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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
TYL icon
1951
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$750K ﹤0.01%
4,235
-37,149
-90% -$6.6M
SP
1952
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$749K ﹤0.01%
20,199
+2,331
+13% +$90.5K
KERX
1953
DELISTED
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc
KERX
$749K ﹤0.01%
+160,992
New +$887K
BLE
1954
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$748K ﹤0.01%
51,845
+825
+2% +$12K
GTY
1955
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.1B
$745K ﹤0.01%
27,414
+17,671
+181% +$501K
BSRR icon
1956
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$548M
$744K ﹤0.01%
28,021
+1,744
+7% +$46.7K
EBND icon
1957
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.24B
$742K ﹤0.01%
25,008
+7,396
+42% +$217K
FBMS
1958
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$742K ﹤0.01%
+21,709
New +$693K
JBGS
1959
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$846M
$737K ﹤0.01%
21,233
-6,145
-22% -$203K
SHAK icon
1960
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.3B
$736K ﹤0.01%
17,044
-2,017
-11% -$78.2K
CMCO icon
1961
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$733K ﹤0.01%
18,322
+2,415
+15% +$92.5K
PSK icon
1962
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF
PSK
$693M
$733K ﹤0.01%
16,651
+4,473
+37% +$200K
CWB icon
1963
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.64B
$732K ﹤0.01%
14,460
+2,192
+18% +$113K
SABR icon
1964
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$732K ﹤0.01%
35,711
-5,470
-13% -$105K
SEM
1965
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$732K ﹤0.01%
76,963
-21,247
-22% -$203K
NX icon
1966
Quanex
NX
$854M
$731K ﹤0.01%
31,234
+3,962
+15% +$87.8K
USDU icon
1967
WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund
USDU
$472M
$731K ﹤0.01%
28,241
+2,444
+9% +$63.7K
WLH
1968
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$730K ﹤0.01%
25,118
+6,340
+34% +$172K
NICE icon
1969
Nice
NICE
$5.29B
$724K ﹤0.01%
7,879
+3,572
+83% +$304K
BDX icon
1970
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$43.1B
$722K ﹤0.01%
3,455
-40,282
-92% -$8.44M
SF
1971
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
$721K ﹤0.01%
27,239
-3,109
-10% -$76.1K
NAD icon
1972
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
$2.71B
$717K ﹤0.01%
50,997
-3,723
-7% -$52.2K
CS
1973
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$717K ﹤0.01%
+40,150
New +$664K
NCOM
1974
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
$717K ﹤0.01%
17,825
-110
-0.6% -$4.55K
SAN icon
1975
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$715K ﹤0.01%
114,073
-35,818
-24% -$226K

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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.