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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
+17.31%
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
$50.3B
AUM Growth
+$8.13B
Cap. Flow
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow %
2.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.8%
Holding
2,508
New
116
Increased
1,213
Reduced
1,071
Closed
106

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
ETSY icon
Etsy
ETSY
+$132M
2
FTSM icon
First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF
FTSM
+$87.3M
3
CTXS
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
+$65.6M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$64.1M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$59M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
P
Pandora Media Inc
P
+$78.7M
2
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$67.5M
3
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$65.6M
4
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$65.5M
5
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$63.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.28%
2 Healthcare 14.68%
3 Financials 10.43%
4 Communication Services 10.2%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.11%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ACAD icon
76
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.25B
$129M 0.26%
4,815,776
+677,051
+16% +$15.8M
EXEL icon
77
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
$129M 0.26%
5,432,435
-118,703
-2% -$2.71M
CHKP icon
78
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$129M 0.26%
1,019,976
+55,466
+6% +$6.45M
RARE icon
79
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.65B
$129M 0.26%
1,859,052
+387,118
+26% +$22.1M
TDC icon
80
Teradata
TDC
$2.68B
$127M 0.25%
2,912,423
+754,396
+35% +$33.9M
ALXN
81
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$124M 0.25%
914,191
+12,919
+1% +$1.61M
MU icon
82
Micron Technology
MU
$1.04T
$122M 0.24%
2,955,963
+145,659
+5% +$5.63M
CELG
83
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$120M 0.24%
1,275,707
-8,890
-0.7% -$777K
BLUE
84
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$120M 0.24%
58,927
+1,187
+2% +$2.09M
NEWR
85
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$120M 0.24%
1,215,840
-100,630
-8% -$9.96M
AGIO icon
86
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
$120M 0.24%
1,774,158
+423,931
+31% +$24.7M
TMO icon
87
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$118M 0.23%
430,229
-3,544
-0.8% -$882K
BICK
88
DELISTED
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
$117M 0.23%
4,312,176
+364,223
+9% +$9.8M
FFIV icon
89
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$116M 0.23%
741,695
-236,429
-24% -$38M
TWOU
90
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$116M 0.23%
54,659
-2,051
-4% -$3.87M
CDNS icon
91
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$116M 0.23%
1,825,521
+249,724
+16% +$13.2M
KLAC icon
92
KLA
KLAC
$275B
$115M 0.23%
9,664,880
+2,684,120
+38% +$28.9M
LRCX icon
93
Lam Research
LRCX
$382B
$115M 0.23%
6,426,500
+441,420
+7% +$7.37M
FDT icon
94
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.28B
$115M 0.23%
2,114,040
+179,622
+9% +$9.56M
ADI icon
95
Analog Devices
ADI
$181B
$114M 0.23%
1,084,508
-223,659
-17% -$22.4M
FSZ icon
96
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$35.9M
$113M 0.23%
2,357,031
+199,709
+9% +$9.37M
CTSH icon
97
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
$112M 0.22%
1,552,129
+228,986
+17% +$16M
FBZ
98
DELISTED
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
$112M 0.22%
7,867,572
+666,066
+9% +$10M
BMRN icon
99
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.5B
$112M 0.22%
1,261,908
+174,499
+16% +$16.2M
ALNY icon
100
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
$111M 0.22%
1,192,495
+14,439
+1% +$1.21M
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,508 positions worth $50.3B, up 19% from $42.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2019 filing shows 116 new, 1,213 increased, 1,071 reduced and 106 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M. The largest sale was Pandora Media Inc, an estimated $78.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF: 1,454,850 shares worth $87.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Etsy in Q1 2019, an estimated $132M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund, cutting an estimated $67.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Pandora Media Inc in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $78.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $50.3B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 116 new positions and closed 106 in Q1 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 19% quarter-over-quarter to $50.3B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 9 May 2019.