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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
HDSN
2301
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$267M
$223K ﹤0.01%
28,549
-261
-0.9% -$2.26K
CIVI
2302
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
$223K ﹤0.01%
+12,101
New +$220K
BFS
2303
Saul Centers
BFS
$875M
$221K ﹤0.01%
3,573
+66
+2% +$3.98K
NEWS
2304
DELISTED
NewStar Financial, Inc.
NEWS
$220K ﹤0.01%
+18,735
New +$205K
LMNR icon
2305
Limoneira
LMNR
$237M
$219K ﹤0.01%
+9,445
New +$210K
PEI
2306
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$219K ﹤0.01%
1,393
+12
+0.9% +$1.97K
CSR
2307
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$218K ﹤0.01%
3,567
-23
-0.6% -$1.41K
TIME
2308
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$217K ﹤0.01%
16,045
+5,217
+48% +$70K
CTRN icon
2309
Citi Trends
CTRN
$524M
$216K ﹤0.01%
+10,857
New +$215K
HYT icon
2310
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund
HYT
$1.36B
$215K ﹤0.01%
+19,067
New +$212K
JPS
2311
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$214K ﹤0.01%
20,551
+9,314
+83% +$95.5K
FBR
2312
DELISTED
Fibria Celulose Sa
FBR
$213K ﹤0.01%
+15,748
New +$187K
PRTA icon
2313
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$458M
$212K ﹤0.01%
+3,267
New +$200K
GDEN
2314
DELISTED
Golden Entertainment
GDEN
$211K ﹤0.01%
+8,641
New +$190K
FORR icon
2315
Forrester Research
FORR
$172M
$210K ﹤0.01%
5,027
-399
-7% -$16.1K
RILY icon
2316
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$277M
$210K ﹤0.01%
+12,312
New +$214K
BCV
2317
Bancroft Fund
BCV
$136M
$209K ﹤0.01%
+9,531
New +$209K
DEA
2318
Easterly Government Properties
DEA
$1.18B
$209K ﹤0.01%
+4,053
New +$204K
LTM
2319
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$209K ﹤0.01%
+15,789
New +$196K
LOCO icon
2320
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$485M
$208K ﹤0.01%
17,099
-53
-0.3% -$652
ADUS icon
2321
Addus HomeCare
ADUS
$2.14B
$207K ﹤0.01%
+5,866
New +$207K
MIDD icon
2322
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$206K ﹤0.01%
1,610
-122,316
-99% -$15.1M
MEET
2323
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$206K ﹤0.01%
+56,718
New +$242K
SIX
2324
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$205K ﹤0.01%
+3,360
New +$188K
MRLN
2325
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$205K ﹤0.01%
+7,124
New +$186K

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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.