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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
+30.96%
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
$57.7B
AUM Growth
+$13.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.71B
Cap. Flow %
4.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.31%
Holding
2,535
New
193
Increased
1,131
Reduced
1,019
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.14%
2 Healthcare 13.51%
3 Financials 9.51%
4 Communication Services 9.26%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AXON
976
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
$5.1M 0.01%
51,981
-15,875
-23% -$1.28M
CRSP icon
977
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.58B
$5.1M 0.01%
69,409
-21,724
-24% -$1.27M
ESS icon
978
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$5.05M 0.01%
22,048
+8,885
+67% +$2.13M
CCMP
979
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$5.05M 0.01%
36,200
-10,221
-22% -$1.32M
FRTA
980
DELISTED
Forterra, Inc
FRTA
$5.05M 0.01%
+452,189
New +$3.73M
BWXT icon
981
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$5.04M 0.01%
88,912
+36,973
+71% +$2.07M
LOPE icon
982
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.71B
$5.01M 0.01%
55,388
+33,304
+151% +$2.96M
BST icon
983
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
BST
$1.57B
$5.01M 0.01%
134,081
-7,545
-5% -$255K
TPIC
984
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$4.95M 0.01%
211,912
+46,175
+28% +$866K
INDB icon
985
Independent Bank
INDB
$4.05B
$4.95M 0.01%
73,756
+43,184
+141% +$2.9M
BSM icon
986
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.11B
$4.92M 0.01%
756,627
+217,422
+40% +$1.38M
FOX icon
987
Fox Class B
FOX
$20.7B
$4.92M 0.01%
183,110
+54,345
+42% +$1.44M
USAC icon
988
USA Compression Partners
USAC
$3.82B
$4.9M 0.01%
451,525
+42,907
+11% +$424K
HLI icon
989
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.68B
$4.89M 0.01%
87,902
-34,444
-28% -$2.01M
OPLN
990
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
$4.88M 0.01%
354,355
-19,106
-5% -$262K
SAFT icon
991
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$4.87M 0.01%
63,834
+9,599
+18% +$752K
MMS icon
992
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$4.84M 0.01%
68,768
-10,470
-13% -$704K
NXST icon
993
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.6B
$4.84M 0.01%
57,886
-5,469
-9% -$412K
CNXM
994
DELISTED
CNX Midstream Partners LP
CNXM
$4.82M 0.01%
724,362
+223,501
+45% +$1.81M
HTH icon
995
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.29B
$4.82M 0.01%
261,010
+46,163
+21% +$793K
LBTYA icon
996
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$4.81M 0.01%
219,906
+13,782
+7% +$284K
TREX icon
997
Trex
TREX
$4.51B
$4.78M 0.01%
73,514
+12,314
+20% +$657K
MTZ icon
998
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$4.77M 0.01%
106,365
+27,794
+35% +$1.05M
SONY icon
999
Sony
SONY
$123B
$4.77M 0.01%
345,205
-16,095
-4% -$209K
WDFC icon
1000
WD-40
WDFC
$3.1B
$4.75M 0.01%
23,977
+383
+2% +$69.5K

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, First Trust Advisors held 2,535 positions worth $57.7B, up 31% from $44.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.71B of net new capital in Q2 2020, opening 193 new positions and adding to 1,131 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, an estimated $197M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2020 buy was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q2 2020, an estimated $243M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, cutting an estimated $197M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $351M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $57.7B portfolio in Q2 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 193 new positions and closed 185 in Q2 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $57.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 22 Jul 2020.