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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
+3.03%
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
$53B
AUM Growth
+$2.74B
Cap. Flow
+$1.72B
Cap. Flow %
3.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
2,575
New
173
Increased
1,093
Reduced
1,142
Closed
163

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$153M
3
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$110M
4
EXAS
Exact Sciences
EXAS
+$107M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$99.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$511M
2
ZNGA
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
+$146M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$102M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$91.4M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$89.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.18%
2 Healthcare 12.51%
3 Communication Services 10.75%
4 Financials 10.66%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PETS icon
2226
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$391K ﹤0.01%
+24,931
New +$490K
AVNS icon
2227
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$1.17B
$390K ﹤0.01%
8,940
+1,409
+19% +$60.3K
FYX icon
2228
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
$386K ﹤0.01%
6,282
-266
-4% -$16.3K
VLGEA icon
2229
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$631M
$386K ﹤0.01%
14,570
-117
-0.8% -$3.17K
RDI icon
2230
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.9M
$385K ﹤0.01%
29,672
-277
-0.9% -$3.99K
TRK
2231
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$384K ﹤0.01%
20,704
-137
-0.7% -$2.38K
GORO icon
2232
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$151M
$382K ﹤0.01%
113,008
+1,079
+1% +$3.65K
HYMB icon
2233
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$381K ﹤0.01%
13,022
-1,152
-8% -$33.3K
ENFC
2234
DELISTED
Entegra Financial Corp.
ENFC
$377K ﹤0.01%
12,528
-83
-0.7% -$2.33K
GLD icon
2235
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$375K ﹤0.01%
2,814
+494
+21% +$61.1K
GFY
2236
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
$374K ﹤0.01%
22,943
-38,683
-63% -$622K
PLUS icon
2237
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$373K ﹤0.01%
10,828
-10,578
-49% -$440K
EOI
2238
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund
EOI
$808M
$371K ﹤0.01%
24,774
+6,279
+34% +$92.2K
TGE
2239
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy, LP Class A Shares
TGE
$371K ﹤0.01%
17,553
-409
-2% -$9.68K
SBT
2240
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
$370K ﹤0.01%
37,107
-8,374
-18% -$82.1K
ZAGG
2241
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$367K ﹤0.01%
52,721
+1,968
+4% +$14.8K
GRBK icon
2242
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.13B
$366K ﹤0.01%
44,044
-335
-0.8% -$3.02K
MTSI icon
2243
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
$366K ﹤0.01%
+24,194
New +$365K
GNE icon
2244
Genie Energy
GNE
$378M
$364K ﹤0.01%
34,191
+39
+0.1% +$363
IAA
2245
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$364K ﹤0.01%
+9,387
New +$364K
TBBK icon
2246
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$361K ﹤0.01%
40,424
-8,003
-17% -$73.6K
FSBW icon
2247
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$324M
$359K ﹤0.01%
13,836
-7,786
-36% -$195K
PKBK icon
2248
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$390M
$359K ﹤0.01%
16,502
+449
+3% +$9.05K
TREC
2249
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
$359K ﹤0.01%
37,549
+9
+0% +$86
ARLP icon
2250
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.18B
$357K ﹤0.01%
20,998
-302
-1% -$5.49K
88 89
90
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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,575 positions worth $53B, up 5.4% from $50.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.72B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 173 new positions and adding to 1,093 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, an estimated $146M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Lumen in Q2 2019, an estimated $153M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $511M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $53B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 173 new positions and closed 163 in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $53B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 30 Jul 2019.