FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPFIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q1 2020

SEC EDGAR SourceSEC Filings

Top Holdings2,342 positions

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Activity:
Stock
Shares
Value
Weight
Avg Buy
Est. P&L
Held
Conviction

AMAZON.COM INC

416,878$812.8M1.8%$74.95+31.02%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CISCO SYSTEMS INC

16.6M$651.9M1.5%$38.31-15.01%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A

3.4M$559.5M1.3%$133.10+23.82%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
51

ALPHABET INC-CL A

405,472$471.1M1.1%$52.55+8.26%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
53

MICROSOFT CORP

2.7M$425.1M1.0%$101.45+50.37%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ALPHABET INC-CL C

333,515$387.8M0.9%$52.15+9.12%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47

NETFLIX INC

1M$378.1M0.9%$25.61+44.87%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

SALESFORCE.COM INC

2.5M$366.9M0.8%$134.64+5.12%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
FDNFDN
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

2.9M$353.8M0.8%$116.24+7.79%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CITRIX SYSTEMS INC

2.5M$353.2M0.8%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

3.7M$352.3M0.8%$83.18+16.39%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
QTECQTEC
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

4.2M$352.3M0.8%$66.93+27.28%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
FXHFXH
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

4.8M$351.4M0.8%$73.18+80.50%
1 qtr
New
61
FXLFXL
ETF

FIRST TRUST TECHNOLOGY ALPHA

5.8M$346.8M0.8%$51.54+16.46%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
FXUFXU
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

13.4M$330M0.7%$24.08-10.31%
4 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Decreased
0

OKTA INC

2.3M$285.8M0.6%$62.46+100.04%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC

3.1M$283M0.6%$65.57+39.52%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

VERISIGN INC

1.5M$277.9M0.6%$145.62+28.36%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP

2.2M$242.9M0.6%$85.51-5.13%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

DOCUSIGN INC

2.6M$242.5M0.5%$51.61+70.79%
6 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0
$44.1B
AUM
2,342
Positions
Q1 2020
Filing
Rating · 2.0
Quarterly Portfolio Change
+19%Q1'19$50.3B+5%Q2'19$53B+0%Q3'19$53.1B+10%Q4'19$58.6B-25%Q1'20$44.1B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q1'20
New4%Increased27%Decreased63%Exited7%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 1.1 years
<1Q2%1-4Q11%1-2Y87%2Y+0%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP manages $44.1B across 2342 positions as of Q1 2020. Top holdings: AMZN (1.8%), CSCO (1.5%), META (1.3%). Fund DNA: Steady Compounder. HoldingsIntel Rating: 2/5.0.

Q1 2020 Summary

Active quarter - 110 new positions, 149 exits, 823 increased. Top move: FXH (NEW, conviction 61). Portfolio: $44.1B across 2342 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$44B
AMZN1.84%
CSCO1.48%
META1.27%
GOOGL1.07%
MSFT0.96%
GOOG0.88%
NFLX0.86%
CRM0.83%
FDN0.80%
CTXS0.80%
Other0.80%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology23.56%
Unknown17.17%
Healthcare11.45%
Financial Services9.92%
Communication Services8.49%
Industrials6.99%
Consumer Cyclical6.63%
Utilities5.87%
Consumer Defensive4.23%
Real Estate2.31%
Other3.38%

Behavioral investing profile

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Steady Compounder- primarily Technology, Unknown, Healthcare
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7-dimension quality assessment
Below Average(2.0 / 5.0)
Track Record60
Conviction38
Concentration17
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Position Outcomes

Best and worst performing positions by estimated return

Cost basis estimates based on full filing history using quarter-end prices. Actual transaction prices are not disclosed in 13F filings.

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