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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
SITC icon
1801
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
99,681
-76,477
-43% -$815K
MNP
1802
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
75,592
-37,678
-33% -$575K
IPXL
1803
DELISTED
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
IPXL
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
+69,052
New +$1.27M
GFY
1804
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
66,010
-620
-0.9% -$10.7K
NSIT icon
1805
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
29,697
-21,168
-42% -$866K
LION
1806
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
52,050
+594
+1% +$13.1K
THFF icon
1807
First Financial Corp
THFF
$922M
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
24,805
-16,005
-39% -$758K
IPHI
1808
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
30,641
+21,636
+240% +$849K
EDR
1809
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
32,103
+10,352
+48% +$373K
FTR
1810
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
165,404
-17,250
-9% -$161K
HFWA icon
1811
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
36,190
-2,013
-5% -$62K
SSP icon
1812
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
71,359
-13,824
-16% -$224K
BLMN icon
1813
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
52,156
+32,911
+171% +$631K
IBB icon
1814
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
10,414
+301
+3% +$32.2K
LDL
1815
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
21,902
+3,130
+17% +$171K
PFC
1816
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
42,654
+742
+2% +$19.9K
ATRI
1817
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
1,748
-842
-33% -$551K
FR icon
1818
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
34,917
-622
-2% -$19.6K
MTGE
1819
DELISTED
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
+59,424
New +$1.11M
GOGO icon
1820
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$515M
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
+96,786
New +$1.03M
FUL icon
1821
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
20,089
-13,927
-41% -$774K
NVG icon
1822
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.65B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
70,044
+474
+0.7% +$7.3K
CASH icon
1823
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.81B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
34,965
-56,076
-62% -$1.63M
TKC icon
1824
Turkcell
TKC
$4.84B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
105,484
+48,087
+84% +$452K
CSIQ icon
1825
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$906M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
63,480
+5,514
+10% +$94.8K

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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.