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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
+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
(+8.1%)
Cap. Flow
+$998M
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
2.38%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.37%
Holding
2,548
New
163
Increased
1,305
Reduced
905
Closed
174
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$548M |
| 2 |
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
|
+$91.9M |
| 3 |
GRUB
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
|
+$91.8M |
| 4 |
Synopsys
SNPS
|
+$72.8M |
| 5 |
ASML
ASML
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
| $632M | 1.5% |
3,582,343
+313,269
| +10% | +$55.4M |
|
2
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$730M
| $592M | 1.41% |
14,592,251
-105,222
| -0.7% | -$4.07M |
|
3
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
$303M
| $592M | 1.41% |
20,151,589
+667,725
| +3% | +$18.9M |
|
4
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.84B
| $570M | 1.36% |
5,188,142
-539,050
| -9% | -$57.9M |
|
5
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
| $552M | 1.31% |
9,439,920
-101,520
| -1% | -$5.59M |
|
|
6
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.51B
| $551M | 1.31% |
+10,742,802
| New | +$548M |
|
|
7
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.51B
| $543M | 1.29% |
7,543,332
-843,748
| -10% | -$60.8M |
|
8
PayPal
PYPL
$49.4B
| $401M | 0.96% |
5,449,765
+6,010
| +0.1% | +$435K |
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.89T
| $381M | 0.91% |
7,229,500
+39,000
| +0.5% | +$2.01M |
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
| $380M | 0.9% |
19,799,710
+1,746,300
| +10% | +$33.6M |
|
11
Cisco
CSCO
$444B
| $364M | 0.87% |
9,512,331
-531,935
| -5% | -$19M |
|
12
Salesforce
CRM
$129B
| $346M | 0.82% |
3,383,911
+345,199
| +11% | +$35.2M |
|
13
Intel
INTC
$504B
| $315M | 0.75% |
6,817,052
-329,410
| -5% | -$14.4M |
|
|
14
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.89T
| $312M | 0.74% |
5,955,000
-25,460
| -0.4% | -$1.3M |
|
15
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
| $258M | 0.61% |
3,966,987
-992,162
| -20% | -$54.9M |
|
|
JNPR
16
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $256M | 0.61% |
8,988,140
+1,772,303
| +25% | +$47.9M |
|
17
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
| $240M | 0.57% |
6,361,181
+872,790
| +16% | +$32.4M |
|
18
IBM
IBM
$195B
| $228M | 0.54% |
1,552,929
+154,333
| +11% | +$22.4M |
|
19
AT&T
T
$157B
| $222M | 0.53% |
7,559,599
-1,492,270
| -16% | -$40.7M |
|
20
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
| $218M | 0.52% |
2,553,791
+50,776
| +2% | +$4.17M |
|
21
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
| $215M | 0.51% |
5,084,412
+216,156
| +4% | +$9.03M |
|
22
Arista Networks
ANET
$222B
| $213M | 0.51% |
14,468,464
+2,255,104
| +18% | +$30.2M |
|
|
CTXS
23
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $207M | 0.49% |
2,351,994
-96,820
| -4% | -$8.2M |
|
24
ExxonMobil
XOM
$650B
| $203M | 0.48% |
2,424,112
+36,960
| +2% | +$3.06M |
|
25
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
| $196M | 0.47% |
3,065,177
-322,056
| -10% | -$19.5M |
|
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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.