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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$486M
2
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
+$101M
3
KITE
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
+$74.8M
4
MDRX
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
+$65.6M
5
QTEC icon
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
+$60.8M

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
PRTA icon
1851
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$458M
$985K ﹤0.01%
26,285
+23,018
+705% +$1.17M
UVSP icon
1852
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.23B
$982K ﹤0.01%
34,994
+1,004
+3% +$29.7K
HTB
1853
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$818M
$982K ﹤0.01%
38,138
+500
+1% +$13.1K
ONCE
1854
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
$982K ﹤0.01%
19,095
+12,198
+177% +$876K
ADTN icon
1855
Adtran
ADTN
$798M
$973K ﹤0.01%
50,278
+1,043
+2% +$23.2K
FCBC icon
1856
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$915M
$973K ﹤0.01%
33,862
+339
+1% +$9.97K
MSGN
1857
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$972K ﹤0.01%
47,992
+18,376
+62% +$354K
MON
1858
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$971K ﹤0.01%
8,312
-13,886
-63% -$1.65M
EOT
1859
Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust
EOT
$267M
$961K ﹤0.01%
42,635
-1,427
-3% -$32.3K
EQBK icon
1860
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.03B
$961K ﹤0.01%
27,144
+3,467
+15% +$120K
FFIC
1861
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$956K ﹤0.01%
34,747
-2,018
-5% -$58.1K
UCFC
1862
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$955K ﹤0.01%
104,557
+1,860
+2% +$17.7K
BSL
1863
Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund
BSL
$168M
$954K ﹤0.01%
53,002
-223
-0.4% -$3.88K
QTS
1864
DELISTED
QTS REALTY TRUST, INC.
QTS
$954K ﹤0.01%
17,621
-7,759
-31% -$432K
NEAR icon
1865
iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF
NEAR
$4.8B
$952K ﹤0.01%
18,998
+3,180
+20% +$160K
DCOM
1866
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$952K ﹤0.01%
45,465
-24,065
-35% -$515K
MOG.A icon
1867
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13B
$951K ﹤0.01%
10,948
-5,942
-35% -$510K
ACBI
1868
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$950K ﹤0.01%
53,985
+1,007
+2% +$17.3K
RYAM icon
1869
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$949K ﹤0.01%
46,414
+11,923
+35% +$200K
KOP icon
1870
Koppers
KOP
$966M
$945K ﹤0.01%
18,570
+2,182
+13% +$106K
VREX icon
1871
Varex Imaging
VREX
$460M
$945K ﹤0.01%
+23,528
New +$846K
BBL
1872
DELISTED
BHP Group Plc American Depositary Shares (Each representing two Ordinary Shares)
BBL
$945K ﹤0.01%
23,445
+1,299
+6% +$48.2K
CVI icon
1873
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.36B
$943K ﹤0.01%
25,316
-26,504
-51% -$825K
VKQ icon
1874
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
$940K ﹤0.01%
75,202
-2,447
-3% -$30.6K
MSA icon
1875
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.74B
$938K ﹤0.01%
12,098
-22,163
-65% -$1.77M
73 74
75
76 77

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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.