We are live on ! Find out more
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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$76.4M
2
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$49.9M
3
GDDY icon
GoDaddy
GDDY
+$36.9M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$35.3M
5
BIVV
Bioverativ Inc. Common Stock
BIVV
+$34.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YELP icon
Yelp
YELP
+$74.2M
2
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$58.5M
3
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
+$57.8M
4
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$56.7M
5
MYGN icon
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
+$52.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.3%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Healthcare 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Industrials 8.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WDR
726
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$10.9M 0.03%
542,018
+5,792
+1% +$111K
GPN icon
727
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
$10.8M 0.03%
+114,115
New +$10.8M
HPQ icon
728
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$10.8M 0.03%
542,892
-232,702
-30% -$4.43M
THS
729
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$10.8M 0.03%
159,507
-56,905
-26% -$4.19M
HOUS
730
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$10.8M 0.03%
327,403
-12,591
-4% -$426K
LECO icon
731
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$10.8M 0.03%
117,648
-113,636
-49% -$10.1M
BRX icon
732
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.95B
$10.8M 0.03%
573,300
+140,570
+32% +$2.67M
CBSH icon
733
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.5B
$10.8M 0.03%
289,209
-96,324
-25% -$3.5M
ECL icon
734
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$10.8M 0.03%
83,657
-7,019
-8% -$923K
TFCFA
735
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$10.8M 0.03%
407,839
+56,568
+16% +$1.56M
PNR icon
736
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
$10.7M 0.03%
234,888
+21,569
+10% +$927K
JBHT icon
737
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$10.7M 0.03%
96,374
-79,116
-45% -$7.66M
EDU icon
738
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$10.7M 0.03%
120,901
+20,835
+21% +$1.7M
HXL icon
739
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$10.7M 0.03%
185,496
-839
-0.5% -$45.2K
KMI.PRA
740
DELISTED
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI.PRA
$10.6M 0.03%
249,126
+6,192
+3% +$264K
ARRS
741
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$10.5M 0.03%
369,821
+147,976
+67% +$4.1M
TEAM icon
742
Atlassian
TEAM
$22B
$10.5M 0.03%
298,045
+102,123
+52% +$3.63M
CSRA
743
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$10.5M 0.03%
324,550
+62,496
+24% +$2.01M
EPR icon
744
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$10.4M 0.03%
149,049
+6,679
+5% +$470K
ESI icon
745
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.12B
$10.3M 0.03%
926,580
+373,343
+67% +$4.62M
WPZ
746
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$10.3M 0.03%
265,511
+137,581
+108% +$5.43M
CUDA
747
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$10.3M 0.03%
426,068
+17,933
+4% +$422K
CHD icon
748
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$10.3M 0.03%
212,617
+18,044
+9% +$916K
SPLK
749
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$10.3M 0.03%
154,904
-148,836
-49% -$9.32M
WAL icon
750
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.07B
$10.3M 0.03%
193,664
-93,177
-32% -$4.57M
28 29
30
31 32

Similar funds

DAM
Diamant Asset Management Ridgefield, Connecticut $137B AUM 18.02% 1-Year Est. Return
T. Rowe Price Investment Management
T. Rowe Price Investment Management Baltimore, Maryland $145B AUM 22.78% 1-Year Est. Return
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates New York $145B AUM 34.61% 1-Year Est. Return
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates New York $133B AUM 72.99% 1-Year Est. Return
Creative Planning
Creative Planning Overland Park, Kansas $147B AUM 18.73% 1-Year Est. Return
National Pension Service
National Pension Service Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do, South Korea $132B AUM 28.96% 1-Year Est. Return
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group New York $131B AUM 28.36% 1-Year Est. Return
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Tokyo, Japan $149B AUM 24.71% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.