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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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.3%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Healthcare 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Industrials 8.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GILD icon
76
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$96.4M 0.25%
1,189,648
+336,724
+39% +$25.7M
ORCL icon
77
Oracle
ORCL
$341B
$96.4M 0.25%
1,993,178
-75,347
-4% -$3.75M
AEE icon
78
Ameren
AEE
$31.6B
$94.6M 0.24%
1,635,093
-61,275
-4% -$3.54M
MO icon
79
Altria Group
MO
$122B
$94.5M 0.24%
1,489,548
+115,520
+8% +$7.7M
ALNY icon
80
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
$92.2M 0.24%
784,619
+158,288
+25% +$13.5M
WFC icon
81
Wells Fargo
WFC
$263B
$91.3M 0.23%
1,654,925
-7,706
-0.5% -$410K
EXC icon
82
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$90.9M 0.23%
3,381,536
+422,255
+14% +$11.3M
CHKP icon
83
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$90.9M 0.23%
796,829
+894
+0.1% +$98.3K
HPE icon
84
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.6B
$90.7M 0.23%
6,167,004
+1,144,628
+23% +$15.6M
GEN icon
85
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.7B
$90.3M 0.23%
2,753,587
-1,140,821
-29% -$34.8M
CERN
86
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$89.6M 0.23%
1,256,990
+1,130
+0.1% +$75K
DTE icon
87
DTE Energy
DTE
$31.2B
$88.5M 0.23%
968,322
+190,857
+25% +$17.7M
AGR
88
DELISTED
Avangrid, Inc.
AGR
$87.1M 0.22%
1,837,512
-127,270
-6% -$5.91M
KLAC icon
89
KLA
KLAC
$279B
$87M 0.22%
8,209,520
-2,005,360
-20% -$19.1M
ZD icon
90
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.95B
$86.5M 0.22%
1,347,023
+87,398
+7% +$5.92M
XLNX
91
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$86.3M 0.22%
1,218,044
+4,124
+0.3% +$269K
SNAP icon
92
Snap
SNAP
$7.39B
$85.6M 0.22%
5,884,101
+5,279,883
+874% +$76.4M
VRTX icon
93
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
$84.4M 0.22%
555,021
-91,518
-14% -$13.8M
NTES icon
94
NetEase
NTES
$77.1B
$84.3M 0.22%
1,597,585
+138,855
+10% +$7.97M
CTSH icon
95
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.3B
$83M 0.21%
1,143,638
-60,376
-5% -$4.24M
LUMN icon
96
Lumen
LUMN
$6.61B
$82.4M 0.21%
4,357,279
-8,657
-0.2% -$182K
ADSK icon
97
Autodesk
ADSK
$45.2B
$81.5M 0.21%
726,424
-22,260
-3% -$2.46M
SCG
98
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$81.3M 0.21%
1,675,617
+24,156
+1% +$1.48M
RHT
99
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$80.7M 0.21%
727,710
+118,415
+19% +$12.1M
ES icon
100
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.3B
$80M 0.21%
1,324,317
+39,679
+3% +$2.45M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.