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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
NAVI icon
776
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$9.78M 0.02%
734,150
+87,835
+14% +$1.11M
ARI
777
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$887M
$9.7M 0.02%
525,702
-114,735
-18% -$2.12M
BBBY
778
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$9.7M 0.02%
440,966
+153,262
+53% +$3.33M
BKNG icon
779
Booking.com
BKNG
$138B
$9.66M 0.02%
138,950
-251,700
-64% -$18.2M
CYBR
780
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$9.63M 0.02%
232,781
+2,607
+1% +$114K
IEMG icon
781
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$9.59M 0.02%
168,583
-2,881
-2% -$161K
AON icon
782
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$9.58M 0.02%
71,494
-3,485
-5% -$496K
ZWS icon
783
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.07B
$9.58M 0.02%
764,068
+65,245
+9% +$787K
TOL icon
784
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$9.54M 0.02%
198,764
-4,686
-2% -$216K
NAV
785
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$9.52M 0.02%
222,055
+15,816
+8% +$658K
DLR icon
786
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$73.7B
$9.51M 0.02%
83,487
-90,850
-52% -$10.7M
AN icon
787
AutoNation
AN
$6.97B
$9.51M 0.02%
185,168
+3,893
+2% +$197K
AEGN
788
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$9.49M 0.02%
373,390
-64,501
-15% -$1.62M
NS
789
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$9.48M 0.02%
316,683
+103,361
+48% +$3.35M
AMG icon
790
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$9.46M 0.02%
46,109
-30,571
-40% -$5.92M
EPR icon
791
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$9.45M 0.02%
144,289
-4,760
-3% -$325K
DY icon
792
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$9.43M 0.02%
84,659
-61
-0.1% -$5.89K
ENLK
793
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$9.41M 0.02%
612,381
+37,517
+7% +$589K
MIK
794
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$9.4M 0.02%
388,746
+27,044
+7% +$559K
RHI icon
795
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$9.37M 0.02%
168,775
+125,964
+294% +$6.7M
ASB icon
796
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$9.29M 0.02%
365,857
+110,430
+43% +$2.76M
CNX icon
797
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
$9.26M 0.02%
632,843
+517,963
+451% +$7.16M
IMPV
798
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$9.24M 0.02%
232,706
-3,779
-2% -$157K
ETP
799
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$9.17M 0.02%
511,719
+63,620
+14% +$1.1M
RYN icon
800
Rayonier
RYN
$6.49B
$9.15M 0.02%
318,777
-135,037
-30% -$3.75M

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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.