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First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
AUM
$140B
1-Year Est. Return
27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter
Est. Return
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
(+0.3%)
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-2%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
|
+$559M |
| 2 |
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
|
+$548M |
| 3 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$62.3M |
| 4 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$58M |
| 5 |
YHOO
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
|
+$52.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund
FXD
|
+$627M |
| 2 |
First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FXG
|
+$626M |
| 3 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
|
+$172M |
| 4 |
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
|
+$100M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.21% |
| 2 | Financials | 9.87% |
| 3 | Industrials | 9.87% |
| 4 | Communication Services | 9.15% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund
FXN
$403M
| $597M | 1.78% |
36,170,678
-6,380,403
| -15% | -$100M |
|
2
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$845M
| $588M | 1.75% |
22,004,953
-2,312,299
| -10% | -$60M |
|
|
3
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$730M
| $575M | 1.71% |
+17,492,854
| New | +$548M |
|
|
4
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.43B
| $571M | 1.7% |
+10,845,422
| New | +$559M |
|
|
5
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.86B
| $559M | 1.67% |
7,007,643
-2,134,506
| -23% | -$172M |
|
|
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
| $465M | 1.38% |
4,039,659
+507,316
| +14% | +$62.3M |
|
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
| $399M | 1.19% |
10,634,080
-402,560
| -4% | -$15.8M |
|
8
AT&T
T
$164B
| $304M | 0.9% |
9,449,351
+226,611
| +2% | +$6.69M |
|
|
9
Cisco
CSCO
$446B
| $268M | 0.8% |
8,876,456
+1,901,132
| +27% | +$58M |
|
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.91T
| $248M | 0.74% |
6,256,320
+670,920
| +12% | +$26.8M |
|
11
Intel
INTC
$490B
| $229M | 0.68% |
6,319,140
+1,172,413
| +23% | +$42M |
|
12
Netflix
NFLX
$290B
| $219M | 0.65% |
17,654,680
-1,932,290
| -10% | -$22.9M |
|
13
PayPal
PYPL
$48.9B
| $216M | 0.64% |
5,462,737
+351,107
| +7% | +$14.1M |
|
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.91T
| $207M | 0.61% |
5,351,620
+388,160
| +8% | +$15.1M |
|
|
YHOO
15
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
| $200M | 0.6% |
5,176,404
+1,278,898
| +33% | +$52.4M |
|
16
Verizon
VZ
$189B
| $193M | 0.57% |
3,607,840
-1,259,817
| -26% | -$63M |
|
17
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
| $191M | 0.57% |
2,859,505
+373,534
| +15% | +$23.8M |
|
18
Salesforce
CRM
$133B
| $189M | 0.56% |
2,756,080
-19,467
| -0.7% | -$1.41M |
|
19
IBM
IBM
$201B
| $186M | 0.55% |
1,172,255
+3,325
| +0.3% | +$506K |
|
20
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
| $168M | 0.5% |
3,492,200
-74,039
| -2% | -$3.57M |
|
|
CTXS
21
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $161M | 0.48% |
2,260,314
+471,972
| +26% | +$32.6M |
|
22
eBay
EBAY
$48.2B
| $156M | 0.46% |
5,256,033
+297,494
| +6% | +$8.79M |
|
23
Procter & Gamble
PG
$343B
| $154M | 0.46% |
1,829,874
+311,750
| +21% | +$26.6M |
|
|
JNPR
24
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $154M | 0.46% |
5,440,470
+237,471
| +5% | +$6.19M |
|
25
Qualcomm
QCOM
$178B
| $151M | 0.45% |
2,320,256
+325,690
| +16% | +$21.9M |
|
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
- First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.