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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
+30.96%
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
$57.7B
AUM Growth
+$13.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.71B
Cap. Flow %
4.7%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.31%
Holding
2,535
New
193
Increased
1,131
Reduced
1,019
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.14%
2 Healthcare 13.51%
3 Financials 9.51%
4 Communication Services 9.26%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.82%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
FTNT icon
126
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
$107M 0.19%
3,907,355
-370,490
-9% -$9.3M
SRPT icon
127
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.66B
$107M 0.19%
669,036
+138,658
+26% +$18.9M
BIIB icon
128
Biogen
BIIB
$29.9B
$106M 0.18%
397,666
-82,922
-17% -$24.9M
WMT icon
129
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$106M 0.18%
2,656,761
+91,533
+4% +$3.77M
TECH icon
130
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$106M 0.18%
1,599,876
+157,384
+11% +$9.43M
TSM icon
131
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$105M 0.18%
1,855,512
+1,002,475
+118% +$52.8M
EW icon
132
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.6B
$105M 0.18%
1,520,348
+991,328
+187% +$70.5M
NBIX icon
133
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
$105M 0.18%
857,036
-81,342
-9% -$8.99M
CDW icon
134
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$103M 0.18%
889,592
+11,909
+1% +$1.29M
TT icon
135
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
$103M 0.18%
1,157,915
+1,006,027
+662% +$87.5M
AVLR
136
DELISTED
Avalara, Inc.
AVLR
$103M 0.18%
773,831
+183,189
+31% +$18M
EXEL icon
137
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
$103M 0.18%
4,331,238
-635,902
-13% -$14.7M
LOGM
138
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$103M 0.18%
1,209,381
-56,426
-4% -$4.79M
CRL icon
139
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$102M 0.18%
586,254
+7,955
+1% +$1.27M
TMO icon
140
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$101M 0.18%
278,868
-77,609
-22% -$26M
SYK icon
141
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$101M 0.17%
559,750
+114,824
+26% +$21.2M
FIVN icon
142
FIVE9
FIVN
$1.77B
$100M 0.17%
905,878
+52,653
+6% +$5.12M
XLNX
143
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$99.2M 0.17%
1,008,518
+144,756
+17% +$12.8M
MET icon
144
MetLife
MET
$61B
$98.9M 0.17%
2,708,383
+1,545,622
+133% +$53.8M
NTES icon
145
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
$97.3M 0.17%
1,133,475
-146,425
-11% -$11M
ILMN icon
146
Illumina
ILMN
$29.4B
$97M 0.17%
269,161
+52,877
+24% +$17M
P
147
Everpure Inc
P
$24.8B
$97M 0.17%
5,594,725
+1,439,327
+35% +$21.6M
TWOU
148
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$96.4M 0.17%
84,666
-41,136
-33% -$36.7M
RARE icon
149
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.65B
$91.7M 0.16%
1,171,709
+225,205
+24% +$14.9M
CERN
150
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$91.5M 0.16%
1,334,610
+237,865
+22% +$16.3M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2020 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2020, First Trust Advisors held 2,535 positions worth $57.7B, up 31% from $44.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.71B of net new capital in Q2 2020, opening 193 new positions and adding to 1,131 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 32% of assets, up from 28% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, an estimated $197M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2020 buy was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund: 11,223,349 shares worth $419M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q2 2020, an estimated $243M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2020 reduction was First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, cutting an estimated $197M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2020, selling an estimated $351M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $57.7B portfolio in Q2 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 193 new positions and closed 185 in Q2 2020.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 31% quarter-over-quarter to $57.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 22 Jul 2020.