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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
+3.35%
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
$37.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.39B
Cap. Flow
+$541M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.2%
Holding
2,559
New
188
Increased
989
Reduced
1,179
Closed
200

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.5%
2 Financials 12.26%
3 Healthcare 9.59%
4 Industrials 9.56%
5 Communication Services 9.52%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EBTC
2001
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
$644K ﹤0.01%
+18,129
New +$604K
NYT icon
2002
New York Times
NYT
$11.6B
$637K ﹤0.01%
35,962
+10,935
+44% +$180K
FYX icon
2003
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
$633K ﹤0.01%
11,376
-33
-0.3% -$1.8K
AMSF icon
2004
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$632K ﹤0.01%
11,097
-31,271
-74% -$1.78M
MGA icon
2005
Magna International
MGA
$17.9B
$631K ﹤0.01%
+13,624
New +$592K
CHFN
2006
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$628K ﹤0.01%
34,916
+23,287
+200% +$436K
ITM icon
2007
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$622K ﹤0.01%
13,006
+91
+0.7% +$4.34K
ROIC
2008
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$622K ﹤0.01%
32,428
-36,869
-53% -$750K
FTA icon
2009
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$619K ﹤0.01%
12,334
-189
-2% -$9.37K
VTLE
2010
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$619K ﹤0.01%
2,942
-5,045
-63% -$1.24M
SFST icon
2011
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$582M
$616K ﹤0.01%
+16,617
New +$571K
UE icon
2012
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.94B
$612K ﹤0.01%
25,803
-4,649
-15% -$117K
AHRT
2013
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$534M
$610K ﹤0.01%
47,088
+6,785
+17% +$92.9K
GSAT icon
2014
Globalstar
GSAT
$10.2B
$609K ﹤0.01%
19,051
-22,354
-54% -$674K
HIFS icon
2015
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$608K ﹤0.01%
3,343
-592
-15% -$105K
SFLY
2016
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$607K ﹤0.01%
12,770
-19,750
-61% -$983K
BFK
2017
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$603K ﹤0.01%
42,636
+13,364
+46% +$190K
FTF
2018
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust
FTF
$235M
$602K ﹤0.01%
+50,911
New +$609K
MTRN icon
2019
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
$602K ﹤0.01%
16,101
-429
-3% -$15.2K
WTBA icon
2020
West Bancorporation
WTBA
$464M
$600K ﹤0.01%
+25,366
New +$584K
SIR
2021
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$600K ﹤0.01%
56,834
-723,336
-93% -$7.9M
KYNB
2022
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
$599K ﹤0.01%
+742
New +$517K
CSBK
2023
DELISTED
Clifton Bancorp Inc.
CSBK
$596K ﹤0.01%
36,080
-6,422
-15% -$105K
AFAM
2024
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$586K ﹤0.01%
9,504
-308
-3% -$16.9K
ATI icon
2025
ATI
ATI
$27B
$584K ﹤0.01%
34,332
+6,617
+24% +$111K

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,559 positions worth $37.5B, up 3.8% from $36.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2017 filing shows 188 new, 989 increased, 1,179 reduced and 200 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M. The largest sale was Yahoo Inc, an estimated $230M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2017 buy was First Trust BICK Index Fund: 5,196,462 shares worth $135M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q2 2017, an estimated $154M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Merck, cutting an estimated $95.1M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Yahoo Inc in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $230M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $37.5B portfolio in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 188 new positions and closed 200 in Q2 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $37.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 2 Aug 2017.