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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
VG
126
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$66.1M 0.16%
6,503,508
+16,551
+0.3% +$151K
CELG
127
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$66.1M 0.16%
633,369
+203,314
+47% +$22.9M
TSN icon
128
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
$65.9M 0.16%
813,209
-148,130
-15% -$11.3M
CCOI icon
129
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$644M
$65.6M 0.16%
1,447,822
+206,001
+17% +$9.81M
STI
130
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$65.5M 0.16%
1,014,141
-660,706
-39% -$40.3M
ILMN icon
131
Illumina
ILMN
$29.5B
$64.7M 0.15%
304,258
-4,654
-2% -$958K
LYB icon
132
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.6B
$64.5M 0.15%
585,054
+135,928
+30% +$14.1M
WMT icon
133
Walmart Inc
WMT
$862B
$63.5M 0.15%
1,930,434
-211,011
-10% -$6.46M
TRV icon
134
Travelers Companies
TRV
$79.9B
$62.9M 0.15%
463,595
+3,403
+0.7% +$449K
EBIX
135
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$62.4M 0.15%
787,289
-15,893
-2% -$1.16M
CSOD
136
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$62.1M 0.15%
1,757,191
+209,082
+14% +$7.8M
TROW icon
137
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.8B
$61.9M 0.15%
590,358
-116,777
-17% -$11.4M
ZNGA
138
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$61.8M 0.15%
15,438,848
+2,250,446
+17% +$8.78M
UNH icon
139
UnitedHealth
UNH
$384B
$61.7M 0.15%
280,058
-38,823
-12% -$8.23M
TDC icon
140
Teradata
TDC
$2.64B
$61.6M 0.15%
1,602,398
-335,308
-17% -$12M
JNJ icon
141
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$632B
$60.5M 0.14%
433,128
+34,383
+9% +$4.79M
HD icon
142
Home Depot
HD
$325B
$60.2M 0.14%
317,493
+4,773
+2% +$824K
SO icon
143
Southern Company
SO
$110B
$60M 0.14%
1,248,229
-926,339
-43% -$47.2M
ALXN
144
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$60M 0.14%
501,609
+176,251
+54% +$21.5M
CRL icon
145
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$11B
$59.9M 0.14%
546,968
-7,459
-1% -$812K
GRPN icon
146
Groupon
GRPN
$970M
$59.6M 0.14%
584,524
-16,698
-3% -$1.76M
VLO icon
147
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.3B
$59M 0.14%
642,178
-39,597
-6% -$3.27M
RTX icon
148
RTX Corp
RTX
$286B
$58.9M 0.14%
733,996
+128,101
+21% +$9.73M
F icon
149
Ford
F
$57.2B
$58.9M 0.14%
4,712,516
-175,503
-4% -$2.16M
HRL icon
150
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
$58.3M 0.14%
1,601,532
+141,430
+10% +$4.76M

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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.