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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
-14.59%
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
$42.2B
AUM Growth
-$11.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow %
-7.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.91%
2 Healthcare 15.05%
3 Financials 10.53%
4 Communication Services 10.21%
5 Miscellaneous 8.6%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
UBSI icon
776
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.44B
$8.21M 0.02%
263,946
-12,545
-5% -$423K
QRVO icon
777
Qorvo
QRVO
$9.18B
$8.2M 0.02%
134,976
+74,216
+122% +$4.99M
PRLB icon
778
Protolabs
PRLB
$1.94B
$8.19M 0.02%
72,585
-5,335
-7% -$658K
TTM
779
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
$8.19M 0.02%
672,114
-217,618
-24% -$2.72M
LAMR icon
780
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.2B
$8.19M 0.02%
118,318
+7,263
+7% +$534K
DKS icon
781
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$11.8B
$8.16M 0.02%
261,618
+40,329
+18% +$1.4M
AL
782
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$8.15M 0.02%
269,909
-535,819
-67% -$20.4M
MBT
783
DELISTED
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company American Depositary Shares (Each representing 2 Shares
MBT
$8.15M 0.02%
1,164,338
-620,883
-35% -$4.86M
PAG icon
784
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$8.14M 0.02%
201,890
-36,555
-15% -$1.58M
SVC
785
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$956M
$8.09M 0.02%
67,789
-30,771
-31% -$4.02M
NTRS icon
786
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.8B
$8.08M 0.02%
96,713
+1,866
+2% +$175K
TER icon
787
Teradyne
TER
$58.2B
$8.07M 0.02%
257,090
+161,314
+168% +$5.47M
AON icon
788
Aon
AON
$67B
$8.07M 0.02%
55,487
+20,508
+59% +$3.18M
AYX
789
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$8.06M 0.02%
135,592
+78,743
+139% +$4.28M
Y
790
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$8.01M 0.02%
+12,848
New +$7.91M
SNDR icon
791
Schneider National
SNDR
$6.07B
$7.99M 0.02%
428,154
-949,760
-69% -$20.4M
ZWS icon
792
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$7.85B
$7.96M 0.02%
719,645
-92,225
-11% -$1.2M
AFG icon
793
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.7B
$7.95M 0.02%
87,864
+179
+0.2% +$18K
GPK icon
794
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$2.93B
$7.92M 0.02%
744,877
-198,937
-21% -$2.33M
APC
795
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$7.88M 0.02%
179,809
-110,008
-38% -$6.2M
BBWI icon
796
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.81B
$7.84M 0.02%
377,996
-223,812
-37% -$5.64M
KEX icon
797
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.29B
$7.84M 0.02%
116,326
-196,926
-63% -$14.6M
CPA icon
798
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.3B
$7.83M 0.02%
99,538
-211,910
-68% -$16.6M
CIT
799
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$7.83M 0.02%
204,631
-16,299
-7% -$740K
HTO
800
H2O America
HTO
$2.71B
$7.82M 0.02%
140,528
+17,626
+14% +$1.05M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,571 positions worth $42.2B, down 21% from $53.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $3.23B in Q4 2018, closing 179 positions and reducing 1,316 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $703M position sold in full.

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

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund worth $516M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2018 buy was First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund: 7,493,230 shares worth $516M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to NXP Semiconductors in Q4 2018, an estimated $69.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Twitter, Inc., cutting an estimated $99.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $703M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $42.2B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 151 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $42.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 7 Feb 2019.