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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
NVEC icon
1976
NVE Corp
NVEC
$569M
$709K ﹤0.01%
+8,246
New +$693K
KMG
1977
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$709K ﹤0.01%
10,729
+4,342
+68% +$246K
CBH
1978
DELISTED
Virtus Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund
CBH
$707K ﹤0.01%
+77,740
New +$729K
AEG icon
1979
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
$706K ﹤0.01%
137,740
+100,697
+272% +$491K
JRI icon
1980
Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund
JRI
$358M
$705K ﹤0.01%
+39,603
New +$702K
CNR
1981
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$705K ﹤0.01%
36,508
-50,104
-58% -$843K
IQI icon
1982
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$702K ﹤0.01%
56,077
-3,508
-6% -$43.8K
LCI
1983
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$702K ﹤0.01%
7,566
+1,114
+17% +$109K
STAG icon
1984
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$697K ﹤0.01%
25,505
-22,743
-47% -$636K
VECO icon
1985
Veeco
VECO
$3.15B
$696K ﹤0.01%
46,875
+13,952
+42% +$240K
NXGN
1986
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$691K ﹤0.01%
50,851
+33,162
+187% +$476K
DB icon
1987
Deutsche Bank
DB
$66.3B
$690K ﹤0.01%
+36,237
New +$654K
RUN icon
1988
Sunrun
RUN
$2.37B
$690K ﹤0.01%
116,870
+9,848
+9% +$56.6K
FCFS icon
1989
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.55B
$689K ﹤0.01%
10,219
-3,746
-27% -$242K
HZNP
1990
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$689K ﹤0.01%
+47,183
New +$663K
NBH
1991
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$304M
$688K ﹤0.01%
46,549
-2,616
-5% -$39.4K
FTA icon
1992
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$686K ﹤0.01%
12,557
-74
-0.6% -$3.9K
NEA icon
1993
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
$3.36B
$681K ﹤0.01%
49,552
-6,557
-12% -$90K
TARO
1994
DELISTED
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TARO
$679K ﹤0.01%
+6,482
New +$712K
HTLD icon
1995
Heartland Express
HTLD
$1.11B
$677K ﹤0.01%
28,998
-29,511
-50% -$666K
WNEB icon
1996
Western New England Bancorp
WNEB
$287M
$672K ﹤0.01%
61,615
-83
-0.1% -$885
COHU icon
1997
Cohu
COHU
$2.39B
$670K ﹤0.01%
30,526
+2,853
+10% +$68.1K
ELME
1998
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$669K ﹤0.01%
21,489
-4,231
-16% -$137K
MB
1999
DELISTED
MINDBODY, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MB
$667K ﹤0.01%
+21,913
New +$674K
TBBK icon
2000
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$665K ﹤0.01%
67,348
-3,857
-5% -$35.4K
78 79
80
81 82

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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.