First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF
FTXN
|
+$658M |
| 2 |
Cloudflare
NET
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Ecolab
ECL
|
+$190M |
| 4 |
Amgen
AMGN
|
+$190M |
| 5 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$185M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
|
+$591M |
| 2 |
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
|
+$197M |
| 3 |
MRSH
Marsh
MRSH
|
+$190M |
| 4 |
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
|
+$190M |
| 5 |
General Mills
GIS
|
+$188M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 34.02% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.8% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.31% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 9.47% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 8.57% |
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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2021, First Trust Advisors held 2,679 positions worth $103B, up 11% from $93B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9% of the portfolio.
First Trust Advisors deployed $4.5B of net new capital in Q4 2021, opening 175 new positions and adding to 1,438 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 34% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Quest Diagnostics, an estimated $197M trimmed.
- First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2021 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF: 32,574,484 shares worth $633M.
- First Trust Advisors added most to Cloudflare in Q4 2021, an estimated $400M increase.
- First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2021 reduction was Quest Diagnostics, cutting an estimated $197M.
- First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2021, selling an estimated $591M.
- First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9% of its $103B portfolio in Q4 2021.
- First Trust Advisors opened 175 new positions and closed 174 in Q4 2021.
- First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $103B.
Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2021, filed 8 Feb 2022.