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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
SMTC icon
1526
Semtech
SMTC
$11.7B
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
58,739
+12,917
+28% +$484K
SIX
1527
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$2.01M ﹤0.01%
30,154
+26,794
+797% +$1.72M
NDAQ icon
1528
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$51.5B
$2M ﹤0.01%
78,015
+32,682
+72% +$825K
STBZ
1529
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$2M ﹤0.01%
66,906
-18,630
-22% -$549K
TXRH icon
1530
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
37,821
-9,768
-21% -$494K
VNTR
1531
DELISTED
Venator Materials PLC
VNTR
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
90,019
+7,607
+9% +$175K
DVAX
1532
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
+106,402
New +$2.14M
VGK icon
1533
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
33,623
+1,092
+3% +$63.7K
NPO icon
1534
Enpro
NPO
$7.05B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
21,210
+904
+4% +$76.6K
PLXS icon
1535
Plexus
PLXS
$6.81B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
32,575
+1,673
+5% +$101K
PRAA icon
1536
PRA Group
PRAA
$648M
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
59,522
+30,057
+102% +$954K
FFBC icon
1537
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
74,960
-67,711
-47% -$1.83M
JPC icon
1538
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund
JPC
$2.89B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
190,571
+8,077
+4% +$84.5K
HAFC icon
1539
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
64,913
+23,486
+57% +$724K
TEN
1540
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
33,647
-9,364
-22% -$553K
HASI icon
1541
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$4.9B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
81,468
+8,659
+12% +$207K
EBS icon
1542
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
42,085
+6,323
+18% +$266K
KRNY icon
1543
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$592M
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
134,815
+28,773
+27% +$427K
MLM icon
1544
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33.6B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
8,811
-3,202
-27% -$670K
CRS icon
1545
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
38,152
-2,786
-7% -$138K
SHYF
1546
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
123,512
-1,230
-1% -$18.7K
IBKR icon
1547
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$40.9B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
+131,152
New +$1.79M
FMI
1548
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
+28,432
New +$1.47M
EVG
1549
Eaton Vance Short Duration Diversified Income Fund
EVG
$142M
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
134,590
+6,556
+5% +$92.4K
CPS icon
1550
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$504M
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
15,753
-7,012
-31% -$826K

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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.