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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
RUTH
2051
DELISTED
Ruth's Hospitality Group, Inc.
RUTH
$564K ﹤0.01%
26,038
+2,760
+12% +$58K
HRG
2052
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
$564K ﹤0.01%
33,296
-45,321
-58% -$732K
CF icon
2053
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$563K ﹤0.01%
13,227
-51,324
-80% -$1.94M
TOWR
2054
DELISTED
Tower International, Inc.
TOWR
$563K ﹤0.01%
18,415
+2,165
+13% +$65.4K
LRN icon
2055
Stride
LRN
$3.69B
$556K ﹤0.01%
34,952
-62,995
-64% -$1.05M
SRI icon
2056
Stoneridge
SRI
$209M
$548K ﹤0.01%
23,955
+2,815
+13% +$62.9K
PBNC
2057
DELISTED
PARAGON COMMERCIAL CORPORATION
PBNC
$548K ﹤0.01%
+10,292
New +$587K
IXYS
2058
DELISTED
IXYS Corp
IXYS
$548K ﹤0.01%
22,880
+2,791
+14% +$67.3K
ANGO icon
2059
AngioDynamics
ANGO
$562M
$547K ﹤0.01%
32,866
+3,968
+14% +$67.7K
UFI icon
2060
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$546K ﹤0.01%
15,208
+1,821
+14% +$65.9K
AMBA icon
2061
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$543K ﹤0.01%
+9,244
New +$514K
CHFN
2062
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$543K ﹤0.01%
30,940
+452
+1% +$8.32K
LNTH icon
2063
Lantheus
LNTH
$6.82B
$542K ﹤0.01%
26,523
+3,268
+14% +$66.5K
MBUU icon
2064
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$544M
$540K ﹤0.01%
18,160
+2,371
+15% +$72.3K
TMP icon
2065
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$538K ﹤0.01%
+6,617
New +$562K
RGEN icon
2066
Repligen
RGEN
$7.44B
$536K ﹤0.01%
14,782
-32,128
-68% -$1.16M
HIFS icon
2067
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$532K ﹤0.01%
2,571
-147
-5% -$29.7K
KFRC icon
2068
Kforce
KFRC
$983M
$532K ﹤0.01%
21,086
+2,294
+12% +$53.9K
GLRE icon
2069
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$563M
$530K ﹤0.01%
26,379
+3,232
+14% +$70.3K
BCS icon
2070
Barclays
BCS
$94.1B
$529K ﹤0.01%
50,809
-18,395
-27% -$179K
INVX
2071
Innovex International
INVX
$1.87B
$529K ﹤0.01%
11,095
-12,561
-53% -$561K
VIVO
2072
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$529K ﹤0.01%
37,778
+4,298
+13% +$62.9K
CPF icon
2073
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$997M
$528K ﹤0.01%
17,712
-18,597
-51% -$580K
TILE icon
2074
Interface
TILE
$1.91B
$527K ﹤0.01%
20,946
-15,467
-42% -$363K
CADE
2075
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$519K ﹤0.01%
16,497
-29,070
-64% -$934K

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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.