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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
-0.24%
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
$53.1B
AUM Growth
+$73M
Cap. Flow
+$888M
Cap. Flow %
1.67%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.45%
Holding
2,572
New
160
Increased
1,214
Reduced
1,013
Closed
182

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$552M
2
FXO icon
First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
FXO
+$539M
3
SMAR
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
+$154M
4
CIEN icon
Ciena
CIEN
+$135M
5
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
+$106M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$121M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$120M
4
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$110M
5
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$105M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.68%
2 Financials 12.47%
3 Healthcare 10.57%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
SBCF icon
1976
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.26B
$757K ﹤0.01%
29,922
-6,884
-19% -$173K
GOOS
1977
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$868M
$755K ﹤0.01%
17,176
-764
-4% -$31.9K
BMTC
1978
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$753K ﹤0.01%
20,616
-3,341
-14% -$120K
CSV icon
1979
Carriage Services
CSV
$618M
$752K ﹤0.01%
36,771
+6,777
+23% +$141K
CATC
1980
DELISTED
CAMBRIDGE BANCORP
CATC
$751K ﹤0.01%
10,014
+3,345
+50% +$258K
RPAI
1981
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$749K ﹤0.01%
60,829
+4,134
+7% +$48.6K
TACO
1982
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$748K ﹤0.01%
73,135
+11,256
+18% +$130K
LGI
1983
Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund
LGI
$235M
$747K ﹤0.01%
47,817
+1,659
+4% +$26.3K
BSTZ icon
1984
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust
BSTZ
$1.97B
$746K ﹤0.01%
36,000
– –
BWXT icon
1985
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$16B
$742K ﹤0.01%
+12,977
New +$725K
MOMO
1986
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
$742K ﹤0.01%
23,962
-2,503
-9% -$85K
VGM icon
1987
Invesco Trust Investment Grade Municipals
VGM
$549M
$736K ﹤0.01%
57,221
-2,199
-4% -$28.4K
PTLA
1988
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
$733K ﹤0.01%
27,326
-87,292
-76% -$2.45M
MNRL
1989
DELISTED
Brigham Minerals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MNRL
$725K ﹤0.01%
+36,428
New +$750K
KBE icon
1990
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.64B
$723K ﹤0.01%
16,757
-16,890
-50% -$720K
NEX
1991
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$722K ﹤0.01%
119,081
-172,928
-59% -$1.01M
MGLN
1992
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$722K ﹤0.01%
11,626
-3,556
-23% -$237K
DBI icon
1993
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$719K ﹤0.01%
41,981
+3,824
+10% +$64.9K
LFCR icon
1994
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$719K ﹤0.01%
66,119
+13,277
+25% +$145K
TWNK
1995
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$717K ﹤0.01%
51,248
-17,732
-26% -$251K
WAT icon
1996
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$716K ﹤0.01%
3,206
-83,299
-96% -$18M
GES
1997
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$711K ﹤0.01%
38,378
+438
+1% +$7.27K
TRST
1998
Trustco Bank Corp NY
TRST
$977M
$704K ﹤0.01%
17,285
+3,375
+24% +$134K
FF icon
1999
Future Fuel
FF
$204M
$699K ﹤0.01%
58,547
+11,816
+25% +$135K
MFL
2000
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$699K ﹤0.01%
51,641
-1,661
-3% -$22.3K
78 79
80
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,572 positions worth $53.1B, up 0.14% from $53B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2019 filing shows 160 new, 1,214 increased, 1,013 reduced and 182 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M. The largest sale was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $578M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 26% of assets, up from 25% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2019 buy was First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund: 17,037,947 shares worth $542M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Cisco in Q3 2019, an estimated $552M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Lumen, cutting an estimated $121M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $578M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $53.1B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 182 in Q3 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.14% quarter-over-quarter to $53.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 4 Nov 2019.