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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
+8.55%
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
$92.4B
AUM Growth
+$9.8B
Cap. Flow
+$3.67B
Cap. Flow %
3.98%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.12%
Holding
2,607
New
200
Increased
1,300
Reduced
965
Closed
138

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$225M
2
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$221M
3
HUM icon
Humana
HUM
+$196M
4
GIS icon
General Mills
GIS
+$185M
5
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$183M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 32.59%
2 Industrials 10.56%
3 Financials 10.53%
4 Healthcare 10.37%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SNA icon
126
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$188M 0.2%
840,060
+148,253
+21% +$35.5M
EW icon
127
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.6B
$187M 0.2%
1,809,525
+1,686,487
+1,371% +$159M
HIG icon
128
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.5B
$187M 0.2%
3,019,201
+585,931
+24% +$38.4M
DG icon
129
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$187M 0.2%
863,107
+67,406
+8% +$14.2M
SNOW icon
130
Snowflake
SNOW
$92.9B
$186M 0.2%
767,912
+14,469
+2% +$3.37M
KLAC icon
131
KLA
KLAC
$275B
$185M 0.2%
5,713,180
+122,260
+2% +$3.92M
AME icon
132
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$185M 0.2%
1,383,443
+76,295
+6% +$10.2M
MU icon
133
Micron Technology
MU
$1.04T
$182M 0.2%
2,145,426
+250,560
+13% +$21.1M
MRNA icon
134
Moderna
MRNA
$21.5B
$179M 0.19%
762,044
+227,063
+42% +$40.6M
SPGI icon
135
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$178M 0.19%
+433,378
New +$167M
MCHP icon
136
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$42.8B
$178M 0.19%
2,375,380
+522,448
+28% +$39.8M
MNST icon
137
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$178M 0.19%
3,891,142
+58,680
+2% +$2.75M
ADM icon
138
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.4B
$178M 0.19%
2,930,819
+376,031
+15% +$23.9M
ALB icon
139
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$177M 0.19%
1,052,325
-85,071
-7% -$13.7M
PLUG icon
140
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
$175M 0.19%
5,119,454
+421,265
+9% +$12.2M
MSTR icon
141
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$33.5B
$174M 0.19%
2,618,040
+955,370
+57% +$56.5M
AON icon
142
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$170M 0.18%
710,583
+25,594
+4% +$6.25M
LDOS icon
143
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$169M 0.18%
1,672,451
+183,827
+12% +$18.9M
Z icon
144
Zillow
Z
$7.04B
$167M 0.18%
1,370,364
+107,052
+8% +$13M
HPQ icon
145
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$167M 0.18%
5,520,084
+1,427,500
+35% +$45.6M
APD icon
146
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$164M 0.18%
571,145
+95,881
+20% +$28.1M
CDW icon
147
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$163M 0.18%
930,702
+190,426
+26% +$32.8M
GDDY icon
148
GoDaddy
GDDY
$12.3B
$162M 0.18%
1,861,914
-87,426
-4% -$7.3M
BF.B icon
149
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$161M 0.17%
2,145,529
+2,115,404
+7,022% +$161M
NOW icon
150
ServiceNow
NOW
$102B
$156M 0.17%
1,422,530
-138,940
-9% -$14.1M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, First Trust Advisors held 2,607 positions worth $92.4B, up 12% from $82.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.67B of net new capital in Q2 2021, opening 200 new positions and adding to 1,300 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Moody's: 520,732 shares worth $189M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 33% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $279M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2021 buy was Moody's: 520,732 shares worth $189M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to UnitedHealth in Q2 2021, an estimated $225M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $279M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $57M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $92.4B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 200 new positions and closed 138 in Q2 2021.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $92.4B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.