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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
+6.69%
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
$36.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.49B
Cap. Flow
+$692M
Cap. Flow %
1.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.52%
Holding
2,573
New
160
Increased
1,172
Reduced
1,035
Closed
202

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.45%
2 Financials 12.36%
3 Industrials 10.11%
4 Healthcare 9.05%
5 Communication Services 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
FTXO icon
1
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
$303M
$566M 1.57%
+21,785,192
New +$580M
FXR icon
2
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$730M
$564M 1.56%
16,433,682
-1,059,172
-6% -$36.2M
QTEC icon
3
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.51B
$564M 1.56%
9,376,491
-1,468,931
-14% -$84.5M
FDN icon
4
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.84B
$564M 1.56%
6,403,007
-604,636
-9% -$52.1M
FXU icon
5
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
$838M
$550M 1.53%
20,089,768
-1,915,185
-9% -$52.1M
META icon
6
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
$444M 1.23%
3,122,593
-917,066
-23% -$123M
AMZN icon
7
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
$394M 1.09%
8,892,140
-1,741,940
-16% -$72.6M
CSCO icon
8
Cisco
CSCO
$444B
$315M 0.87%
9,309,626
+433,170
+5% +$14M
T icon
9
AT&T
T
$157B
$280M 0.78%
8,911,476
-537,875
-6% -$16.9M
GOOGL icon
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.89T
$277M 0.77%
6,537,880
+281,560
+5% +$11.8M
NFLX icon
11
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
$273M 0.76%
18,478,580
+823,900
+5% +$11.6M
INTC icon
12
Intel
INTC
$504B
$254M 0.7%
7,033,843
+714,703
+11% +$25.9M
PYPL icon
13
PayPal
PYPL
$49.4B
$233M 0.65%
5,411,933
-50,804
-0.9% -$2.13M
YHOO
14
DELISTED
Yahoo Inc
YHOO
$230M 0.64%
4,947,775
-228,629
-4% -$10.2M
GOOG icon
15
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.89T
$228M 0.63%
5,498,760
+147,140
+3% +$6.04M
CRM icon
16
Salesforce
CRM
$129B
$227M 0.63%
2,753,787
-2,293
-0.1% -$183K
AKAM icon
17
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$204M 0.57%
3,420,437
+560,932
+20% +$36.9M
HYLS icon
18
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
$195M 0.54%
3,998,399
+506,199
+14% +$24.7M
AAPL icon
19
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
$194M 0.54%
5,388,544
+333,396
+7% +$11M
IBM icon
20
IBM
IBM
$195B
$193M 0.53%
1,158,509
-13,746
-1% -$2.3M
VZ icon
21
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$192M 0.53%
3,939,459
+331,619
+9% +$16.6M
CTXS
22
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$187M 0.52%
2,241,683
-18,631
-0.8% -$1.45M
MSFT icon
23
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
$177M 0.49%
2,684,790
+395,622
+17% +$25.4M
QCOM icon
24
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
$175M 0.49%
3,060,211
+739,955
+32% +$42.9M
EBAY icon
25
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
$170M 0.47%
5,059,291
-196,742
-4% -$6.4M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,573 positions worth $36.1B, up 7.4% from $33.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 filing shows 160 new, 1,172 increased, 1,035 reduced and 202 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M. The largest sale was First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $597M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2017 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to US Bancorp in Q1 2017, an estimated $83.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $123M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $597M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.1B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 202 in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $36.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 2 May 2017.