We are live on ! Find out more
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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$146M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$94.1M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$93.1M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$88.8M
5
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$70M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.03%
2 Financials 13.22%
3 Miscellaneous 10.6%
4 Communication Services 9.84%
5 Industrials 9.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
CSIQ icon
1826
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$942M
$899K ﹤0.01%
55,275
-8,205
-13% -$132K
PKO
1827
DELISTED
Pimco Income Opportunity Fund
PKO
$899K ﹤0.01%
34,347
+1,880
+6% +$48.4K
IBND icon
1828
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF
IBND
$459M
$897K ﹤0.01%
+24,916
New +$896K
PGTI
1829
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$897K ﹤0.01%
48,092
+3,121
+7% +$54.1K
FSS icon
1830
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.22B
$895K ﹤0.01%
40,647
+19,094
+89% +$395K
IQI icon
1831
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$529M
$895K ﹤0.01%
75,249
+19,172
+34% +$231K
BPK
1832
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni 2018 Term Tr
BPK
$895K ﹤0.01%
60,008
+2,028
+3% +$30.2K
GABC icon
1833
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.86B
$894K ﹤0.01%
26,815
-26,902
-50% -$932K
NFBK
1834
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$892K ﹤0.01%
57,162
-1,771
-3% -$29K
MMI icon
1835
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.19B
$891K ﹤0.01%
24,718
-21,704
-47% -$708K
WIP icon
1836
State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF
WIP
$477M
$889K ﹤0.01%
+14,925
New +$877K
RPT
1837
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$882K ﹤0.01%
71,340
+52,844
+286% +$670K
EBND icon
1838
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF
EBND
$2.3B
$881K ﹤0.01%
29,005
+3,997
+16% +$121K
VPL icon
1839
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.8B
$879K ﹤0.01%
12,051
+424
+4% +$31.4K
IRT icon
1840
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.75B
$878K ﹤0.01%
95,590
+4,545
+5% +$41.2K
OSBC icon
1841
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.3B
$877K ﹤0.01%
63,105
+864
+1% +$12.3K
ELLI
1842
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
$877K ﹤0.01%
+9,541
New +$885K
FOE
1843
DELISTED
Ferro Corporation
FOE
$875K ﹤0.01%
37,670
-1,210
-3% -$28.1K
NCOM
1844
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
$875K ﹤0.01%
20,093
+2,268
+13% +$99.3K
MHO icon
1845
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.62B
$867K ﹤0.01%
27,233
+2,598
+11% +$85.3K
PUK icon
1846
Prudential
PUK
$34B
$863K ﹤0.01%
17,397
-1,646
-9% -$83.2K
SOXX icon
1847
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$43.5B
$863K ﹤0.01%
14,382
+360
+3% +$21.9K
CWB icon
1848
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.71B
$862K ﹤0.01%
16,685
+2,225
+15% +$116K
KAMN
1849
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$861K ﹤0.01%
13,853
-521
-4% -$32K
BMRC icon
1850
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$447M
$860K ﹤0.01%
24,956
+280
+1% +$9.71K
72 73
74
75 76

Similar funds

Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading Chicago, Illinois $171B AUM 85% 1-Year Est. Return
Primecap Management
Primecap Management Pasadena, California $169B AUM 114.72% 1-Year Est. Return
Creative Planning
Creative Planning Overland Park, Kansas $171B AUM 24.68% 1-Year Est. Return
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates New York $167B AUM 44.17% 1-Year Est. Return
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan $175B AUM 40.63% 1-Year Est. Return
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates New York $164B AUM 112.45% 1-Year Est. Return
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System Sacramento, California $177B AUM 39.86% 1-Year Est. Return
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management San Antonio, Texas $178B AUM 37.23% 1-Year Est. Return

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Miscellaneous.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.