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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
BLBD icon
1401
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.03B
$2.27M 0.01%
124,826
-4,836
-4% -$94.1K
MMI icon
1402
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.19B
$2.27M 0.01%
66,111
+18,780
+40% +$643K
GTN icon
1403
Gray Television
GTN
$491M
$2.26M 0.01%
153,546
-32,865
-18% -$570K
XIFR
1404
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.16B
$2.26M 0.01%
52,540
+2,258
+4% +$103K
IJK icon
1405
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.7B
$2.25M 0.01%
47,056
-1,884
-4% -$98.6K
AKCA
1406
DELISTED
Akcea Therapeutics Inc
AKCA
$2.25M 0.01%
+74,494
New +$2.09M
TBPH icon
1407
Theravance Biopharma
TBPH
$886M
$2.24M 0.01%
+87,633
New +$2.37M
WB icon
1408
Weibo
WB
$1.65B
$2.24M 0.01%
38,344
-131,115
-77% -$7.94M
IVW icon
1409
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$76.8B
$2.24M 0.01%
59,428
-5,540
-9% -$224K
TR icon
1410
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.91B
$2.23M 0.01%
84,701
+144
+0.2% +$3.67K
RSP icon
1411
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$99.3B
$2.23M 0.01%
24,401
-929
-4% -$92.1K
NBTB icon
1412
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.67B
$2.22M 0.01%
64,241
-31,211
-33% -$1.15M
SFBS
1413
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.67B
$2.22M 0.01%
139,438
-96,966
-41% -$1.75M
CHRD icon
1414
Chord Energy
CHRD
$8.07B
$2.22M 0.01%
401,605
+168,533
+72% +$1.53M
CRUS icon
1415
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.55B
$2.22M 0.01%
66,930
-62,872
-48% -$2.33M
ARWR icon
1416
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12B
$2.22M 0.01%
+178,720
New +$2.44M
SASR
1417
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$2.22M 0.01%
70,762
-15,490
-18% -$547K
ERF
1418
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$2.21M 0.01%
285,151
+53,258
+23% +$518K
VRE
1419
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
$2.21M 0.01%
112,887
-20,142
-15% -$412K
INVA icon
1420
Innoviva
INVA
$1.54B
$2.21M 0.01%
126,400
+82,335
+187% +$1.34M
AUD
1421
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$2.2M 0.01%
385,943
-57,053
-13% -$380K
GPI icon
1422
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.36B
$2.2M 0.01%
41,768
-11,944
-22% -$664K
LILAK icon
1423
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.7B
$2.2M 0.01%
176,467
-9,755
-5% -$150K
TERP
1424
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$2.2M 0.01%
196,177
-69,199
-26% -$778K
JQC icon
1425
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$707M
$2.2M 0.01%
297,072
-21,641
-7% -$166K

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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.