First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2021, First Trust Advisors held 2,514 positions worth $82.6B, up 9.4% from $75.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.34B of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 210 new positions and adding to 1,480 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund: 10,523,092 shares worth $596M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, down from 34% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, an estimated $521M trimmed.

• First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2021 buy was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund: 10,523,092 shares worth $596M.
• First Trust Advisors added most to PPG Industries in Q1 2021, an estimated $202M increase.
• First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $521M.
• First Trust Advisors fully exited Wells Fargo 7.5% Non Cumv Perp Conv in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $139M.
• First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $82.6B portfolio in Q1 2021.
• First Trust Advisors opened 210 new positions and closed 107 in Q1 2021.
• First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 9.4% quarter-over-quarter to $82.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 14 May 2021.