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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

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
FTA icon
2001
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$646K ﹤0.01%
12,631
+297
+2% +$15K
RWT
2002
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$645K ﹤0.01%
39,600
-368,108
-90% -$6.17M
SHM icon
2003
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$644K ﹤0.01%
13,242
-691
-5% -$33.7K
SONC
2004
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$644K ﹤0.01%
+25,313
New +$616K
BFK
2005
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$640K ﹤0.01%
44,798
+2,162
+5% +$31.2K
EXTR icon
2006
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.86B
$639K ﹤0.01%
53,761
-383
-0.7% -$3.94K
VIAV icon
2007
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.75B
$637K ﹤0.01%
67,298
+28,858
+75% +$301K
PSMT icon
2008
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.75B
$635K ﹤0.01%
7,116
+1,580
+29% +$132K
DCI icon
2009
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
$634K ﹤0.01%
13,806
-322,987
-96% -$14.9M
SHAK icon
2010
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.3B
$633K ﹤0.01%
+19,061
New +$624K
OLBK
2011
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$629K ﹤0.01%
22,462
-1,070
-5% -$29.4K
MSGN
2012
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$628K ﹤0.01%
29,616
-16,168
-35% -$344K
CWB icon
2013
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.64B
$627K ﹤0.01%
12,268
+1,806
+17% +$91.4K
NX icon
2014
Quanex
NX
$854M
$626K ﹤0.01%
+27,272
New +$564K
CTS icon
2015
CTS Corp
CTS
$1.72B
$625K ﹤0.01%
25,951
-291
-1% -$6.52K
ROIC
2016
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$619K ﹤0.01%
32,577
+149
+0.5% +$2.96K
CZNC icon
2017
Citizens & Northern Corp
CZNC
$436M
$617K ﹤0.01%
25,142
+6,086
+32% +$140K
ATRO icon
2018
Astronics
ATRO
$3.45B
$616K ﹤0.01%
+28,565
New +$583K
KG
2019
Kestrel Group
KG
$71.3M
$616K ﹤0.01%
3,871
+442
+13% +$78.2K
ONCE
2020
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
$615K ﹤0.01%
+6,897
New +$524K
GMS
2021
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$611K ﹤0.01%
+17,267
New +$534K
CSGS
2022
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$608K ﹤0.01%
15,150
+4,146
+38% +$164K
HBCP icon
2023
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$552M
$607K ﹤0.01%
14,523
-1,623
-10% -$66.6K
RDUS
2024
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$605K ﹤0.01%
+21,479
New +$563K
SNBC
2025
DELISTED
Sun Bancorp Inc
SNBC
$605K ﹤0.01%
24,338
-5,529
-19% -$132K

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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.