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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
PBH icon
2226
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$313K ﹤0.01%
+7,054
New +$321K
TYPE
2227
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$313K ﹤0.01%
12,974
-3,826
-23% -$89.7K
CVLG icon
2228
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.18B
$312K ﹤0.01%
21,690
+2,552
+13% +$36.7K
LFCR icon
2229
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$310K ﹤0.01%
24,623
+2,893
+13% +$36.6K
NSA
2230
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$310K ﹤0.01%
11,354
-1,880
-14% -$48.4K
FLXS icon
2231
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$306M
$309K ﹤0.01%
6,601
+798
+14% +$39.1K
SUP
2232
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$308K ﹤0.01%
20,735
+1,243
+6% +$19.8K
FMX icon
2233
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$43.3B
$306K ﹤0.01%
+3,261
New +$298K
VVX icon
2234
V2X
VVX
$2.62B
$306K ﹤0.01%
9,914
+1,165
+13% +$37.3K
FARM
2235
DELISTED
Farmer Brothers
FARM
$305K ﹤0.01%
9,500
+1,117
+13% +$36.9K
SYNH
2236
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$300K ﹤0.01%
6,889
-88,779
-93% -$4.15M
HWKN icon
2237
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.91B
$299K ﹤0.01%
16,990
+1,996
+13% +$38.2K
BGX
2238
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
BGX
$135M
$298K ﹤0.01%
18,696
-1,462
-7% -$23.5K
QCP
2239
DELISTED
Quality Care Properties, Inc.
QCP
$298K ﹤0.01%
21,596
-6,178
-22% -$94.3K
ASPS icon
2240
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$65.4M
$292K ﹤0.01%
1,302
+143
+12% +$30.6K
FLOT icon
2241
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.1B
$292K ﹤0.01%
5,745
+725
+14% +$36.9K
AOSL icon
2242
Alpha and Omega Semiconductor
AOSL
$923M
$287K ﹤0.01%
17,525
+1,984
+13% +$34.7K
ARTNA icon
2243
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$356M
$287K ﹤0.01%
7,440
+878
+13% +$35.1K
MATW icon
2244
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$285K ﹤0.01%
+5,398
New +$315K
CSTR
2245
DELISTED
CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc
CSTR
$284K ﹤0.01%
+13,695
New +$284K
PERY
2246
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$282K ﹤0.01%
11,252
+1,322
+13% +$31.5K
AZUL
2247
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
$280K ﹤0.01%
11,752
-6
-0.1% -$153
NRIM icon
2248
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$603M
$280K ﹤0.01%
33,052
-2,184
-6% -$19.1K
ACET
2249
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$279K ﹤0.01%
26,998
+3,167
+13% +$33.3K
CNXN icon
2250
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.05B
$278K ﹤0.01%
10,596
+1,253
+13% +$33.9K

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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.