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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
CHE icon
1351
Chemed
CHE
$6.78B
$2.64M 0.01%
10,853
+7,596
+233% +$1.73M
MTH icon
1352
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
$2.63M 0.01%
102,858
+6,620
+7% +$164K
TCBK icon
1353
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.85B
$2.63M 0.01%
69,524
+20,047
+41% +$823K
CEO
1354
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$2.62M 0.01%
18,252
-35,924
-66% -$4.87M
IRDM icon
1355
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$2.62M 0.01%
221,699
+37,935
+21% +$438K
BMTC
1356
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$2.61M 0.01%
59,118
+5,691
+11% +$251K
EBSB
1357
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$2.61M 0.01%
126,551
+47,158
+59% +$932K
CVCO icon
1358
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.39B
$2.6M 0.01%
17,068
+13,962
+450% +$2.1M
ECHO
1359
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.5B
$2.6M 0.01%
53,530
-138,023
-72% -$6.41M
WD icon
1360
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
$2.6M 0.01%
54,655
+4,892
+10% +$249K
BP icon
1361
BP
BP
$113B
$2.59M 0.01%
67,226
+34,215
+104% +$1.24M
SNP
1362
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$2.59M 0.01%
35,247
+9,063
+35% +$661K
PTR
1363
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
$2.59M 0.01%
36,978
+5,304
+17% +$356K
MTOR
1364
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$2.58M 0.01%
109,897
+12,175
+12% +$306K
ECOL
1365
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$2.57M 0.01%
50,387
-4,850
-9% -$244K
ESL
1366
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$2.57M 0.01%
34,393
+7,283
+27% +$598K
BEDU
1367
DELISTED
Bright Scholar Education Holdings
BEDU
$2.56M 0.01%
+34,269
New +$2.99M
NVRI icon
1368
Enviri
NVRI
$621M
$2.55M 0.01%
136,913
+4,978
+4% +$95.9K
CPN
1369
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$2.55M 0.01%
168,748
-3,697,138
-96% -$55.4M
CENTA icon
1370
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.55M 0.01%
84,436
+44,020
+109% +$1.3M
MOMO
1371
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
$2.55M 0.01%
104,064
-2,255
-2% -$65K
LZB icon
1372
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$2.54M 0.01%
81,511
+34,648
+74% +$1,000K
AJRD
1373
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$2.54M 0.01%
81,512
+49,546
+155% +$1.57M
HK
1374
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$2.54M 0.01%
+335,813
New +$2.3M
SNV
1375
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$2.54M 0.01%
52,906
-10,116
-16% -$479K

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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.