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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
FNF icon
201
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$44.2M 0.11%
1,341,668
-240,706
-15% -$7.87M
PCAR icon
202
PACCAR
PCAR
$70.2B
$43.9M 0.11%
909,977
+642,342
+240% +$29M
TECH icon
203
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$43.7M 0.11%
1,446,084
+227,100
+19% +$6.74M
AGIO icon
204
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
$43M 0.11%
644,316
-329,554
-34% -$19.8M
GWW icon
205
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.1B
$42.9M 0.11%
238,463
+101,816
+75% +$17.2M
AEP icon
206
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.7B
$42.8M 0.11%
609,781
-36,580
-6% -$2.61M
KR icon
207
Kroger
KR
$34.6B
$42.8M 0.11%
2,134,270
+645,247
+43% +$14.5M
SHPG
208
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$42.8M 0.11%
279,440
+1,108
+0.4% +$174K
QGEN icon
209
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.53B
$42.4M 0.11%
1,270,513
+247,741
+24% +$8.54M
CDW icon
210
CDW
CDW
$17B
$42.3M 0.11%
640,513
-51,143
-7% -$3.2M
TAP icon
211
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.66B
$41.7M 0.11%
510,922
+232,133
+83% +$20.4M
MTD icon
212
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.9B
$41.7M 0.11%
66,605
+19,540
+42% +$11.7M
BAX icon
213
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$41.5M 0.11%
661,859
-239,550
-27% -$14.8M
CNC icon
214
Centene
CNC
$31.2B
$41.4M 0.11%
855,188
-50,900
-6% -$2.19M
CFR icon
215
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$41.3M 0.11%
434,964
-6,242
-1% -$564K
EMR icon
216
Emerson Electric
EMR
$83.1B
$41.3M 0.11%
656,684
-49,416
-7% -$2.98M
PWR icon
217
Quanta Services
PWR
$95B
$41.1M 0.11%
1,100,571
+92,922
+9% +$3.26M
CSX icon
218
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.5B
$40.7M 0.1%
2,250,942
+443,331
+25% +$7.61M
TSM icon
219
TSMC
TSM
$2.11T
$40.5M 0.1%
1,079,707
+39,318
+4% +$1.44M
FDX icon
220
FedEx
FDX
$75.1B
$40.3M 0.1%
178,743
+41,333
+30% +$8.8M
ALLY icon
221
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.9B
$40.1M 0.1%
1,653,514
+14,193
+0.9% +$317K
IDXX icon
222
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$42.9B
$40.1M 0.1%
257,610
-69,141
-21% -$10.9M
AFL icon
223
Aflac
AFL
$63.6B
$40M 0.1%
982,728
-135,860
-12% -$5.47M
NKTR icon
224
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$39.7M 0.1%
110,414
-5,127
-4% -$1.6M
GRFS
225
Grifois
GRFS
$5.19B
$39.6M 0.1%
1,810,900
+226,245
+14% +$4.69M

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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.