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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
AWI icon
976
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.2B
$6.95M 0.01%
99,858
+83,191
+499% +$5.74M
PRIM icon
977
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.06B
$6.93M 0.01%
279,333
-8,033
-3% -$211K
WERN icon
978
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.39B
$6.91M 0.01%
195,335
+84,890
+77% +$3.15M
GDOT icon
979
Green Dot
GDOT
$755M
$6.87M 0.01%
77,381
+3,529
+5% +$293K
MOS icon
980
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$8.43B
$6.87M 0.01%
211,530
-187,346
-47% -$5.64M
NSP icon
981
Insperity
NSP
$1.9B
$6.86M 0.01%
58,138
+1,491
+3% +$162K
SRCI
982
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$6.85M 0.01%
770,844
+284,013
+58% +$2.83M
WELL icon
983
Welltower
WELL
$171B
$6.85M 0.01%
106,448
-24,266
-19% -$1.57M
ATR icon
984
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.91B
$6.84M 0.01%
63,530
-4,379
-6% -$450K
AIV
985
Aimco
AIV
$360M
$6.82M 0.01%
1,159,651
+472,035
+69% +$2.72M
AVY icon
986
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.9B
$6.82M 0.01%
62,916
-324,619
-84% -$34.9M
CZR icon
987
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.04B
$6.82M 0.01%
140,224
+57,614
+70% +$2.61M
YEXT icon
988
Yext
YEXT
$631M
$6.72M 0.01%
+283,512
New +$6.48M
WDFC icon
989
WD-40
WDFC
$2.71B
$6.7M 0.01%
38,922
+836
+2% +$140K
ETSY icon
990
Etsy
ETSY
$6.68B
$6.68M 0.01%
130,013
-11,143
-8% -$513K
CVCO icon
991
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.21B
$6.68M 0.01%
26,390
+4,016
+18% +$930K
SPXC icon
992
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.88B
$6.67M 0.01%
200,382
+20,422
+11% +$719K
AGX icon
993
Argan
AGX
$6.13B
$6.64M 0.01%
154,325
+20,760
+16% +$841K
GVA icon
994
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.29B
$6.63M 0.01%
145,145
+21,318
+17% +$1.04M
UMBF icon
995
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.8B
$6.63M 0.01%
93,537
+2,659
+3% +$200K
CNX icon
996
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.48B
$6.63M 0.01%
463,252
-126,966
-22% -$2.01M
CROX icon
997
Crocs
CROX
$5.48B
$6.63M 0.01%
311,363
+72,054
+30% +$1.38M
PB icon
998
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.63B
$6.63M 0.01%
95,591
+17,154
+22% +$1.23M
LHCG
999
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$6.6M 0.01%
64,061
+26,555
+71% +$2.48M
DMLP icon
1000
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.44B
$6.59M 0.01%
322,874
+75,751
+31% +$1.43M

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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.