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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
SUI icon
1551
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
20,777
-20,646
-50% -$1.89M
KBE icon
1552
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.64B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
40,703
+848
+2% +$39K
CAL icon
1553
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
57,507
-2,595
-4% -$78.8K
SWBI icon
1554
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$655M
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
194,875
+81,567
+72% +$882K
IWM icon
1555
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$80.9B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
12,563
+609
+5% +$91.5K
VCSH icon
1556
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
24,112
-58
-0.2% -$4.62K
TRTN
1557
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
51,026
-12,619
-20% -$485K
UNF icon
1558
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
11,570
+468
+4% +$74.5K
CJ
1559
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
+56,900
New +$1.71M
IJR icon
1560
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$109B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
24,760
+1,132
+5% +$85.3K
PDM
1561
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.22B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
96,889
-94,056
-49% -$1.87M
GABC icon
1562
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.82B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
53,717
+24,411
+83% +$893K
AIT icon
1563
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
27,849
+8,845
+47% +$563K
RDS.A
1564
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
28,399
-5,322
-16% -$335K
SASR
1565
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$1.89M ﹤0.01%
48,316
-6,181
-11% -$248K
NGHC
1566
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$1.88M ﹤0.01%
95,782
-21,382
-18% -$438K
MDR
1567
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
94,890
+22,423
+31% +$474K
NTRI
1568
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
35,607
-5,980
-14% -$314K
RUSHA icon
1569
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$5.95B
$1.87M ﹤0.01%
82,888
-15,419
-16% -$335K
EFSC icon
1570
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.41B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
41,265
-524
-1% -$22.9K
BSFT
1571
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
33,843
+7,344
+28% +$400K
NXST icon
1572
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.6B
$1.86M ﹤0.01%
23,747
+14,727
+163% +$989K
WERN icon
1573
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.54B
$1.85M ﹤0.01%
47,948
-8,916
-16% -$324K
SCHL icon
1574
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
46,006
+11,072
+32% +$430K
CBPX
1575
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
65,536
+36,829
+128% +$998K

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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.