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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
(-21%)
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-7.66%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$568M |
| 2 |
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
|
+$95.3M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$69.9M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$60.5M |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$59.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
| $23.6M | 0.06% |
361,297
+79,126
| +28% | +$5.87M |
|
452
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
| $23.6M | 0.06% |
794,143
-538,248
| -40% | -$18.9M |
|
453
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
| $23.5M | 0.06% |
389,278
+46,963
| +14% | +$3.14M |
|
454
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
| $23.5M | 0.06% |
357,226
+92,308
| +35% | +$7.06M |
|
|
ELME
455
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
| $23.3M | 0.06% |
1,014,509
+212,904
| +27% | +$5.86M |
|
|
SJR
456
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
| $23.3M | 0.06% |
1,285,500
+69,998
| +6% | +$1.31M |
|
457
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
| $23.2M | 0.06% |
465,568
+74,294
| +19% | +$4.01M |
|
458
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
| $23.2M | 0.05% |
453,317
+89,722
| +25% | +$5.5M |
|
459
Qualys
QLYS
$4.84B
| $23.1M | 0.05% |
309,059
-20,281
| -6% | -$1.53M |
|
460
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
| $23M | 0.05% |
548,608
-664,476
| -55% | -$29.7M |
|
|
VVC
461
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
| $23M | 0.05% |
319,402
-9,338
| -3% | -$669K |
|
462
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43B
| $23M | 0.05% |
223,142
+31,517
| +16% | +$3.63M |
|
463
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
| $22.9M | 0.05% |
969,727
+6,283
| +0.7% | +$158K |
|
464
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
| $22.9M | 0.05% |
1,130,606
-39,374
| -3% | -$825K |
|
465
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
| $22.8M | 0.05% |
208,844
-49,709
| -19% | -$5.81M |
|
466
Sabre
SABR
$656M
| $22.7M | 0.05% |
1,050,366
-68,648
| -6% | -$1.66M |
|
467
TransUnion
TRU
$14.8B
| $22.7M | 0.05% |
400,166
-173,393
| -30% | -$11.1M |
|
468
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
| $22.6M | 0.05% |
531,588
+65,529
| +14% | +$3.25M |
|
|
AGN
469
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
| $22.6M | 0.05% |
168,937
+8,440
| +5% | +$1.38M |
|
|
IMPV
470
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $22.5M | 0.05% |
404,601
+9,227
| +2% | +$501K |
|
471
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
| $22.5M | 0.05% |
167,260
+101,298
| +154% | +$15.3M |
|
472
US Foods
USFD
$21.4B
| $22.5M | 0.05% |
709,987
-99,870
| -12% | -$3.08M |
|
473
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
| $22.4M | 0.05% |
423,754
+66,572
| +19% | +$4.35M |
|
|
GAP
474
The Gap Inc
GAP
$6.84B
| $22.3M | 0.05% |
863,786
+175,591
| +26% | +$4.69M |
|
475
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.3B
| $22.2M | 0.05% |
83,443
-27,342
| -25% | -$7.73M |
|
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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.