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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
MYI icon
1726
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
99,120
-6,513
-6% -$92.1K
INVA icon
1727
Innoviva
INVA
$1.58B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
96,260
+20,429
+27% +$272K
TDY icon
1728
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$30.4B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
7,539
-2,409
-24% -$423K
ENR icon
1729
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
28,320
-55,014
-66% -$2.53M
BANC icon
1730
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
+65,667
New +$1.37M
CUBI icon
1731
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.59B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
52,184
+45,931
+735% +$1.3M
SVU
1732
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
62,627
+9,972
+19% +$182K
JRVR icon
1733
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$218M
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
33,784
+5,562
+20% +$226K
TEX icon
1734
Terex
TEX
$7.98B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
+27,897
New +$1.28M
WING icon
1735
Wingstop
WING
$3.68B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
34,516
+3,104
+10% +$114K
EIG icon
1736
Employers Holdings
EIG
$908M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
30,257
-6,233
-17% -$294K
UN
1737
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
23,805
-3,856
-14% -$222K
FFWM
1738
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
72,230
+5,700
+9% +$105K
NUV icon
1739
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
132,066
-6,416
-5% -$65.2K
KALU icon
1740
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.67B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
12,442
-10,570
-46% -$1.06M
ETX
1741
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
64,058
+689
+1% +$13.9K
HIW icon
1742
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
25,890
-6,467
-20% -$333K
PCTY icon
1743
Paylocity
PCTY
$6.71B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
27,842
-8,416
-23% -$408K
MUI
1744
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
94,297
+25,259
+37% +$355K
TFIN icon
1745
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.84B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
41,504
+788
+2% +$24.9K
DIOD icon
1746
Diodes
DIOD
$4B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
45,510
-4,956
-10% -$154K
SPB icon
1747
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.04B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
+11,541
New +$1.26M
SCL icon
1748
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.31B
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
16,367
+935
+6% +$76.8K
SPWR
1749
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$1.29M ﹤0.01%
233,249
+20,379
+10% +$106K
BDN
1750
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$551M
$1.28M ﹤0.01%
70,429
+7,181
+11% +$127K

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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.