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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
HP icon
426
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
$29.8M 0.06%
432,627
+155,377
+56% +$9.92M
XYL icon
427
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$29.6M 0.06%
371,032
-384,383
-51% -$28.7M
EWBC icon
428
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$29.6M 0.06%
490,475
-386,178
-44% -$24.8M
NWE icon
429
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.48B
$29.6M 0.06%
504,689
+396,646
+367% +$23.5M
IBN icon
430
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$29.5M 0.06%
3,476,877
-412,399
-11% -$3.65M
UNM icon
431
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$29.5M 0.05%
755,001
+272,967
+57% +$10.2M
MCY icon
432
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
$29.5M 0.05%
587,863
-79,980
-12% -$3.99M
MCD icon
433
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$29.4M 0.05%
175,912
+8,236
+5% +$1.32M
CBRL icon
434
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.2B
$29.4M 0.05%
199,732
+31,613
+19% +$4.74M
QLYS icon
435
Qualys
QLYS
$4.84B
$29.3M 0.05%
329,340
+18,656
+6% +$1.68M
GPC icon
436
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$29.3M 0.05%
295,182
+11,463
+4% +$1.12M
OGS icon
437
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
$29.3M 0.05%
355,871
+35,819
+11% +$2.8M
CFR icon
438
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$29.2M 0.05%
280,056
+253,758
+965% +$28.2M
SABR icon
439
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$29.2M 0.05%
1,119,014
-184,886
-14% -$4.75M
TMUS icon
440
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
$28.9M 0.05%
412,446
+126,384
+44% +$8.12M
SAIL
441
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
$28.8M 0.05%
845,655
+756,633
+850% +$22M
SON icon
442
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$28.7M 0.05%
517,558
-20,302
-4% -$1.13M
EGN
443
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$28.6M 0.05%
331,808
+111,187
+50% +$8.47M
W icon
444
Wayfair
W
$11.1B
$28.5M 0.05%
193,278
+20,295
+12% +$2.58M
BBY icon
445
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
$28.3M 0.05%
357,182
+84,584
+31% +$6.55M
BABA icon
446
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$28.2M 0.05%
171,372
-36,022
-17% -$6.37M
AMT icon
447
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$28.2M 0.05%
194,009
-6,064
-3% -$889K
EQR icon
448
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$28.1M 0.05%
424,434
-17,516
-4% -$1.16M
KNX icon
449
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.8B
$28M 0.05%
813,117
+764,541
+1,574% +$26.8M
JD icon
450
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
$27.9M 0.05%
1,070,365
+34,540
+3% +$1.13M

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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.