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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
ABBV icon
101
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
$111M 0.22%
1,371,977
+670,186
+95% +$54.8M
SGEN
102
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$110M 0.22%
1,505,850
-505,264
-25% -$36M
QGEN icon
103
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.53B
$109M 0.22%
2,532,236
+160,249
+7% +$6.45M
NXPI icon
104
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68B
$109M 0.22%
1,232,092
+276,400
+29% +$24.3M
FGM icon
105
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$96.1M
$109M 0.22%
2,642,879
+224,157
+9% +$9.18M
CERN
106
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$108M 0.22%
1,891,821
+329,361
+21% +$18.3M
AMAT icon
107
Applied Materials
AMAT
$426B
$108M 0.21%
2,717,161
+644,706
+31% +$24.5M
SAP icon
108
SAP
SAP
$187B
$106M 0.21%
919,739
+84,461
+10% +$8.99M
ALKS icon
109
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$106M 0.21%
2,906,860
+655,873
+29% +$21.7M
SNPS icon
110
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$106M 0.21%
920,243
+11,426
+1% +$1.13M
ADSK icon
111
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
$106M 0.21%
678,804
+5,694
+0.8% +$851K
UNH icon
112
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
$106M 0.21%
427,291
+45,685
+12% +$11.7M
OTEX icon
113
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
$105M 0.21%
2,734,060
+251,035
+10% +$9.18M
PGR icon
114
Progressive
PGR
$124B
$103M 0.21%
1,435,431
+576,155
+67% +$39.5M
GILD icon
115
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
$103M 0.21%
1,589,328
+255,863
+19% +$17M
KYNB
116
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
$103M 0.21%
76,018
+7,721
+11% +$10.5M
GRFS
117
Grifois
GRFS
$5.16B
$103M 0.2%
5,125,719
+453,032
+10% +$8.66M
EQIX icon
118
Equinix
EQIX
$107B
$103M 0.2%
227,337
+15,275
+7% +$6.22M
CSOD
119
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$103M 0.2%
1,873,456
+69,446
+4% +$3.84M
ICPT
120
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$101M 0.2%
901,976
-79,507
-8% -$8.69M
PM icon
121
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
$100M 0.2%
1,136,115
-32,493
-3% -$2.62M
LLY icon
122
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$97.2M 0.19%
749,069
-173,344
-19% -$21.1M
BOX icon
123
Box
BOX
$4.02B
$97.1M 0.19%
5,028,027
+156,340
+3% +$3.24M
CMI icon
124
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$97M 0.19%
614,285
+383,230
+166% +$57.5M
CCOI icon
125
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
$96.9M 0.19%
1,785,559
+59,007
+3% +$2.91M
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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.