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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
(+8.1%)
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.38%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$548M |
| 2 |
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
|
+$91.9M |
| 3 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$91.8M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PGEM
2026
DELISTED
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc.
PGEM
| $615K | ﹤0.01% |
33,223
-20,854
| -39% | -$362K |
|
2027
Century Communities
CCS
$2B
| $614K | ﹤0.01% |
19,745
+2,562
| +15% | +$73.2K |
|
|
DTF
2028
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
43,500
-3,008
| -6% | -$42.7K |
|
2029
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$582M
| $611K | ﹤0.01% |
14,823
+204
| +1% | +$8.11K |
|
2030
Viasat
VSAT
$9.79B
| $609K | ﹤0.01% |
8,135
+2,036
| +33% | +$141K |
|
|
NVRO
2031
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
| $607K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,799
| New | +$704K |
|
2032
Crown Holdings
CCK
$12.8B
| $603K | ﹤0.01% |
10,713
-70,181
| -87% | -$4.15M |
|
|
DHIL
2033
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
| $597K | ﹤0.01% |
2,888
+350
| +14% | +$73.6K |
|
2034
Wabtec
WAB
$51.1B
| $597K | ﹤0.01% |
7,335
-49,671
| -87% | -$3.8M |
|
|
PRFT
2035
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
31,248
+3,365
| +12% | +$65.1K |
|
|
RPXC
2036
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
| $596K | ﹤0.01% |
44,310
+4,732
| +12% | +$62.6K |
|
2037
Apollo Global Management
APO
$70.7B
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,772
| New | +$557K |
|
2038
StoneX
SNEX
$8.83B
| $595K | ﹤0.01% |
70,819
+8,327
| +13% | +$68.5K |
|
2039
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ICLR
$12.8B
| $593K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,287
| New | +$609K |
|
|
DCM
2040
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
| $592K | ﹤0.01% |
24,903
+1,698
| +7% | +$41.3K |
|
2041
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
| $590K | ﹤0.01% |
250,043
+25,454
| +11% | +$65.3K |
|
2042
Phibro Animal Health
PAHC
$1.38B
| $589K | ﹤0.01% |
17,571
+2,212
| +14% | +$78.5K |
|
2043
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
9,542
-30
| -0.3% | -$1.79K |
|
|
NXRT
2044
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$665M
| $584K | ﹤0.01% |
20,892
+764
| +4% | +$20.2K |
|
2045
Unitil
UTL
$1,000M
| $581K | ﹤0.01% |
12,733
+1,500
| +13% | +$75.3K |
|
|
FRBK
2046
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
| $581K | ﹤0.01% |
68,711
-3,912
| -5% | -$35.8K |
|
2047
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$13.6B
| $577K | ﹤0.01% |
36,853
-103,117
| -74% | -$1.66M |
|
2048
BlackBerry
BB
$5.01B
| $575K | ﹤0.01% |
51,452
-45,424
| -47% | -$496K |
|
2049
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$13.6B
| $574K | ﹤0.01% |
23,019
+2,879
| +14% | +$76.7K |
|
2050
TC Energy
TRP
$73.5B
| $568K | ﹤0.01% |
11,684
+2,760
| +31% | +$135K |
|
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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.