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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
RPT
2326
Rithm Property Trust
RPT
$90.5M
$193K ﹤0.01%
2,413
+284
+13% +$23.5K
HYT icon
2327
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund
HYT
$1.36B
$192K ﹤0.01%
17,548
-1,519
-8% -$16.9K
LOCO icon
2328
El Pollo Loco
LOCO
$485M
$192K ﹤0.01%
19,375
+2,276
+13% +$24.6K
JPS
2329
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$192K ﹤0.01%
18,799
-1,752
-9% -$18.1K
UBS icon
2330
UBS Group
UBS
$170B
$190K ﹤0.01%
10,328
-4,041
-28% -$70.2K
CHMI
2331
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$83M
$188K ﹤0.01%
+10,459
New +$192K
HL icon
2332
Hecla Mining
HL
$10.2B
$187K ﹤0.01%
47,141
-127,906
-73% -$556K
SMB icon
2333
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$312M
$185K ﹤0.01%
10,749
-598
-5% -$10.4K
MEET
2334
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$181K ﹤0.01%
64,270
+7,552
+13% +$22.5K
LCUT icon
2335
Lifetime Brands
LCUT
$199M
$179K ﹤0.01%
+10,875
New +$193K
AFT
2336
DELISTED
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
AFT
$178K ﹤0.01%
10,944
-926
-8% -$15.3K
HMTV
2337
DELISTED
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
HMTV
$174K ﹤0.01%
15,103
+805
+6% +$9.49K
MUC icon
2338
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1B
$172K ﹤0.01%
12,079
+108
+0.9% +$1.59K
TLYS icon
2339
Tilly's
TLYS
$115M
$172K ﹤0.01%
11,674
+1,522
+15% +$20.4K
NAC icon
2340
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$171K ﹤0.01%
11,956
+225
+2% +$3.29K
LTM
2341
DELISTED
LATAM Airlines Group S.A American Depositary Shares (Each representing 1 Common Share)
LTM
$169K ﹤0.01%
12,144
-3,645
-23% -$48.8K
NKX icon
2342
Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NKX
$651M
$167K ﹤0.01%
10,851
-61
-0.6% -$949
ESXB
2343
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
$161K ﹤0.01%
19,736
+2,327
+13% +$20.1K
CSR
2344
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$160K ﹤0.01%
2,823
-744
-21% -$44.2K
TRUE
2345
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$159K ﹤0.01%
14,238
-2,836,980
-100% -$37.4M
VCV icon
2346
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust
VCV
$515M
$159K ﹤0.01%
12,646
-122
-1% -$1.57K
MCA
2347
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC
MCA
$159K ﹤0.01%
10,863
+166
+2% +$2.48K
FRBA icon
2348
First Bank
FRBA
$451M
$158K ﹤0.01%
11,415
+1,341
+13% +$17.9K
BOCH
2349
DELISTED
Bank of Commerce Holdings (CA)
BOCH
$157K ﹤0.01%
13,692
+1,618
+13% +$18.8K
HMY icon
2350
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.92B
$156K ﹤0.01%
83,641
-4,185
-5% -$7.49K
92 93
94
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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.