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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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.3%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Healthcare 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Industrials 8.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CBPX
1951
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$746K ﹤0.01%
28,707
-46,568
-62% -$1.07M
SABR icon
1952
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$745K ﹤0.01%
41,181
-172,809
-81% -$3.35M
EPAC icon
1953
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.77B
$743K ﹤0.01%
29,030
+17,290
+147% +$423K
ALTA
1954
DELISTED
Altabancorp
ALTA
$743K ﹤0.01%
22,891
-5,204
-19% -$145K
BPK
1955
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni 2018 Term Tr
BPK
$741K ﹤0.01%
49,280
+2,688
+6% +$40.4K
SOXX icon
1956
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$44.2B
$737K ﹤0.01%
13,944
-354
-2% -$17.6K
UVV icon
1957
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.34B
$737K ﹤0.01%
12,863
-19,077
-60% -$1.14M
MTSC
1958
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
$737K ﹤0.01%
+13,788
New +$695K
AMAG
1959
DELISTED
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
AMAG
$735K ﹤0.01%
+39,843
New +$743K
CUK
1960
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
$723K ﹤0.01%
11,215
+69
+0.6% +$4.64K
TBPH icon
1961
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$874M
$723K ﹤0.01%
21,118
+8,700
+70% +$284K
IYE icon
1962
iShares US Energy ETF
IYE
$1.74B
$722K ﹤0.01%
+19,287
New +$686K
SF
1963
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
$721K ﹤0.01%
30,348
+7,598
+33% +$165K
BAH icon
1964
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$719K ﹤0.01%
19,229
-271,894
-93% -$9.34M
BSRR icon
1965
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$548M
$713K ﹤0.01%
26,277
-3,999
-13% -$102K
SNBR
1966
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$711K ﹤0.01%
22,886
-27,074
-54% -$846K
EFOR
1967
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$845M
$708K ﹤0.01%
13,184
-1,683
-11% -$84.2K
SP
1968
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$706K ﹤0.01%
17,868
+3,134
+21% +$110K
TTSH
1969
DELISTED
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$705K ﹤0.01%
55,512
-311
-0.6% -$4.86K
VECO icon
1970
Veeco
VECO
$3.15B
$705K ﹤0.01%
32,923
-44,999
-58% -$1.08M
GWB
1971
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$705K ﹤0.01%
17,070
-19,286
-53% -$736K
CW icon
1972
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$703K ﹤0.01%
+6,725
New +$653K
DENN
1973
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$703K ﹤0.01%
56,490
-29,934
-35% -$355K
SHLX
1974
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$698K ﹤0.01%
25,074
-105,977
-81% -$2.97M
IYC icon
1975
iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF
IYC
$1.12B
$694K ﹤0.01%
16,932
+692
+4% +$28.4K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.