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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
CATY icon
851
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$7.85M 0.02%
186,117
-7,122
-4% -$297K
OPTU
852
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$316M
$7.84M 0.02%
+369,425
New +$8.18M
JNK icon
853
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$7.84M 0.02%
71,157
+1,106
+2% +$123K
BOKF icon
854
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.64B
$7.84M 0.02%
84,877
-47,007
-36% -$4.15M
RBC icon
855
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18.8B
$7.8M 0.02%
61,719
+3,470
+6% +$435K
PRAH
856
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$7.79M 0.02%
85,565
-9,425
-10% -$784K
AMD icon
857
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
$7.77M 0.02%
756,205
-542
-0.1% -$6.33K
ASTE icon
858
Astec Industries
ASTE
$1.3B
$7.76M 0.02%
132,622
+41,970
+46% +$2.25M
CXP
859
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$7.73M 0.02%
336,972
-16,220
-5% -$360K
VVV icon
860
Valvoline
VVV
$4.97B
$7.71M 0.02%
+307,730
New +$7.44M
HLF icon
861
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$7.67M 0.02%
226,620
-214,722
-49% -$7.52M
MUSA icon
862
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$7.6M 0.02%
94,573
+48,798
+107% +$3.69M
RAD
863
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$7.6M 0.02%
192,834
+64,009
+50% +$2.29M
FCNCA icon
864
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.6B
$7.57M 0.02%
18,795
-1,748
-9% -$701K
VOYA icon
865
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$7.56M 0.02%
152,905
+98,768
+182% +$4.24M
TSCO icon
866
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.3B
$7.55M 0.02%
505,280
-1,300,960
-72% -$16.7M
ATKR icon
867
Atkore
ATKR
$2.59B
$7.52M 0.02%
350,783
+76,263
+28% +$1.53M
WNC icon
868
Wabash National
WNC
$543M
$7.47M 0.02%
344,265
+35,166
+11% +$733K
FMC icon
869
FMC
FMC
$1.42B
$7.42M 0.02%
90,374
+26,731
+42% +$2.15M
J icon
870
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$7.41M 0.02%
135,880
-2,261
-2% -$116K
EEFT icon
871
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.02B
$7.38M 0.02%
87,628
-10,845
-11% -$1M
VNO icon
872
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.47B
$7.36M 0.02%
94,141
-10,557
-10% -$808K
CVA
873
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$7.3M 0.02%
431,954
+39,734
+10% +$613K
BWA icon
874
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
$7.25M 0.02%
161,228
+31,582
+24% +$1.46M
BRO icon
875
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
$7.24M 0.02%
281,356
+29,582
+12% +$743K

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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.