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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
BKI
926
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$6.49M 0.02%
147,067
+27,985
+24% +$1.26M
MTDR icon
927
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.31B
$6.48M 0.02%
208,086
+83,616
+67% +$2.29M
SEP
928
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$6.46M 0.02%
163,478
-3,741
-2% -$157K
BC icon
929
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
$6.46M 0.02%
116,927
+19,984
+21% +$1.09M
PRIM icon
930
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.69B
$6.44M 0.02%
236,775
+115,136
+95% +$3.2M
AGX icon
931
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$6.43M 0.02%
142,949
+30,084
+27% +$1.79M
JKHY icon
932
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.7B
$6.37M 0.02%
54,423
-22,251
-29% -$2.49M
SITE icon
933
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.43B
$6.36M 0.02%
82,906
+36,229
+78% +$2.45M
LFUS icon
934
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
$6.35M 0.02%
32,119
-142
-0.4% -$28.5K
GNRC icon
935
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$6.33M 0.02%
127,891
-44,447
-26% -$2.21M
MGP
936
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$6.33M 0.02%
217,045
+28,575
+15% +$838K
EXR icon
937
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$6.33M 0.02%
72,343
+32,895
+83% +$2.77M
SAFM
938
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$6.31M 0.02%
45,447
-4,504
-9% -$695K
PK icon
939
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.97B
$6.28M 0.02%
218,591
+175,522
+408% +$5.02M
ONB icon
940
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$6.27M 0.01%
359,223
-130,067
-27% -$2.34M
ADNT icon
941
Adient
ADNT
$1.6B
$6.22M 0.01%
79,030
+6,811
+9% +$549K
ESI icon
942
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.12B
$6.21M 0.01%
626,313
-300,267
-32% -$3.12M
BXMT icon
943
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.82B
$6.21M 0.01%
193,046
-67,235
-26% -$2.16M
TCP
944
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$6.21M 0.01%
116,957
+74,571
+176% +$3.92M
CABO icon
945
Cable One
CABO
$213M
$6.18M 0.01%
8,791
-93
-1% -$65.5K
MANT
946
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$6.16M 0.01%
122,705
+25,991
+27% +$1.26M
PTEN icon
947
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
$6.15M 0.01%
267,291
+5,232
+2% +$108K
HRC
948
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$6.14M 0.01%
72,847
-270,101
-79% -$21.9M
CLH icon
949
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.1B
$6.09M 0.01%
112,333
+15,686
+16% +$849K
HWC icon
950
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.13B
$6.07M 0.01%
122,527
-32,182
-21% -$1.59M

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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.