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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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$76.4M
2
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$49.9M
3
GDDY icon
GoDaddy
GDDY
+$36.9M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$35.3M
5
BIVV
Bioverativ Inc. Common Stock
BIVV
+$34.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YELP icon
Yelp
YELP
+$74.2M
2
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$58.5M
3
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
+$57.8M
4
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$56.7M
5
MYGN icon
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
+$52.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.3%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Healthcare 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Industrials 8.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ATVI
151
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$55.6M 0.14%
861,757
-44,275
-5% -$2.76M
INCY icon
152
Incyte
INCY
$23.5B
$54.5M 0.14%
467,067
-105,098
-18% -$13.3M
RF icon
153
Regions Financial
RF
$26.3B
$54.5M 0.14%
3,576,750
-256,084
-7% -$3.68M
UTHR icon
154
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.5B
$54.4M 0.14%
464,152
+36,358
+8% +$4.64M
FITB
155
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52.2B
$54M 0.14%
1,929,015
-260,776
-12% -$6.92M
SAP icon
156
SAP
SAP
$185B
$53.9M 0.14%
491,196
+97,459
+25% +$10.4M
BMRN icon
157
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.4B
$53.5M 0.14%
574,938
+144,651
+34% +$12.8M
ISRG icon
158
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$122B
$53.5M 0.14%
460,170
+175,122
+61% +$19.1M
UGI icon
159
UGI
UGI
$8.01B
$53.4M 0.14%
1,140,140
+9,323
+0.8% +$455K
FFIV icon
160
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$53.2M 0.14%
441,424
+6,926
+2% +$836K
ITW icon
161
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.9B
$52.9M 0.14%
357,404
+150,570
+73% +$21.4M
VG
162
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$52.8M 0.14%
6,486,957
-693,497
-10% -$5.22M
VLO icon
163
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.1B
$52.4M 0.13%
681,775
-63,214
-8% -$4.35M
WBA
164
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$52.4M 0.13%
678,771
+301,049
+80% +$24.1M
EBIX
165
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$52.4M 0.13%
803,182
-87,999
-10% -$5.07M
P
166
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$52M 0.13%
6,757,651
-425,834
-6% -$3.66M
JNJ icon
167
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$633B
$51.8M 0.13%
398,745
-2,493
-0.6% -$330K
CMI icon
168
Cummins
CMI
$92.4B
$51.8M 0.13%
308,173
-54,695
-15% -$8.85M
HD icon
169
Home Depot
HD
$330B
$51.1M 0.13%
312,720
+11,988
+4% +$1.84M
PBCT
170
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$50.2M 0.13%
2,768,648
-90,521
-3% -$1.56M
ZNGA
171
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$49.9M 0.13%
13,188,402
+1,697,862
+15% +$6.25M
IONS icon
172
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.41B
$49.8M 0.13%
982,344
+281,733
+40% +$14.8M
NTGR icon
173
NETGEAR
NTGR
$686M
$49.5M 0.13%
1,040,428
-113,878
-10% -$5.28M
TXT icon
174
Textron
TXT
$16.7B
$48.7M 0.13%
904,301
+9,022
+1% +$448K
NBIX icon
175
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.8B
$48M 0.12%
782,685
+176,136
+29% +$9.29M
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.