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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
MNTA
1676
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
107,851
-7,095
-6% -$95.9K
AXE
1677
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
19,776
-3,004
-13% -$221K
CARO
1678
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
40,223
+10,003
+33% +$370K
CDE icon
1679
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.6B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
198,784
+178,175
+865% +$1.4M
BMCH
1680
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
58,783
+7,557
+15% +$169K
LECO icon
1681
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
16,198
-101,450
-86% -$9.27M
TERP
1682
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
+123,548
New +$1.54M
FTF
1683
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust
FTF
$233M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
124,840
+5,288
+4% +$62.6K
CCF
1684
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
12,250
-6,005
-33% -$713K
STL
1685
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
59,910
-122
-0.2% -$3.02K
AAOI icon
1686
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$8.04B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
+38,941
New +$1.72M
CSGS
1687
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
33,592
+18,442
+122% +$796K
HIFR
1688
DELISTED
InfraREIT, Inc.
HIFR
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
79,046
+68,699
+664% +$1.46M
HEZU icon
1689
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
HEZU
$565M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
49,247
+1,192
+2% +$36.2K
LPT
1690
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
34,098
-156,500
-82% -$6.79M
EMF
1691
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$314M
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
89,311
+3,129
+4% +$53K
HBNC icon
1692
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.03B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
78,630
-26,843
-25% -$496K
CBL
1693
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
257,414
-34,372
-12% -$230K
APAM icon
1694
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
+36,859
New +$1.37M
NZF icon
1695
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
95,507
-967
-1% -$14.7K
CUBE icon
1696
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.53B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
50,299
-3,168
-6% -$88.5K
LXP icon
1697
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.53B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
29,981
+15,189
+103% +$781K
KS
1698
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
63,719
+8,174
+15% +$181K
MDXG icon
1699
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$626M
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
114,414
-47,904
-30% -$584K
AEL
1700
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
46,963
+743
+2% +$22.5K

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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.