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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
CEQP
876
DELISTED
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
CEQP
$7.24M 0.02%
280,450
-53,285
-16% -$1.3M
EMB icon
877
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$7.23M 0.02%
62,301
-1,142
-2% -$132K
AEIS icon
878
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$7.21M 0.02%
106,836
+19,309
+22% +$1.56M
HEI icon
879
HEICO Corp
HEI
$48.9B
$7.21M 0.02%
149,229
-262,681
-64% -$12.2M
FELE icon
880
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.67B
$7.2M 0.02%
156,932
+3,399
+2% +$154K
PAYC icon
881
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
$7.19M 0.02%
89,526
-7,414
-8% -$593K
FE icon
882
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.9B
$7.19M 0.02%
234,670
-13,754
-6% -$447K
MLI icon
883
Mueller Industries
MLI
$14.1B
$7.18M 0.02%
810,564
+9,624
+1% +$84.1K
FSLR icon
884
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$7.18M 0.02%
106,325
+3,158
+3% +$185K
ULTA icon
885
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$7.12M 0.02%
31,820
-24,372
-43% -$5.16M
FRME icon
886
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
$7.11M 0.02%
168,975
-12,359
-7% -$528K
WTS icon
887
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$7.1M 0.02%
93,529
+1,620
+2% +$116K
IEF icon
888
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.1B
$7.09M 0.02%
67,203
-62,714
-48% -$6.65M
KEYS icon
889
Keysight
KEYS
$54.5B
$7.08M 0.02%
170,102
-395,374
-70% -$17.1M
FIX icon
890
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
$7.07M 0.02%
161,908
+9,464
+6% +$388K
OPLN
891
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
$7.06M 0.02%
369,267
+304,321
+469% +$5.64M
VRSK icon
892
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
$7.04M 0.02%
73,310
-9,162
-11% -$829K
TPC
893
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$7.03M 0.02%
277,131
+24,504
+10% +$652K
MSGS icon
894
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.54B
$7.01M 0.02%
46,614
+21,016
+82% +$3.24M
GPK icon
895
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.26B
$7.01M 0.02%
453,655
+57,945
+15% +$872K
LW icon
896
Lamb Weston
LW
$6.82B
$7M 0.02%
124,077
+10,723
+9% +$565K
OLLI icon
897
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
OLLI
$4.01B
$7M 0.02%
131,521
+26,857
+26% +$1.27M
AWI icon
898
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$6.86B
$7M 0.02%
115,545
+61,351
+113% +$3.38M
WMS icon
899
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$10.9B
$6.98M 0.02%
292,800
+21,856
+8% +$471K
CNK icon
900
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.82B
$6.96M 0.02%
200,005
+43,122
+27% +$1.53M

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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.