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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TWTR
26
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $208M | 0.49% |
7,235,011
-3,165,979
| -30% | -$99.3M |
|
27
Pfizer
PFE
$140B
| $193M | 0.46% |
4,656,593
+695,361
| +18% | +$28.9M |
|
28
Intel
INTC
$493B
| $188M | 0.44% |
3,996,173
-568,783
| -12% | -$26.6M |
|
29
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.5B
| $184M | 0.44% |
1,636,933
-221,461
| -12% | -$26.5M |
|
|
AMTD
30
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
| $182M | 0.43% |
3,716,834
-732,089
| -16% | -$37.3M |
|
31
Arista Networks
ANET
$220B
| $179M | 0.42% |
13,567,264
-1,629,312
| -11% | -$23.4M |
|
32
ExxonMobil
XOM
$652B
| $178M | 0.42% |
2,614,168
+307,634
| +13% | +$24.1M |
|
33
NetApp
NTAP
$32.3B
| $178M | 0.42% |
2,975,676
+769,122
| +35% | +$55.3M |
|
|
ETFC
34
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $171M | 0.41% |
3,904,765
-754,267
| -16% | -$37M |
|
|
GRUB
35
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $166M | 0.39% |
1,082,848
+115,506
| +12% | +$21.7M |
|
36
Okta
OKTA
$23.9B
| $164M | 0.39% |
2,563,816
-515,152
| -17% | -$30.5M |
|
37
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
| $158M | 0.38% |
978,124
+91,274
| +10% | +$15.7M |
|
38
Illumina
ILMN
$29.6B
| $152M | 0.36% |
522,628
+34,651
| +7% | +$10.7M |
|
39
Intuit
INTU
$79.4B
| $147M | 0.35% |
745,649
-128,746
| -15% | -$26.8M |
|
40
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.83T
| $144M | 0.34% |
5,673,880
-1,239,090
| -18% | -$29.2M |
|
41
Procter & Gamble
PG
$341B
| $143M | 0.34% |
1,551,005
-146,508
| -9% | -$13.1M |
|
42
Texas Instruments
TXN
$258B
| $142M | 0.34% |
1,501,931
-210,119
| -12% | -$20.3M |
|
43
IQVIA
IQV
$34.9B
| $138M | 0.33% |
1,188,403
-179,517
| -13% | -$21.7M |
|
44
Chevron
CVX
$389B
| $136M | 0.32% |
1,250,625
+53,827
| +4% | +$6.24M |
|
45
Amgen
AMGN
$203B
| $132M | 0.31% |
677,390
-13,954
| -2% | -$2.72M |
|
46
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.5B
| $130M | 0.31% |
1,196,804
+143,235
| +14% | +$16.6M |
|
|
LOGM
47
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $129M | 0.31% |
1,580,922
-225,484
| -12% | -$19M |
|
48
Qualcomm
QCOM
$179B
| $128M | 0.3% |
2,243,649
-177,431
| -7% | -$10.8M |
|
49
Adobe
ADBE
$86.9B
| $125M | 0.3% |
553,086
-57,838
| -9% | -$14M |
|
50
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$11.1B
| $124M | 0.3% |
1,099,399
+240,437
| +28% | +$30.1M |
|
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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.