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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
CHRD icon
1601
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.79B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
+207,381
New +$1.91M
NWLI
1602
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
5,244
+148
+3% +$51.7K
BDC icon
1603
Belden
BDC
$4B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
22,446
-8,929
-28% -$738K
LII icon
1604
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
8,317
-45,929
-85% -$8.96M
LGND icon
1605
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$6.02B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
20,058
+976
+5% +$84.6K
LULU icon
1606
lululemon athletica
LULU
$13B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
+21,788
New +$1.45M
MORN icon
1607
Morningstar
MORN
$6.56B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
17,660
-17,344
-50% -$1.56M
SAM icon
1608
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
8,947
-1,854
-17% -$331K
PLCE icon
1609
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$1.71M ﹤0.01%
11,745
-7,817
-40% -$952K
COBZ
1610
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
85,101
+2,064
+2% +$41.8K
FCN icon
1611
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.82B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
39,526
-8,037
-17% -$328K
SUPN icon
1612
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.68B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
42,559
-13,817
-25% -$546K
KRG icon
1613
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
86,484
+61,612
+248% +$1.2M
KRC icon
1614
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.58B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
22,680
-12,822
-36% -$943K
LADR
1615
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.25B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
124,010
+40,398
+48% +$553K
REXR icon
1616
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.7B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
57,950
-15,899
-22% -$479K
MDSO
1617
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
26,548
-17,841
-40% -$1.27M
CNOB icon
1618
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.63B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
65,252
-20,567
-24% -$540K
TRGP icon
1619
Targa Resources
TRGP
$60.4B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
34,577
+137
+0.4% +$6.12K
PCH
1620
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
+33,450
New +$1.73M
FCE.A
1621
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
69,265
-8,979
-11% -$222K
MOFG
1622
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
49,751
+4,483
+10% +$158K
VWO icon
1623
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$119B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
36,280
+516
+1% +$23.1K
KLXI
1624
DELISTED
KLX Inc.
KLXI
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
28,946
+1,319
+5% +$63.3K
ICFI icon
1625
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
31,609
-2,881
-8% -$155K

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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.