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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
GHC icon
1051
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$4.6M 0.01%
8,232
-1,406
-15% -$796K
SSD icon
1052
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.98B
$4.56M 0.01%
79,409
+50,631
+176% +$2.8M
BSM icon
1053
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.11B
$4.54M 0.01%
253,176
-89,368
-26% -$1.57M
EMWP
1054
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
$4.54M 0.01%
23,515
-3,203
-12% -$789K
SFBS
1055
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.79B
$4.53M 0.01%
109,082
-2,968
-3% -$121K
FIVE icon
1056
Five Below
FIVE
$11.2B
$4.45M 0.01%
67,049
+27,703
+70% +$1.66M
FMBI
1057
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$4.45M 0.01%
185,135
+20,431
+12% +$485K
HQY icon
1058
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.91B
$4.43M 0.01%
94,992
-21,508
-18% -$1.06M
LGIH icon
1059
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.4B
$4.42M 0.01%
+58,915
New +$3.74M
COLB icon
1060
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.81B
$4.41M 0.01%
101,568
+14,986
+17% +$654K
PCI
1061
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$4.4M 0.01%
196,036
+7,703
+4% +$174K
IGSB icon
1062
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$4.4M 0.01%
84,108
+2,154
+3% +$113K
PNK
1063
DELISTED
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
PNK
$4.39M 0.01%
134,207
+11,238
+9% +$313K
AX icon
1064
Axos Financial
AX
$5.45B
$4.39M 0.01%
146,710
+36,006
+33% +$979K
STBA icon
1065
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$4.39M 0.01%
110,210
+15,999
+17% +$648K
IBOC icon
1066
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
$4.38M 0.01%
110,335
+19,408
+21% +$783K
FFIN icon
1067
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
$4.38M 0.01%
194,318
-16,518
-8% -$376K
HOPE icon
1068
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.72B
$4.37M 0.01%
239,457
+66,734
+39% +$1.21M
DRE
1069
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$4.37M 0.01%
160,452
+44,982
+39% +$1.28M
TGNA
1070
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$4.35M 0.01%
309,089
-294,692
-49% -$3.86M
PLNT icon
1071
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.23B
$4.35M 0.01%
125,620
+20,861
+20% +$617K
AES icon
1072
AES
AES
$10.6B
$4.34M 0.01%
400,591
+371,756
+1,289% +$4.02M
SHO icon
1073
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
$4.33M 0.01%
261,991
-10,500
-4% -$174K
BYD icon
1074
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.47B
$4.3M 0.01%
122,754
+57,103
+87% +$1.73M
S
1075
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$4.29M 0.01%
728,239
-673,629
-48% -$4.27M

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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.