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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
EOG icon
1576
EOG Resources
EOG
$78B
$1.84M ﹤0.01%
+17,050
New +$1.72M
PEGA icon
1577
Pegasystems
PEGA
$4.41B
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
77,756
-41,654
-35% -$1.12M
QUAD icon
1578
Quad
QUAD
$430M
$1.83M ﹤0.01%
+80,977
New +$1.84M
RAVN
1579
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
53,070
+40,257
+314% +$1.37M
FBP icon
1580
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.4B
$1.82M ﹤0.01%
356,802
+77,149
+28% +$385K
MATX icon
1581
Matsons
MATX
$6.37B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
60,715
+20,164
+50% +$569K
BGS icon
1582
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
51,493
-1,260
-2% -$43.1K
FCF icon
1583
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$2.12B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
126,410
+27,975
+28% +$404K
MRTN icon
1584
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
+133,757
New +$1.75M
NEOG icon
1585
Neogen
NEOG
$2.05B
$1.81M ﹤0.01%
58,608
+5,061
+9% +$153K
AIR icon
1586
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.15B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
45,499
-2,033
-4% -$81.8K
ELS icon
1587
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.8B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
40,150
-258,540
-87% -$11.5M
MTX icon
1588
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.31B
$1.79M ﹤0.01%
25,937
+16,413
+172% +$1.17M
HELE icon
1589
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
18,528
-6,478
-26% -$597K
TRST
1590
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$977M
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
38,758
-4,082
-10% -$186K
HQH
1591
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.23B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
78,845
+33,833
+75% +$792K
SCSC icon
1592
Scansource
SCSC
$1.12B
$1.78M ﹤0.01%
49,678
+1,784
+4% +$69.7K
WWE
1593
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
+57,976
New +$1.57M
ARRY
1594
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
138,405
+2,125
+2% +$24.2K
BTT icon
1595
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$1.77M ﹤0.01%
79,175
+1,203
+2% +$27K
CPK icon
1596
Chesapeake Utilities
CPK
$3.26B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
22,458
+12,252
+120% +$989K
SMG icon
1597
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$4.03B
$1.76M ﹤0.01%
16,486
+12,874
+356% +$1.29M
USNA icon
1598
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
23,651
+6,215
+36% +$416K
MSTR icon
1599
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$33.5B
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
+133,160
New +$1.79M
CATM
1600
DELISTED
Cardtronics plc Class A Ordinary Shares (UK)
CATM
$1.75M ﹤0.01%
+94,239
New +$1.88M

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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.