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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
COLM icon
1476
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.19B
$2.18M 0.01%
30,290
-4,510
-13% -$296K
TY icon
1477
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$2.17M 0.01%
80,687
+3,379
+4% +$88.5K
CZR
1478
DELISTED
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
CZR
$2.17M 0.01%
171,473
-40,363
-19% -$512K
TSLX icon
1479
Sixth Street Specialty
TSLX
$1.59B
$2.17M 0.01%
+109,433
New +$2.25M
CTB
1480
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$2.16M 0.01%
61,209
+4,766
+8% +$168K
OMCL icon
1481
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.86B
$2.16M 0.01%
+44,542
New +$2.25M
RDFN
1482
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
$2.16M 0.01%
68,967
+7,288
+12% +$177K
MATV icon
1483
Mativ Holdings
MATV
$448M
$2.16M 0.01%
47,560
-656
-1% -$28.5K
FYC icon
1484
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FYC
$1.24B
$2.15M 0.01%
50,699
+4,671
+10% +$195K
BGH
1485
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
BGH
$281M
$2.14M 0.01%
110,623
+4,494
+4% +$90K
SPNT icon
1486
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.98B
$2.14M 0.01%
146,379
+293
+0.2% +$4.72K
UI icon
1487
Ubiquiti
UI
$31.8B
$2.14M 0.01%
30,190
-363
-1% -$23.2K
CHGG icon
1488
Chegg
CHGG
$108M
$2.14M 0.01%
+131,029
New +$2M
CVG
1489
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$2.14M 0.01%
90,948
+3,652
+4% +$90.2K
INGN icon
1490
Inogen
INGN
$167M
$2.13M 0.01%
17,900
-7,551
-30% -$831K
GPI icon
1491
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.94B
$2.13M 0.01%
30,009
-2,149
-7% -$164K
OCFC icon
1492
OceanFirst Financial
OCFC
$1.7B
$2.13M 0.01%
80,994
+32,027
+65% +$873K
IOSP icon
1493
Innospec
IOSP
$2.09B
$2.12M 0.01%
30,021
-2,426
-7% -$162K
OSUR icon
1494
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$273M
$2.11M 0.01%
+111,928
New +$2.03M
GAM
1495
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$2.11M 0.01%
61,228
+2,772
+5% +$96.5K
BPMC
1496
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
$2.1M 0.01%
27,909
-20,046
-42% -$1.41M
MGLN
1497
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$2.1M 0.01%
21,696
-5,292
-20% -$468K
SMCI icon
1498
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$2.09M 0.01%
999,440
+368,740
+58% +$792K
FIBK icon
1499
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$2.09M 0.01%
52,186
-58,392
-53% -$2.27M
AVNT icon
1500
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$2.09M 0.01%
48,016
+21
+0% +$923

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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.