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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
+6.69%
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
$36.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.49B
Cap. Flow
+$692M
Cap. Flow %
1.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.52%
Holding
2,573
New
160
Increased
1,172
Reduced
1,035
Closed
202

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.45%
2 Financials 12.36%
3 Industrials 10.11%
4 Healthcare 9.05%
5 Communication Services 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
HF
1951
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$722K ﹤0.01%
+26,093
New +$766K
ING icon
1952
ING
ING
$93.8B
$718K ﹤0.01%
47,578
-4,813
-9% -$70.5K
ENV
1953
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
$718K ﹤0.01%
22,238
-16,304
-42% -$593K
HAWK
1954
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
$717K ﹤0.01%
17,671
+3,692
+26% +$137K
AGG icon
1955
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$714K ﹤0.01%
6,577
+1,061
+19% +$115K
ESPR
1956
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$713K ﹤0.01%
+20,202
New +$463K
SEIC icon
1957
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11.9B
$713K ﹤0.01%
+14,141
New +$714K
BYD icon
1958
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.47B
$708K ﹤0.01%
32,149
+10,235
+47% +$208K
BLE
1959
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$701K ﹤0.01%
47,142
+6,581
+16% +$97.2K
RMBS icon
1960
Rambus
RMBS
$10.4B
$701K ﹤0.01%
53,311
-163,016
-75% -$2.14M
VPL icon
1961
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$701K ﹤0.01%
11,076
+438
+4% +$27.1K
MDXG icon
1962
MiMedx Group
MDXG
$626M
$697K ﹤0.01%
73,187
+22,668
+45% +$191K
HIFS icon
1963
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$696K ﹤0.01%
3,935
+335
+9% +$62.7K
GHDX
1964
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
$695K ﹤0.01%
22,064
-22,961
-51% -$679K
UTG icon
1965
Reaves Utility Income Fund
UTG
$3.69B
$693K ﹤0.01%
21,400
+1,589
+8% +$51.9K
BTO
1966
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO
$802M
$688K ﹤0.01%
+20,226
New +$726K
CRH icon
1967
CRH
CRH
$66.7B
$688K ﹤0.01%
19,562
-4,985
-20% -$173K
UEIC icon
1968
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$57.2M
$688K ﹤0.01%
10,046
-13,418
-57% -$886K
CSBK
1969
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$688K ﹤0.01%
42,502
+3,614
+9% +$58.2K
NOVT icon
1970
Novanta
NOVT
$5.04B
$685K ﹤0.01%
25,797
-9,347
-27% -$228K
HAPN
1971
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.08B
$678K ﹤0.01%
24,702
+2,395
+11% +$68.1K
EMF
1972
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$314M
$677K ﹤0.01%
+48,300
New +$640K
SBH icon
1973
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
$675K ﹤0.01%
+33,016
New +$756K
SHM icon
1974
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$669K ﹤0.01%
13,821
-3,095
-18% -$149K
SHLD
1975
DELISTED
Sears Holding Corporation
SHLD
$669K ﹤0.01%
+58,249
New +$487K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,573 positions worth $36.1B, up 7.4% from $33.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 filing shows 160 new, 1,172 increased, 1,035 reduced and 202 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M. The largest sale was First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $597M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2017 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to US Bancorp in Q1 2017, an estimated $83.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $123M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $597M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.1B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 202 in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $36.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 2 May 2017.