FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPFIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP

Institutional investor · Portfolio as of Q3 2021

Top Holdings2,504 positions

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Activity:

CISCO SYS INC

24.6M$1.3B1.4%$38.36+22.89%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
52

AMAZON.COM

391,807$1.3B1.4%$87.35+88.04%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
50

META PLATFORMS

2.7M$921.2M1.0%$140.91+138.58%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ALPHABET - CLASS A

335,098$895.9M1.0%$57.07+132.01%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

SALESFORCE

2.5M$690.5M0.7%$151.10+76.14%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

MICROSOFT

2.3M$643.5M0.7%$139.20+94.38%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ACCENTURE

2M$624.2M0.7%$198.32+47.31%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
47
FXRFXR
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

10.8M$617.3M0.7%$54.31+1.42%
3 qtrssince 2021-Q1
Increased
45
FXDFXD
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD

10.4M$616.8M0.7%$36.09+56.84%
6 qtrssince 2020-Q2
Increased
45
QTECQTEC
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

3.9M$608.9M0.7%$70.55+122.87%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
45

OKTA INC

2.5M$593.8M0.6%$111.38+113.09%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
46
FXLFXL
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

4.8M$590.8M0.6%$53.74+126.47%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
45

PAYPAL HLDGS INC

2.2M$578.7M0.6%$84.02+206.29%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
44
FTXRFTXR
ETF

FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD

18.6M$573.6M0.6%$21.47+31.69%
5 qtrssince 2020-Q3
Increased
45

ALPHABET - CLASS C

210,905$562.1M0.6%$52.57+151.11%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

NETFLIX

896,067$546.9M0.6%$31.70+92.55%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

ORACLE CORP

6.2M$541.4M0.6%$49.83+62.84%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Decreased
0

CROWDSTRIKE HLDGS INC

2.1M$520.3M0.6%$33.12+85.51%
10 qtrssince 2019-Q2
Increased
55

INTEL CORP

9.4M$502.6M0.5%$45.92+6.87%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
52

DOCUSIGN INC

1.9M$487.9M0.5%$55.24+365.98%
12 qtrssince 2018-Q4
Increased
44
$93B
AUM
2,504
Positions
Q3 2021
Filing
HI score · 2.0/5
Quarterly 13F Value Change
+31%Q2'20$57.7B+8%Q3'20$62.4B+21%Q4'20$75.5B+9%Q1'21$82.6B+12%Q2'21$92.4B+1%Q3'21$93B
Activity profile
$ moved · Q3'21
New6%Increased48%Decreased41%Exited5%
Composition
Equity vs derivatives
Equity100%Puts0%Calls0%
Holding period
Avg 2.3 years
<1Q6%1-4Q9%1-2Y8%2Y+78%

FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP manages $93B across 2504 positions as of Q3 2021. Top holdings: CSCO (1.4%), AMZN (1.4%), META (1.0%). Fund DNA: Steady Compounder. HoldingsIntel Score: 2/5.0.

Q3 2021 Summary

Active quarter - 256 new positions, 221 exits, 1069 increased. Top move: CRWD (INCREASED, conviction 55). Portfolio: $93.0B across 2504 positions.

Top holdings by portfolio weight

Total AUM$93B
CSCO1.44%
AMZN1.38%
META0.99%
GOOGL0.96%
CRM0.74%
MSFT0.69%
ACN0.67%
FXR0.66%
FXD0.66%
QTEC0.65%
Other0.64%

Portfolio allocation by GICS sector

Sectors11
Technology29.80%
Unknown11.79%
Financial Services10.73%
Industrials9.75%
Healthcare9.23%
Consumer Cyclical8.66%
Communication Services6.69%
Consumer Defensive4.86%
Utilities3.63%
Basic Materials2.13%
Other2.73%

Behavioral investing profile

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Steady Compounder- primarily Technology, Unknown, Financial Services
Compare DNA across all funds
7-dimension, SEC 13F-derived research score
Below Average(2.0 / 5.0)
Holdings P&L55
Conviction37
Concentration17
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