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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
-14.59%
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
$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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$568M
2
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$95.3M
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$69.9M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$60.5M
5
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$59.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXR icon
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
+$703M
2
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
+$147M
3
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
+$102M
4
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$99.3M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$94.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.89%
2 Healthcare 14.55%
3 Financials 10.41%
4 Communication Services 10.07%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
NUVA
2501
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
– –
-9,137
Closed -$649K
FOCS
2502
DELISTED
Focus Financial Partners Inc. Class A
FOCS
– –
-60,799
Closed -$2.89M
SPPI
2503
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
– –
-135,609
Closed -$2.28M
ACOR
2504
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
– –
-1,454
Closed -$3.43M
FNI
2505
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
– –
-4,271,998
Closed -$147M
EXTN
2506
DELISTED
Exterran Corporation
EXTN
– –
-70,519
Closed -$1.87M
HLG
2507
DELISTED
Hailiang Education Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
HLG
– –
-32,049
Closed -$2.25M
WBT
2508
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
– –
-351,206
Closed -$7.33M
XENT
2509
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
– –
-58,493
Closed -$1.68M
HMHC
2510
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
– –
-230,828
Closed -$1.62M
ADMS
2511
DELISTED
Adamas Pharmaceuticals
ADMS
– –
-84,793
Closed -$1.7M
ECHO
2512
DELISTED
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
ECHO
– –
-6,893
Closed -$213K
WIFI
2513
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
– –
-122,915
Closed -$4.29M
CMD
2514
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
– –
-12,335
Closed -$1.14M
IMMU
2515
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
– –
-137,465
Closed -$2.86M
MNK
2516
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
– –
-27,852
Closed -$816K
TLRD
2517
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
– –
-46,823
Closed -$1.18M
BGG
2518
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
– –
-167,881
Closed -$3.23M
FG
2519
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
– –
-69,953
Closed -$626K
JCP
2520
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
– –
-1,055,709
Closed -$1.75M
INST
2521
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
– –
-76,433
Closed -$2.71M
ONCE
2522
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
– –
-39,374
Closed -$2.15M
DF
2523
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
– –
-274,577
Closed -$1.95M
NCI
2524
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
– –
-133,499
Closed -$3.08M
ARRY
2525
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
– –
-134,205
Closed -$2.04M
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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 24% of assets, down from 24% 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.