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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$76.4M
2
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$49.9M
3
GDDY icon
GoDaddy
GDDY
+$36.9M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$35.3M
5
BIVV
Bioverativ Inc. Common Stock
BIVV
+$34.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YELP icon
Yelp
YELP
+$74.2M
2
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$58.5M
3
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
+$57.8M
4
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$56.7M
5
MYGN icon
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
+$52.2M

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
PEG icon
176
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.9B
$48M 0.12%
1,036,904
-286,345
-22% -$13M
OTEX icon
177
Open Text
OTEX
$5.4B
$47.9M 0.12%
1,483,986
+182,999
+14% +$5.92M
LNT icon
178
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.3B
$47.9M 0.12%
1,151,069
-15,661
-1% -$651K
ESRX
179
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$47.7M 0.12%
753,774
+44,819
+6% +$2.79M
EG icon
180
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$47.4M 0.12%
207,353
+86,268
+71% +$21.7M
HRL icon
181
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$46.9M 0.12%
1,460,102
+671,901
+85% +$22M
GIS icon
182
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$46.8M 0.12%
903,566
+140,533
+18% +$7.7M
AVTA
183
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$46.4M 0.12%
1,833,534
-161,268
-8% -$3.65M
INFY icon
184
Infosys
INFY
$44.4B
$46.4M 0.12%
6,357,972
+610,916
+11% +$4.63M
WEB
185
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$46.1M 0.12%
1,842,339
-200,775
-10% -$4.81M
FRC
186
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$45.8M 0.12%
438,909
+118,142
+37% +$11.7M
DOV icon
187
Dover
DOV
$27.3B
$45.8M 0.12%
620,599
+82,895
+15% +$5.76M
ALXN
188
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$45.6M 0.12%
325,358
-2,595
-0.8% -$353K
ACAD icon
189
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.22B
$45.6M 0.12%
1,210,441
-191,588
-14% -$6.23M
WR
190
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$45.6M 0.12%
918,570
+15,764
+2% +$801K
EGHT icon
191
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$245M
$45.5M 0.12%
3,372,771
-162,585
-5% -$2.21M
ROP icon
192
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.2B
$45.5M 0.12%
186,976
+99,432
+114% +$23.4M
LUV icon
193
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22.3B
$45.3M 0.12%
809,358
+147,185
+22% +$8.26M
D icon
194
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$45.2M 0.12%
587,803
+12,122
+2% +$943K
MDU icon
195
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$45.2M 0.12%
4,582,622
+1,526,059
+50% +$15.2M
TRUE
196
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$45M 0.12%
2,851,218
+104,381
+4% +$1.87M
APD icon
197
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.1B
$44.8M 0.12%
296,358
+16,267
+6% +$2.38M
GXP
198
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$44.5M 0.11%
1,469,388
-1,127,728
-43% -$34.5M
LYB icon
199
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.7B
$44.5M 0.11%
449,126
-53,702
-11% -$4.83M
RTX icon
200
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$44.3M 0.11%
605,895
-109,473
-15% -$8.1M
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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.