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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
PFBC icon
1826
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.22B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
18,021
-573
-3% -$34.8K
BAF
1827
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME INVESTMENT QUALITY TRUST
BAF
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
71,129
+1,276
+2% +$19.2K
ANCX
1828
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
37,777
+207
+0.6% +$5.94K
IFF icon
1829
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
6,886
-38,100
-85% -$5.73M
MQT
1830
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II
MQT
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
79,948
-6,381
-7% -$83.4K
NHA
1831
DELISTED
Nuveen Municipal 2021 Target Term Fund
NHA
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
110,355
+16,768
+18% +$162K
JSD
1832
DELISTED
NUVEEN SHORT DURATION CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
JSD
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
62,583
-4,039
-6% -$69.1K
WSBF icon
1833
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$362M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
60,687
+832
+1% +$15.6K
SHOO icon
1834
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.12B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
33,131
-10,269
-24% -$288K
SYBT icon
1835
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.41B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
27,333
-6,183
-18% -$237K
WEN icon
1836
Wendy's
WEN
$1.33B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
62,018
-259,049
-81% -$3.94M
LOB icon
1837
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.95B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
42,612
-2,493
-6% -$60.2K
NFBK
1838
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
58,933
-13,849
-19% -$239K
PPG icon
1839
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
$1M ﹤0.01%
8,598
-14,737
-63% -$1.7M
TPIC
1840
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$1M ﹤0.01%
49,094
+4,789
+11% +$100K
PLAY icon
1841
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$343M
$1M ﹤0.01%
18,182
-2,613
-13% -$133K
IBCP icon
1842
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$776M
$1M ﹤0.01%
44,815
+764
+2% +$17.2K
FISI icon
1843
Financial Institutions
FISI
$800M
$999K ﹤0.01%
32,128
+1,492
+5% +$46.9K
FICO icon
1844
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
$996K ﹤0.01%
6,504
-9,616
-60% -$1.46M
NIC icon
1845
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.57B
$995K ﹤0.01%
18,175
-11
-0.1% -$634
AROW icon
1846
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
$993K ﹤0.01%
34,918
+612
+2% +$18.1K
ACC
1847
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$993K ﹤0.01%
24,213
-16,148
-40% -$690K
SLGN icon
1848
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.91B
$989K ﹤0.01%
33,635
-139,914
-81% -$4.05M
ABTX
1849
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
$989K ﹤0.01%
26,277
+406
+2% +$15.7K
EPE
1850
DELISTED
EP Energy Corporation
EPE
$986K ﹤0.01%
+417,830
New +$999K

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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.