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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
+3.35%
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
$37.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow
+$541M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.2%
Holding
2,559
New
188
Increased
989
Reduced
1,179
Closed
200

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$154M
2
BICK
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
+$132M
3
FDT icon
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
+$131M
4
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$103M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$97.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
+$230M
2
FLN icon
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
+$109M
3
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$109M
4
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$95.1M
5
ETR icon
Entergy
ETR
+$80.4M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.5%
2 Financials 12.26%
3 Healthcare 9.59%
4 Industrials 9.56%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
FSLR icon
801
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$8.62M 0.02%
216,137
-557,007
-72% -$18.9M
EMB icon
802
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$8.6M 0.02%
75,157
+2,039
+3% +$234K
BC icon
803
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
$8.55M 0.02%
136,358
-12,612
-8% -$734K
CATY icon
804
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$8.51M 0.02%
224,344
+46,915
+26% +$1.76M
OLED icon
805
Universal Display
OLED
$3.71B
$8.5M 0.02%
77,812
+46,422
+148% +$4.89M
DDS icon
806
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$8.5M 0.02%
147,269
+3,548
+2% +$188K
GBX icon
807
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$8.48M 0.02%
183,366
-3,312
-2% -$151K
FELE icon
808
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
$8.37M 0.02%
202,196
+62,616
+45% +$2.51M
OII icon
809
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$8.36M 0.02%
365,917
-294,334
-45% -$7.49M
THO icon
810
Thor Industries
THO
$3.99B
$8.36M 0.02%
79,964
-17,336
-18% -$1.68M
IEMG icon
811
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$8.34M 0.02%
166,653
-8,981
-5% -$443K
CSRA
812
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
$8.32M 0.02%
262,054
-169,306
-39% -$5.07M
ASML icon
813
ASML
ASML
$675B
$8.3M 0.02%
63,660
+11,926
+23% +$1.58M
NEM icon
814
Newmont
NEM
$98.2B
$8.27M 0.02%
255,382
+124,389
+95% +$4.19M
MUSA icon
815
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$8.27M 0.02%
111,590
-75,750
-40% -$5.3M
ACGL icon
816
Arch Capital
ACGL
$36.1B
$8.27M 0.02%
265,794
-209,916
-44% -$6.66M
CTRA
817
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$8.24M 0.02%
328,728
-107,579
-25% -$2.54M
VEDL
818
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$8.23M 0.02%
530,586
+239,551
+82% +$3.58M
MNDT
819
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$8.23M 0.02%
541,341
-66,104
-11% -$939K
ASB icon
820
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$8.22M 0.02%
326,216
+46,946
+17% +$1.15M
GEM icon
821
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF
GEM
$1.63B
$8.21M 0.02%
262,900
-13,954
-5% -$432K
HRB icon
822
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$8.19M 0.02%
264,938
-77,863
-23% -$2.04M
SIG icon
823
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$8.19M 0.02%
129,469
+43,874
+51% +$2.69M
AIG icon
824
American International
AIG
$41.9B
$8.18M 0.02%
130,783
-2,587
-2% -$161K
MPT
825
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$8.13M 0.02%
631,905
+35,835
+6% +$477K
31 32
33
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,559 positions worth $37.5B, up 3.8% from $36.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 filing shows 188 new, 989 increased, 1,179 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M. The largest sale was Yahoo Inc, an estimated $230M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2017 buy was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2017, an estimated $154M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $95.1M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $37.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 188 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $37.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 2 Aug 2017.