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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.67%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$76.4M
2
PCG icon
PG&E
PCG
+$49.9M
3
GDDY icon
GoDaddy
GDDY
+$36.9M
4
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$35.3M
5
BIVV
Bioverativ Inc. Common Stock
BIVV
+$34.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
YELP icon
Yelp
YELP
+$74.2M
2
WFM
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
+$58.5M
3
RAI
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
+$57.8M
4
TMUS icon
T-Mobile US
TMUS
+$56.7M
5
MYGN icon
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
+$52.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.19%
2 Financials 13%
3 Miscellaneous 10.6%
4 Healthcare 10.59%
5 Communication Services 9.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CUBI icon
2326
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.74B
$204K ﹤0.01%
6,253
-27,653
-82% -$798K
PZZA icon
2327
Papa John's
PZZA
$747M
$204K ﹤0.01%
2,792
-14,348
-84% -$1.08M
ITIC
2328
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$563M
$203K ﹤0.01%
1,133
-25
-2% -$4.47K
HURC icon
2329
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$149M
$202K ﹤0.01%
+4,866
New +$172K
ACIA
2330
DELISTED
Acacia Communications Inc
ACIA
$201K ﹤0.01%
+4,264
New +$190K
RDI icon
2331
Reading International Class A
RDI
$53.6M
$199K ﹤0.01%
12,665
+665
+6% +$10.5K
SMB icon
2332
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$316M
$199K ﹤0.01%
11,347
-538
-5% -$9.46K
AFT
2333
DELISTED
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
AFT
$199K ﹤0.01%
+11,870
New +$200K
UAA icon
2334
Under Armour
UAA
$2.26B
$196K ﹤0.01%
+11,869
New +$218K
RC
2335
Ready Capital
RC
$289M
$194K ﹤0.01%
+12,385
New +$187K
CIG icon
2336
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.12B
$193K ﹤0.01%
152,501
+80,346
+111% +$110K
HOV icon
2337
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$732M
$191K ﹤0.01%
+3,966
New +$212K
MXWL
2338
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$190K ﹤0.01%
37,016
-1,101
-3% -$6.28K
BKN
2339
DELISTED
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust
BKN
$189K ﹤0.01%
+12,604
New +$192K
CDE icon
2340
Coeur Mining
CDE
$21.8B
$189K ﹤0.01%
+20,609
New +$175K
EGOV
2341
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$188K ﹤0.01%
+10,978
New +$186K
NRE
2342
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
NRE
$187K ﹤0.01%
14,592
+802
+6% +$10.1K
MUC icon
2343
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$984M
$177K ﹤0.01%
11,971
-1,117
-9% -$16.5K
NAC icon
2344
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.79B
$175K ﹤0.01%
11,731
-1,055
-8% -$16.1K
AEG icon
2345
Aegon
AEG
$13.6B
$174K ﹤0.01%
37,043
-422
-1% -$1.91K
RPT
2346
Rithm Property Trust
RPT
$101M
$174K ﹤0.01%
2,129
-142
-6% -$11.6K
AHT
2347
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$20.3M
$172K ﹤0.01%
26
+2
+8% +$12.3K
NKX icon
2348
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NKX
$640M
$172K ﹤0.01%
10,912
-967
-8% -$15.3K
HMTV
2349
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
$171K ﹤0.01%
+14,298
New +$179K
BFYT
2350
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
$171K ﹤0.01%
+11,824
New +$326K
92 93
94
95 96

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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 20% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • 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.