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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

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
OLBK
2001
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$663K ﹤0.01%
22,510
+48
+0.2% +$1.42K
ALTA
2002
DELISTED
Altabancorp
ALTA
$659K ﹤0.01%
21,733
-1,158
-5% -$36.4K
CALD
2003
DELISTED
Callidus Software, Inc.
CALD
$658K ﹤0.01%
22,981
-36,787
-62% -$1M
CRUS icon
2004
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.74B
$657K ﹤0.01%
12,673
-57,439
-82% -$3.1M
CSW
2005
CSW Industrials
CSW
$4.71B
$657K ﹤0.01%
14,295
+1,803
+14% +$85.1K
INBK icon
2006
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$231M
$657K ﹤0.01%
+17,218
New +$643K
MED icon
2007
Medifast
MED
$108M
$656K ﹤0.01%
9,401
+1,108
+13% +$73.5K
BHBK
2008
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$650K ﹤0.01%
32,344
-1,901
-6% -$39.2K
ITM icon
2009
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$648K ﹤0.01%
13,466
-101
-0.7% -$4.86K
AGM icon
2010
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.27B
$645K ﹤0.01%
8,241
+992
+14% +$73.6K
WTM icon
2011
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.47B
$644K ﹤0.01%
+756
New +$661K
XLRN
2012
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
$644K ﹤0.01%
+15,178
New +$569K
SPR
2013
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$641K ﹤0.01%
7,350
-397,721
-98% -$32.6M
BFK
2014
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$639K ﹤0.01%
45,330
+532
+1% +$7.52K
HBCP icon
2015
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$552M
$639K ﹤0.01%
14,776
+253
+2% +$10.7K
KMT icon
2016
Kennametal
KMT
$2.68B
$638K ﹤0.01%
13,188
-61,128
-82% -$2.72M
SHM icon
2017
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$628K ﹤0.01%
13,101
-141
-1% -$6.81K
SMBC icon
2018
Southern Missouri Bancorp
SMBC
$855M
$626K ﹤0.01%
16,664
+146
+0.9% +$5.57K
UE icon
2019
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.94B
$626K ﹤0.01%
24,562
-2,990
-11% -$74.3K
KBAL
2020
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$625K ﹤0.01%
33,454
-25,606
-43% -$483K
AFAM
2021
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
$623K ﹤0.01%
11,250
+1,322
+13% +$70.4K
ADAM
2022
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$777M
$622K ﹤0.01%
25,220
+2,963
+13% +$74.4K
MERC icon
2023
Mercer International
MERC
$44.9M
$616K ﹤0.01%
43,068
+5,061
+13% +$69.5K
ESRT icon
2024
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$976M
$615K ﹤0.01%
29,939
-8,007
-21% -$164K
ACIA
2025
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
$615K ﹤0.01%
16,985
+12,721
+298% +$519K

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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.