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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+6.67%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
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 24.17%
2 Healthcare 12.61%
3 Financials 10.99%
4 Communication Services 10.58%
5 Industrials 8.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
UPS icon
226
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$54M 0.1%
462,596
+37,233
+9% +$4.38M
D icon
227
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$53.7M 0.1%
764,730
+36,463
+5% +$2.58M
F icon
228
Ford
F
$57.3B
$53.6M 0.1%
5,792,750
+475,334
+9% +$4.75M
FNF icon
229
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$53.2M 0.1%
1,407,115
+258,153
+22% +$9.84M
EXC icon
230
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$52.8M 0.1%
1,694,512
-39,355
-2% -$1.21M
GD icon
231
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$52.6M 0.1%
256,928
-46,738
-15% -$9.15M
CME icon
232
CME Group
CME
$92.2B
$52.5M 0.1%
308,620
+30,572
+11% +$5.15M
PPLI
233
People Inc
PPLI
$3.1B
$52.4M 0.1%
1,351,711
-186,522
-12% -$6.05M
ES icon
234
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$51.8M 0.1%
842,412
+85,130
+11% +$5.21M
DFS
235
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$51.6M 0.1%
675,232
+338,811
+101% +$25.5M
LEA icon
236
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
$51.4M 0.1%
354,612
+164,390
+86% +$28.1M
CFG icon
237
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
$51.4M 0.1%
1,332,391
-977,527
-42% -$39.4M
ROK icon
238
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$51M 0.1%
272,151
+143,575
+112% +$25.7M
NOW icon
239
ServiceNow
NOW
$102B
$50.9M 0.09%
1,302,125
-527,805
-29% -$20M
OGE icon
240
OGE Energy
OGE
$10.3B
$50.7M 0.09%
1,396,506
+46,494
+3% +$1.69M
MMM icon
241
3M
MMM
$89B
$50.7M 0.09%
287,707
+35,681
+14% +$6.15M
ROST icon
242
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.6B
$50.7M 0.09%
511,337
+109,438
+27% +$10.1M
ISRG icon
243
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$50.7M 0.09%
264,813
-1,971
-0.7% -$350K
LMT icon
244
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$50.4M 0.09%
145,565
-58,916
-29% -$19M
WEC icon
245
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$50.3M 0.09%
753,056
+13,150
+2% +$876K
GRMN
246
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$50.2M 0.09%
716,765
+227,398
+46% +$14.9M
MPC icon
247
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.3B
$49.9M 0.09%
624,380
+234,641
+60% +$18.6M
EIX icon
248
Edison International
EIX
$30.7B
$49.9M 0.09%
736,766
+12,348
+2% +$826K
NEE icon
249
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$49.8M 0.09%
1,189,048
+260,068
+28% +$11.1M
XEL icon
250
Xcel Energy
XEL
$51B
$49.6M 0.09%
1,049,865
+59,064
+6% +$2.79M

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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 24% of assets, up from 23% 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.