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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
-0.24%
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
$53.1B
AUM Growth
+$73M
Cap. Flow
+$888M
Cap. Flow %
1.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.45%
Holding
2,572
New
160
Increased
1,214
Reduced
1,013
Closed
182

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$552M
2
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$539M
3
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$154M
4
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$135M
5
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$121M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$120M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$110M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.68%
2 Financials 12.47%
3 Healthcare 10.57%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ETG
1051
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
$5.11M 0.01%
310,526
+13,890
+5% +$224K
HLNE icon
1052
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$3.63B
$5.11M 0.01%
89,662
+25,026
+39% +$1.47M
SHAK icon
1053
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.3B
$5.09M 0.01%
51,929
-1,833
-3% -$162K
BANR icon
1054
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$5.08M 0.01%
90,409
+5,063
+6% +$279K
TREX icon
1055
Trex
TREX
$4.51B
$5.07M 0.01%
111,556
+96,996
+666% +$3.91M
FNY icon
1056
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FNY
$580M
$5.06M 0.01%
113,118
+1,871
+2% +$85.9K
POWI icon
1057
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.54B
$5.06M 0.01%
111,942
+11,094
+11% +$481K
CVBF icon
1058
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
$5.05M 0.01%
242,148
+140,915
+139% +$2.95M
SGI
1059
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
$5.04M 0.01%
260,888
-44,008
-14% -$844K
SBGI icon
1060
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$974M
$5.02M 0.01%
117,372
+65,680
+127% +$3.18M
SEDG icon
1061
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.59B
$5.01M 0.01%
59,908
-6,475
-10% -$483K
ZIXI
1062
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
$5.01M 0.01%
691,969
+142,504
+26% +$1.19M
ARMK icon
1063
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
$5.01M 0.01%
159,175
-141,011
-47% -$3.96M
ESNT icon
1064
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.06B
$4.92M 0.01%
103,101
-7,501
-7% -$359K
CPRI icon
1065
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.77B
$4.91M 0.01%
148,107
+51,997
+54% +$1.67M
AXTA icon
1066
Axalta
AXTA
$7.01B
$4.9M 0.01%
162,588
+133,095
+451% +$3.93M
HSBC.PRA
1067
DELISTED
HSBC Holdings PLC, Inc. ADS(1/40 shr. 6.2% Non-Cum. Dlr. Pref. Shrs., Ser.A)
HSBC.PRA
$4.89M 0.01%
+186,486
New +$4.91M
UHAL icon
1068
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
$4.89M 0.01%
125,260
-51,580
-29% -$1.91M
TRGP icon
1069
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
$4.87M 0.01%
121,176
+32,572
+37% +$1.24M
HAE icon
1070
Haemonetics
HAE
$3.58B
$4.86M 0.01%
+38,539
New +$4.89M
IVW icon
1071
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$4.86M 0.01%
108,008
+6,260
+6% +$283K
DECK icon
1072
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$13.3B
$4.86M 0.01%
197,856
-26,442
-12% -$677K
RSX
1073
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
$4.85M 0.01%
212,663
-6,613
-3% -$152K
SHLX
1074
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$4.83M 0.01%
236,441
+517
+0.2% +$10.7K
JNK icon
1075
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.05B
$4.83M 0.01%
44,381
+450
+1% +$48.8K
41 42
43
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,572 positions worth $53.1B, up 0.14% from $53B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 filing shows 160 new, 1,214 increased, 1,013 reduced and 182 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M. The largest sale was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $578M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2019 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q3 2019, an estimated $552M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $121M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $578M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $53.1B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 182 in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.14% quarter-over-quarter to $53.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 4 Nov 2019.