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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
+6.69%
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
$36.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.49B
Cap. Flow
+$692M
Cap. Flow %
1.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.52%
Holding
2,573
New
160
Increased
1,172
Reduced
1,035
Closed
202

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.45%
2 Financials 12.36%
3 Industrials 10.11%
4 Healthcare 9.05%
5 Communication Services 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EXPO icon
1301
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$2.77M 0.01%
92,950
+20,354
+28% +$593K
DEI icon
1302
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
$2.77M 0.01%
72,070
-30,873
-30% -$1.18M
CENTA icon
1303
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.76M 0.01%
99,463
-10,612
-10% -$275K
SLM icon
1304
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.57B
$2.76M 0.01%
227,880
-375,310
-62% -$4.45M
VNQ icon
1305
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$2.76M 0.01%
33,383
-3,096
-8% -$257K
FUL icon
1306
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
$2.75M 0.01%
53,357
+14,805
+38% +$740K
AMSF icon
1307
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$2.75M 0.01%
42,368
+10,838
+34% +$697K
ESNT icon
1308
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.06B
$2.75M 0.01%
75,959
+26,957
+55% +$936K
MTGE
1309
DELISTED
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
$2.74M 0.01%
+163,847
New +$2.68M
BDC icon
1310
Belden
BDC
$4B
$2.74M 0.01%
39,641
+2,021
+5% +$149K
TPZ
1311
Tortoise Electrification Infrastructure ETF
TPZ
$132M
$2.74M 0.01%
124,752
+15,034
+14% +$335K
UNIT
1312
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.63B
$2.74M 0.01%
105,831
-32,967
-24% -$878K
MTH icon
1313
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
$2.72M 0.01%
147,840
+25,406
+21% +$455K
PEB icon
1314
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.16B
$2.72M 0.01%
93,070
-11,628
-11% -$337K
CLDT
1315
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$630M
$2.72M 0.01%
137,616
+14,249
+12% +$286K
DNKN
1316
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$2.7M 0.01%
49,454
-37,586
-43% -$2.02M
OLED icon
1317
Universal Display
OLED
$3.71B
$2.7M 0.01%
31,390
-5,750
-15% -$414K
SPNT icon
1318
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.98B
$2.69M 0.01%
+222,716
New +$2.64M
WSTC
1319
DELISTED
West Corporation
WSTC
$2.68M 0.01%
109,674
+41,885
+62% +$1.03M
GHY
1320
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$478M
$2.67M 0.01%
179,684
+8,802
+5% +$132K
GRC icon
1321
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$2.67M 0.01%
85,094
-3,221
-4% -$100K
ISCA
1322
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$2.66M 0.01%
72,091
+8,531
+13% +$315K
EVT icon
1323
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.06B
$2.65M 0.01%
125,498
+8,061
+7% +$173K
TDG icon
1324
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$2.65M 0.01%
12,047
-121,196
-91% -$28.9M
EFSC icon
1325
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.41B
$2.65M 0.01%
62,507
+6,277
+11% +$266K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,573 positions worth $36.1B, up 7.4% from $33.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 filing shows 160 new, 1,172 increased, 1,035 reduced and 202 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M. The largest sale was First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $597M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2017 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to US Bancorp in Q1 2017, an estimated $83.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $123M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $597M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.1B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 202 in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $36.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 2 May 2017.