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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXL icon
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
+$548M
2
CDNS icon
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
+$91.9M
3
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
+$91.8M
4
SNPS icon
Synopsys
SNPS
+$72.8M
5
ASML icon
ASML
ASML
+$68M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
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
QTEC icon
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
FNF icon
201
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$48.6M 0.12%
1,288,918
-52,750
-4% -$1.92M
BEN icon
202
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$48.5M 0.12%
1,119,645
+458,381
+69% +$19.9M
DTE icon
203
DTE Energy
DTE
$31.1B
$47.8M 0.11%
512,591
-455,731
-47% -$43.3M
OMC icon
204
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$47.4M 0.11%
651,209
+194,106
+42% +$13.9M
SHPG
205
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$47.4M 0.11%
305,452
+26,012
+9% +$3.86M
FTV icon
206
Fortive
FTV
$19B
$47.3M 0.11%
1,037,265
+354,363
+52% +$16.2M
GWW icon
207
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$47M 0.11%
198,829
-39,634
-17% -$8.2M
DVA icon
208
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$47M 0.11%
650,039
+31,743
+5% +$1.95M
IONS icon
209
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$46.9M 0.11%
932,021
-50,323
-5% -$2.76M
MSM icon
210
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$46.9M 0.11%
484,832
+81,737
+20% +$6.83M
CTAS icon
211
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$46.7M 0.11%
1,199,636
+597,004
+99% +$22.7M
AGIO icon
212
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
$46.5M 0.11%
813,647
+169,331
+26% +$10.7M
KMB icon
213
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$46.5M 0.11%
385,486
+105,448
+38% +$12.3M
D icon
214
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$46.5M 0.11%
573,380
-14,423
-2% -$1.17M
JUNO
215
DELISTED
Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
JUNO
$46.1M 0.11%
1,007,624
-287,858
-22% -$14.4M
ACAD icon
216
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.25B
$45.9M 0.11%
1,523,112
+312,671
+26% +$10M
REGN icon
217
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$45.7M 0.11%
121,525
-27,786
-19% -$11.3M
XL
218
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$45.1M 0.11%
1,282,896
+406,516
+46% +$15.8M
IPGP icon
219
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$45.1M 0.11%
210,503
+91,296
+77% +$19.4M
TER icon
220
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
$44.9M 0.11%
1,071,845
+929,346
+652% +$38.3M
MTCH icon
221
Match Group
MTCH
$8.84B
$44.8M 0.11%
1,431,403
+1,078,925
+306% +$30.3M
UNP icon
222
Union Pacific
UNP
$182B
$44.8M 0.11%
333,917
+18,534
+6% +$2.24M
TSM icon
223
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$44.7M 0.11%
1,126,138
+46,431
+4% +$1.88M
ROK icon
224
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$44.5M 0.11%
226,469
+137,150
+154% +$26.1M
XPO icon
225
XPO
XPO
$25B
$44.2M 0.11%
1,395,473
+72,377
+5% +$1.85M
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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.