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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$486M
2
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$101M
3
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
+$74.8M
4
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
+$65.6M
5
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

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
PBR icon
1426
Petrobras
PBR
$121B
$2.35M 0.01%
228,148
+1,333
+0.6% +$13.6K
MMSI icon
1427
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
$2.33M 0.01%
54,054
-9,606
-15% -$403K
EEP
1428
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$2.33M 0.01%
168,700
– –
AZPN
1429
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$2.33M 0.01%
35,203
+22,604
+179% +$1.5M
PLUS icon
1430
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$2.33M 0.01%
61,908
+40,022
+183% +$1.69M
AY
1431
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
$2.33M 0.01%
109,680
+9,526
+10% +$208K
RDWR icon
1432
Radware
RDWR
$1.24B
$2.32M 0.01%
119,466
+37,767
+46% +$716K
SPTN
1433
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$2.32M 0.01%
86,827
+8,642
+11% +$215K
BPFH
1434
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$2.32M 0.01%
149,887
+30,968
+26% +$494K
PEGI
1435
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$2.31M 0.01%
107,702
-8,232
-7% -$185K
AAN.A
1436
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$2.31M 0.01%
57,956
+12,198
+27% +$486K
IBTX
1437
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$2.3M 0.01%
34,056
-9,511
-22% -$615K
BBD icon
1438
Banco Bradesco
BBD
$38.1B
$2.29M 0.01%
393,754
+68,559
+21% +$411K
ABEV icon
1439
Ambev
ABEV
$47.3B
$2.29M 0.01%
354,458
+21,064
+6% +$135K
VB icon
1440
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$2.29M 0.01%
15,496
+3,374
+28% +$488K
WLL
1441
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$2.29M 0.01%
1,153
+303
+36% +$532K
INST
1442
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
$2.28M 0.01%
+69,011
New +$2.35M
SSNI
1443
DELISTED
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
SSNI
$2.28M 0.01%
140,130
+7,439
+6% +$120K
AQUA
1444
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$2.27M 0.01%
+95,932
New +$2.11M
NSM
1445
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
$2.27M 0.01%
122,968
+32,163
+35% +$588K
SBCF icon
1446
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.26B
$2.27M 0.01%
90,060
-25,355
-22% -$634K
JDD
1447
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$2.27M 0.01%
184,565
+9,353
+5% +$117K
BGB
1448
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund
BGB
$500M
$2.27M 0.01%
144,339
+4,290
+3% +$68.1K
NHC icon
1449
National Healthcare
NHC
$3.53B
$2.27M 0.01%
37,203
+12,994
+54% +$829K
CO
1450
DELISTED
Global Cord Blood Corporation
CO
$2.27M 0.01%
+227,670
New +$2.49M
56 57
58
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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.