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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
(+8.1%)
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.38%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$548M |
| 2 |
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
|
+$91.9M |
| 3 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$91.8M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.35B
| $102M | 0.24% |
113,709
+3,295
| +3% | +$1.95M |
|
|
RHT
77
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $101M | 0.24% |
842,116
+114,406
| +16% | +$14M |
|
78
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.93B
| $101M | 0.24% |
1,545,442
+198,419
| +15% | +$12.9M |
|
|
79
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.8B
| $99.5M | 0.24% |
2,378,302
+2,139,046
| +894% | +$91.9M |
|
80
Western Digital
WDC
$182B
| $99.1M | 0.24% |
1,648,715
+73,112
| +5% | +$4.71M |
|
81
Snap
SNAP
$7.37B
| $95.6M | 0.23% |
6,546,551
+662,450
| +11% | +$9.66M |
|
82
Baidu
BIDU
$36B
| $95.2M | 0.23% |
406,301
-4,211
| -1% | -$1.03M |
|
83
Altria Group
MO
$121B
| $92.9M | 0.22% |
1,301,586
-187,962
| -13% | -$12.6M |
|
84
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.1B
| $92.7M | 0.22% |
894,177
+97,348
| +12% | +$10.6M |
|
85
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
| $89.5M | 0.21% |
1,297,005
-300,580
| -19% | -$18.8M |
|
|
86
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.3B
| $88.5M | 0.21% |
1,038,634
+841,300
| +426% | +$72.8M |
|
|
TWOU
87
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $87.5M | 0.21% |
45,198
-455
| -1% | -$854K |
|
88
Truist Financial
TFC
$62.9B
| $86.4M | 0.21% |
1,737,858
+112,641
| +7% | +$5.44M |
|
89
Workday
WDAY
$32.7B
| $86M | 0.2% |
845,020
+597,523
| +241% | +$63.8M |
|
|
XLNX
90
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $85.9M | 0.2% |
1,274,290
+56,246
| +5% | +$3.99M |
|
91
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
| $85.2M | 0.2% |
2,030,516
+26,868
| +1% | +$1.05M |
|
92
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.1B
| $85M | 0.2% |
961,683
+69,612
| +8% | +$5.84M |
|
93
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.58B
| $84.1M | 0.2% |
2,439,465
+592,258
| +32% | +$21.4M |
|
94
Box
BOX
$3.99B
| $81.3M | 0.19% |
3,851,389
+99,309
| +3% | +$2.09M |
|
95
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
| $81.3M | 0.19% |
542,432
-12,589
| -2% | -$1.86M |
|
96
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
| $81.1M | 0.19% |
252,568
+56,360
| +29% | +$17.8M |
|
97
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.09B
| $80.8M | 0.19% |
851,400
+94,529
| +12% | +$9.86M |
|
98
Eaton
ETN
$159B
| $80.5M | 0.19% |
1,018,773
+68,070
| +7% | +$5.29M |
|
|
MXIM
99
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $80.1M | 0.19% |
1,531,443
-138,125
| -8% | -$7.18M |
|
|
CERN
100
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $79.8M | 0.19% |
1,183,422
-73,568
| -6% | -$5.08M |
|
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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.