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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.67%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$53.7B
AUM Growth
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.99%
Holding
2,619
New
214
Increased
1,332
Reduced
871
Closed
199

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.36%
2 Healthcare 12.98%
3 Financials 11.17%
4 Communication Services 10.74%
5 Miscellaneous 9.26%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EXAS
301
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$41.4M 0.08%
524,744
+516,442
+6,221% +$33.7M
SPG icon
302
Simon Property Group
SPG
$68.6B
$41.1M 0.08%
232,503
+38,017
+20% +$6.72M
LLY icon
303
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1T
$40.8M 0.08%
380,400
+98,646
+35% +$9.86M
PSA icon
304
Public Storage
PSA
$55.5B
$40.8M 0.08%
202,189
+59,049
+41% +$12.7M
DXCM icon
305
DexCom
DXCM
$31.9B
$40.5M 0.08%
1,132,528
+253,724
+29% +$7.87M
MET icon
306
MetLife
MET
$60.7B
$40.4M 0.08%
864,523
+100,397
+13% +$4.59M
SIVB
307
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$40M 0.07%
128,620
-27,658
-18% -$8.73M
ON icon
308
ON Semiconductor
ON
$27.7B
$39.6M 0.07%
2,150,774
-782,217
-27% -$16.7M
DATA
309
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$39.5M 0.07%
353,413
+122,605
+53% +$13.2M
HUBB icon
310
Hubbell
HUBB
$24.6B
$39.4M 0.07%
295,050
+46,900
+19% +$5.76M
KEY icon
311
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.3B
$39.3M 0.07%
1,975,961
+301,554
+18% +$6.26M
CI icon
312
Cigna
CI
$72.9B
$39.3M 0.07%
188,676
+131,582
+230% +$24.4M
LVS icon
313
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$28.5B
$39.2M 0.07%
661,538
+321,213
+94% +$21.6M
PEN icon
314
Penumbra
PEN
$12.6B
$39.2M 0.07%
261,832
+195,413
+294% +$27.4M
ATO icon
315
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.4B
$39.2M 0.07%
417,139
+65,669
+19% +$6.06M
CLR
316
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$39.1M 0.07%
573,264
+24,033
+4% +$1.52M
K
317
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$39.1M 0.07%
594,608
+12,093
+2% +$815K
PNR icon
318
Pentair
PNR
$9.36B
$39.1M 0.07%
901,481
+515,769
+134% +$22.4M
ESRX
319
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$39.1M 0.07%
411,054
-3,284
-0.8% -$280K
EPAM icon
320
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$5.95B
$39M 0.07%
283,329
+242,184
+589% +$32.6M
XPO icon
321
XPO
XPO
$22.3B
$39M 0.07%
987,304
-303,790
-24% -$11M
WP
322
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$39M 0.07%
384,949
+24,445
+7% +$2.23M
LNC icon
323
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.29B
$39M 0.07%
575,887
+105,425
+22% +$6.96M
SRPT icon
324
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$2.21B
$38.3M 0.07%
237,387
+173,782
+273% +$23.8M
CHRW icon
325
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$17.5B
$38.2M 0.07%
390,331
-196,733
-34% -$18.5M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,619 positions worth $53.7B, up 11% from $48.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.13B of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 214 new positions and adding to 1,332 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bankunited, an estimated $98.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2018 buy was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2018, an estimated $158M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Bankunited, cutting an estimated $98.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $607M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $53.7B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 214 new positions and closed 199 in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $53.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 25 Oct 2018.