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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
BRSL
1251
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$1.91B
$3.09M 0.01%
116,542
-117,079
-50% -$3M
EMBJ
1252
Embraer S.A. ADS
EMBJ
$11.6B
$3.09M 0.01%
+128,986
New +$2.64M
RSP icon
1253
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$96.1B
$3.07M 0.01%
30,402
+663
+2% +$65.1K
WSBC icon
1254
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.95B
$3.06M 0.01%
75,406
+14,723
+24% +$602K
GTN icon
1255
Gray Television
GTN
$407M
$3.05M 0.01%
+182,162
New +$2.85M
ONC
1256
BeOne Medicines Ltd
ONC
$33.8B
$3.05M 0.01%
31,220
-25,922
-45% -$2.37M
GMS
1257
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$3.04M 0.01%
80,832
+63,565
+368% +$2.27M
PODD icon
1258
Insulet
PODD
$11.3B
$3.03M 0.01%
43,973
+10,500
+31% +$689K
TXNM
1259
TXNM Energy Inc
TXNM
$6.47B
$3.02M 0.01%
74,656
-985
-1% -$42.3K
TNET icon
1260
TriNet
TNET
$2.84B
$3.02M 0.01%
68,091
-6,126
-8% -$245K
EXTR icon
1261
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.86B
$3.01M 0.01%
240,662
+186,901
+348% +$2.31M
DBRG icon
1262
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.94B
$3.01M 0.01%
65,918
+30,038
+84% +$1.48M
WOR icon
1263
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.76B
$3.01M 0.01%
110,646
+23,215
+27% +$620K
SFUN
1264
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
$3M 0.01%
10,765
-1,588
-13% -$358K
PRGS icon
1265
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
$3M 0.01%
70,485
+30,164
+75% +$1.26M
AVXS
1266
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
$3M 0.01%
27,082
+2,325
+9% +$233K
ENV
1267
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$2.98M 0.01%
59,889
+6,993
+13% +$362K
HF
1268
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$2.98M 0.01%
61,335
+10,879
+22% +$480K
Z icon
1269
Zillow
Z
$7.04B
$2.98M 0.01%
72,840
-211,305
-74% -$8.69M
RNST icon
1270
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.01B
$2.98M 0.01%
72,751
-16,268
-18% -$679K
ABCB icon
1271
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
$2.97M 0.01%
61,628
-26,198
-30% -$1.27M
EFX icon
1272
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$2.97M 0.01%
25,188
-36,637
-59% -$4.12M
AVAV icon
1273
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.57B
$2.97M 0.01%
+52,845
New +$2.69M
EPAM icon
1274
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$4.69B
$2.97M 0.01%
27,627
-13,767
-33% -$1.36M
PEB icon
1275
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.16B
$2.96M 0.01%
79,772
+24,600
+45% +$909K

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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.