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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
LIND icon
2426
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.7B
– –
-17,976
Closed -$189K
LYTS icon
2427
LSI Industries
LYTS
$754M
– –
-20,249
Closed -$183K
MATW icon
2428
Matthews International
MATW
$660M
– –
-6,851
Closed -$420K
MGA icon
2429
Magna International
MGA
$18.4B
– –
-13,624
Closed -$631K
MOD icon
2430
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.3B
– –
-40,200
Closed -$665K
MTRN icon
2431
Materion
MTRN
$5.09B
– –
-16,101
Closed -$602K
MYE icon
2432
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.2B
– –
-17,505
Closed -$314K
NGS icon
2433
Natural Gas Services Group
NGS
$469M
– –
-9,798
Closed -$243K
NOVT icon
2434
Novanta
NOVT
$5.61B
– –
-25,065
Closed -$902K
NPK icon
2435
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.05B
– –
-3,985
Closed -$440K
NTB icon
2436
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.42B
– –
-10,917
Closed -$372K
OFG icon
2437
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.25B
– –
-36,664
Closed -$367K
OMAB icon
2438
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
OMAB
$4.81B
– –
-4,645
Closed -$224K
PARA
2439
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
– –
-183,708
Closed -$11.7M
PETS icon
2440
PetMed Express
PETS
$39.2M
– –
-32,222
Closed -$1.31M
PJT icon
2441
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.67B
– –
-13,595
Closed -$547K
PKE icon
2442
Park Aerospace
PKE
$680M
– –
-15,164
Closed -$279K
POWL icon
2443
Powell Industries
POWL
$6.6B
– –
-20,499
Closed -$219K
PRDO icon
2444
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.08B
– –
-51,729
Closed -$497K
QUAD icon
2445
Quad
QUAD
$551M
– –
-60,011
Closed -$1.38M
RAMP icon
2446
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
– –
-21,658
Closed -$563K
RGP icon
2447
Resources Connection
RGP
$139M
– –
-23,640
Closed -$324K
RMBS icon
2448
Rambus
RMBS
$9.27B
– –
-29,179
Closed -$334K
ROCK icon
2449
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.4B
– –
-22,366
Closed -$797K
RPM icon
2450
RPM International
RPM
$13.5B
– –
-31,398
Closed -$1.71M
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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.