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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
EGHT icon
176
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$247M
$52.8M 0.13%
3,741,630
+368,859
+11% +$5.1M
PBCT
177
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$52.6M 0.13%
2,812,297
+43,649
+2% +$808K
CAT icon
178
Caterpillar
CAT
$411B
$52.3M 0.12%
332,161
+28,967
+10% +$4.02M
ZION icon
179
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
$52.3M 0.12%
1,028,404
-202,661
-16% -$9.71M
BMRN icon
180
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.4B
$52.2M 0.12%
585,838
+10,900
+2% +$948K
AVTA
181
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$52M 0.12%
2,354,491
+520,957
+28% +$11.6M
HON icon
182
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$51.9M 0.12%
374,682
+172,227
+85% +$23.1M
WEB
183
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$51.9M 0.12%
2,378,648
+536,309
+29% +$12.6M
PPL
184
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.5B
$51.8M 0.12%
1,672,943
-911,393
-35% -$32.7M
ALK icon
185
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.25B
$51.6M 0.12%
702,179
+205,355
+41% +$14.6M
SJM icon
186
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$51.4M 0.12%
413,589
+42,720
+12% +$4.75M
FDX icon
187
FedEx
FDX
$75.2B
$51.3M 0.12%
205,638
+26,895
+15% +$6.15M
P
188
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$50.7M 0.12%
10,526,204
+3,768,553
+56% +$22.6M
EG icon
189
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$50.5M 0.12%
228,452
+21,099
+10% +$4.76M
UAL icon
190
United Airlines
UAL
$39.2B
$50.4M 0.12%
748,118
+205,184
+38% +$12.8M
PNW icon
191
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.9B
$50.4M 0.12%
591,669
-281,634
-32% -$24.9M
PEG icon
192
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.2B
$50.2M 0.12%
975,425
-61,479
-6% -$3.1M
EGOV
193
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$50.2M 0.12%
3,023,180
+3,012,202
+27,439% +$50.8M
APH icon
194
Amphenol
APH
$192B
$50.1M 0.12%
2,283,268
+1,060,540
+87% +$23.3M
SYF icon
195
Synchrony
SYF
$24B
$50.1M 0.12%
1,296,450
+30,371
+2% +$1.04M
SRE icon
196
Sempra
SRE
$61.1B
$50M 0.12%
934,872
-145,826
-13% -$8.45M
ACN icon
197
Accenture
ACN
$89.8B
$49.3M 0.12%
322,219
+84,018
+35% +$12.2M
ALGN icon
198
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.2B
$49.3M 0.12%
221,827
+42,668
+24% +$9.69M
CB icon
199
Chubb
CB
$139B
$49.2M 0.12%
336,757
+187,500
+126% +$28M
ISRG icon
200
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$122B
$49.2M 0.12%
404,271
-55,899
-12% -$7M
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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.