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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
+17.31%
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
$50.3B
AUM Growth
+$8.13B
Cap. Flow
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
2.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.8%
Holding
2,508
New
116
Increased
1,213
Reduced
1,071
Closed
106

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ETSY icon
Etsy
ETSY
+$132M
2
FTSM icon
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
+$87.3M
3
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
+$65.6M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$64.1M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Pandora Media Inc
P
+$78.7M
2
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$67.5M
3
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$65.6M
4
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$65.5M
5
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$63.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.28%
2 Healthcare 14.68%
3 Financials 10.43%
4 Communication Services 10.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
HUBS icon
51
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.5B
$150M 0.3%
904,824
-36,598
-4% -$5.8M
ZD icon
52
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.9B
$150M 0.3%
1,994,834
-46,937
-2% -$3.24M
REGN icon
53
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$148M 0.29%
360,562
+69,493
+24% +$28.6M
ILMN icon
54
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
$148M 0.29%
489,026
-33,602
-6% -$9.8M
CVX icon
55
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$147M 0.29%
1,190,471
-60,154
-5% -$7.12M
RTN
56
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$146M 0.29%
804,235
+338,493
+73% +$59M
PEP icon
57
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$146M 0.29%
1,190,537
+157,620
+15% +$18M
GEN icon
58
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
$145M 0.29%
6,327,702
-37,704
-0.6% -$821K
ADBE icon
59
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$140M 0.28%
525,096
-27,990
-5% -$7.06M
ZNGA
60
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$137M 0.27%
25,671,314
+2,958,148
+13% +$14.2M
INCY icon
61
Incyte
INCY
$23.5B
$136M 0.27%
1,585,118
+103,479
+7% +$8.42M
LOGM
62
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$136M 0.27%
1,693,883
+112,961
+7% +$9.65M
VRTX icon
63
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$136M 0.27%
737,564
+29,086
+4% +$5.37M
AMD icon
64
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
$135M 0.27%
5,287,259
+248,290
+5% +$5.64M
HYLS icon
65
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
$135M 0.27%
2,822,220
+181,211
+7% +$8.55M
MRK icon
66
Merck
MRK
$324B
$135M 0.27%
1,698,730
+471,356
+38% +$35.3M
SWKS icon
67
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
$134M 0.27%
1,629,556
+162,995
+11% +$12.6M
WDC icon
68
Western Digital
WDC
$179B
$134M 0.27%
3,691,695
+598,382
+19% +$20.5M
VMW
69
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$134M 0.27%
742,032
+153,973
+26% +$25.1M
TRIP icon
70
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$133M 0.27%
2,594,002
+421,144
+19% +$23.1M
KO icon
71
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
$133M 0.27%
2,847,800
+1,103,880
+63% +$51.6M
TECH icon
72
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$133M 0.27%
2,686,380
-304,928
-10% -$13.7M
HPE icon
73
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.2B
$133M 0.26%
8,624,130
+366,539
+4% +$5.65M
GRUB
74
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
$130M 0.26%
934,767
-148,081
-14% -$22.9M
WDAY icon
75
Workday
WDAY
$33.4B
$130M 0.26%
673,358
+52,495
+8% +$9.55M
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,508 positions worth $50.3B, up 19% from $42.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 filing shows 116 new, 1,213 increased, 1,071 reduced and 106 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M. The largest sale was Pandora Media Inc, an estimated $78.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Etsy in Q1 2019, an estimated $132M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund, cutting an estimated $67.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Pandora Media Inc in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $78.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $50.3B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 116 new positions and closed 106 in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $50.3B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 9 May 2019.