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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
TSE
1101
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
$4.02M 0.01%
55,321
-1,879
-3% -$134K
DSL
1102
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.21B
$3.96M 0.01%
196,153
+8,331
+4% +$171K
PSB
1103
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$3.94M 0.01%
31,513
-5,954
-16% -$787K
DLPH
1104
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
$3.94M 0.01%
+75,042
New +$3.9M
BANR icon
1105
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$3.93M 0.01%
71,345
-6,775
-9% -$393K
USG
1106
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$3.93M 0.01%
102,009
+39,104
+62% +$1.37M
LPX icon
1107
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.2B
$3.92M 0.01%
149,447
+23,290
+18% +$632K
FND icon
1108
Floor & Decor
FND
$5.81B
$3.92M 0.01%
80,529
+7,355
+10% +$297K
UDR icon
1109
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$3.92M 0.01%
101,755
+19,869
+24% +$773K
MPWR icon
1110
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$3.92M 0.01%
34,853
+4,567
+15% +$530K
HTD
1111
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$3.91M 0.01%
158,720
+8,106
+5% +$207K
ENTG icon
1112
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$3.9M 0.01%
127,930
+1,491
+1% +$45.7K
TOWN icon
1113
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.35B
$3.89M 0.01%
126,426
+30,882
+32% +$1.03M
BF.B icon
1114
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$3.89M 0.01%
88,417
-36,839
-29% -$1.41M
WABC icon
1115
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$3.88M 0.01%
65,161
+10,271
+19% +$604K
LHO
1116
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$3.88M 0.01%
138,170
-1,935
-1% -$55.5K
EVT icon
1117
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.06B
$3.87M 0.01%
166,386
+8,090
+5% +$183K
MYRG icon
1118
MYR Group
MYRG
$5.9B
$3.86M 0.01%
107,982
+12,838
+13% +$426K
HTLF
1119
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$3.85M 0.01%
71,811
+2,705
+4% +$137K
BBT
1120
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.53B
$3.84M 0.01%
105,030
+7,021
+7% +$267K
VTLE
1121
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$3.82M 0.01%
+17,991
New +$3.95M
NWL icon
1122
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$3.82M 0.01%
123,509
-144,764
-54% -$4.99M
VLP
1123
DELISTED
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
$3.79M 0.01%
+85,110
New +$3.61M
WBS icon
1124
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.3B
$3.78M 0.01%
67,307
+35,423
+111% +$1.94M
ESS icon
1125
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$3.78M 0.01%
15,647
-14,017
-47% -$3.54M

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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.