADBE
$88.5B
$73.1M 0.22%
710,418
+426,469
+150% +$45.1M
FGM icon
70
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.9M
$72.1M 0.21%
1,984,048
-425,250
-18% -$15.2M
FBZ
71
DELISTED
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
$72M 0.21%
5,264,577
-1,128,410
-18% -$15.7M
RIG icon
72
Transocean
RIG
$5.91B
$71.9M 0.21%
4,880,220
+739,895
+18% +$8.77M
WDC icon
73
Western Digital
WDC
$184B
$71.9M 0.21%
1,400,165
+249,503
+22% +$11.5M
AMGN icon
74
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
$71.5M 0.21%
488,702
+191,048
+64% +$28.8M
AVGO icon
75
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.84T
$71.3M 0.21%
4,033,740
+2,190,620
+119% +$38M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.