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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$486M
2
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$101M
3
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
+$74.8M
4
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
+$65.6M
5
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

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
NTNX icon
901
Nutanix
NTNX
$14.9B
$6.92M 0.02%
+196,007
New +$5.94M
EQM
902
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
$6.91M 0.02%
94,566
+11,315
+14% +$809K
UBSI icon
903
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.55B
$6.91M 0.02%
198,814
+10,984
+6% +$396K
VTR icon
904
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$6.9M 0.02%
115,017
-22,893
-17% -$1.45M
NEM icon
905
Newmont
NEM
$98.2B
$6.89M 0.02%
183,694
-73,965
-29% -$2.72M
PBFX
906
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
$6.87M 0.02%
328,117
-14,389
-4% -$289K
MELI icon
907
Mercado Libre
MELI
$91.3B
$6.84M 0.02%
21,751
-1,585
-7% -$429K
WKC icon
908
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.96B
$6.83M 0.02%
242,680
+26,282
+12% +$793K
PF
909
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$6.81M 0.02%
114,538
+13,006
+13% +$733K
DISH
910
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$6.76M 0.02%
141,562
-27,308
-16% -$1.36M
MBFI
911
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$6.74M 0.02%
151,302
+10,077
+7% +$455K
PII icon
912
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
$6.74M 0.02%
54,322
+37,296
+219% +$4.43M
MMP
913
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$6.72M 0.02%
94,682
-22,943
-20% -$1.56M
UHAL icon
914
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
$6.68M 0.02%
176,900
+17,960
+11% +$672K
LDOS icon
915
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$6.68M 0.02%
103,458
+29,747
+40% +$1.86M
WU icon
916
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$6.67M 0.02%
350,684
-19,886
-5% -$390K
GVA icon
917
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$6.63M 0.02%
104,605
-15,827
-13% -$988K
EV
918
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$6.6M 0.02%
117,082
-11,434
-9% -$605K
HRB icon
919
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$6.58M 0.02%
250,874
-22,272
-8% -$578K
DRH icon
920
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.63B
$6.57M 0.02%
581,799
+340,041
+141% +$3.78M
AAP icon
921
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$6.55M 0.02%
65,751
-9,924
-13% -$913K
BCS.PRD.CL
922
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$6.55M 0.02%
245,675
-22,328
-8% -$594K
SVC
923
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.1B
$6.54M 0.02%
43,826
-2,434
-5% -$358K
HLI icon
924
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.68B
$6.51M 0.02%
+143,278
New +$6.13M
FDS icon
925
Factset
FDS
$9.05B
$6.49M 0.02%
33,690
+13,053
+63% +$2.5M
35 36
37
38 39

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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.