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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
ADI icon
51
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
$122M 0.29%
1,372,961
+185,273
+16% +$16.4M
AMAT icon
52
Applied Materials
AMAT
$433B
$121M 0.29%
2,376,391
+183,210
+8% +$9.93M
C icon
53
Citigroup
C
$223B
$121M 0.29%
1,627,646
+35,944
+2% +$2.66M
ADBE icon
54
Adobe
ADBE
$89.1B
$121M 0.29%
690,275
-94,280
-12% -$16.2M
NVDA icon
55
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.07T
$121M 0.29%
24,992,320
+1,924,680
+8% +$9.56M
CTSH icon
56
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.3B
$119M 0.28%
1,671,946
+528,308
+46% +$38.6M
MU icon
57
Micron Technology
MU
$1.06T
$119M 0.28%
2,887,383
-19,770
-0.7% -$852K
KHC icon
58
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$118M 0.28%
1,519,746
+122,736
+9% +$9.64M
ABBV icon
59
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
$117M 0.28%
1,212,853
-85,957
-7% -$8.1M
INTU icon
60
Intuit
INTU
$80.6B
$116M 0.28%
733,516
+7,473
+1% +$1.14M
GRUB
61
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$116M 0.28%
805,185
+731,770
+997% +$91.8M
VEEV icon
62
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
$115M 0.27%
2,084,946
-127,881
-6% -$7.53M
LOGM
63
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$115M 0.27%
1,004,864
+110,620
+12% +$13M
MCHP icon
64
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$42.9B
$114M 0.27%
2,592,242
+411,316
+19% +$18.6M
FITB
65
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.3B
$113M 0.27%
3,726,358
+1,797,343
+93% +$52.4M
ORCL icon
66
Oracle
ORCL
$342B
$113M 0.27%
2,386,878
+393,700
+20% +$19.3M
AVGO icon
67
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.83T
$111M 0.27%
4,332,530
+32,270
+0.8% +$839K
AMGN icon
68
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
$110M 0.26%
630,183
+75,135
+14% +$13.3M
WFC icon
69
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$108M 0.26%
1,788,112
+133,187
+8% +$7.52M
KLAC icon
70
KLA
KLAC
$279B
$108M 0.26%
10,259,330
+2,049,810
+25% +$21.6M
HPE icon
71
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.7B
$107M 0.25%
7,457,024
+1,290,020
+21% +$18.3M
KO icon
72
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
$105M 0.25%
2,284,800
+27,254
+1% +$1.25M
PM icon
73
Philip Morris
PM
$304B
$104M 0.25%
986,089
+89,303
+10% +$9.52M
STX icon
74
Seagate
STX
$198B
$104M 0.25%
2,487,497
-557,281
-18% -$21.3M
GEN icon
75
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.7B
$104M 0.25%
3,694,969
+941,382
+34% +$28.2M

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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.