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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

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
HII icon
476
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$11.3B
$22M 0.05%
115,540
-30,444
-21% -$6.62M
ATO icon
477
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$21.9M 0.05%
235,657
-181,482
-44% -$17.3M
CACI icon
478
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
$21.8M 0.05%
151,253
+6,895
+5% +$1.17M
GWRE icon
479
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$11.5B
$21.7M 0.05%
270,812
-26,745
-9% -$2.33M
ALLY icon
480
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$21.7M 0.05%
958,013
+31,222
+3% +$781K
STX icon
481
Seagate
STX
$193B
$21.6M 0.05%
560,650
-1,743,059
-76% -$73.4M
CYBR
482
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$21.6M 0.05%
291,018
-46,773
-14% -$3.34M
CSX icon
483
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$21.5M 0.05%
1,035,930
-801,099
-44% -$18.4M
GM icon
484
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$21.2M 0.05%
634,270
+158,265
+33% +$5.46M
IPG
485
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$21.2M 0.05%
1,028,054
+10,770
+1% +$246K
DVA icon
486
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$21.2M 0.05%
411,847
+211,152
+105% +$13.5M
GWW icon
487
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$65.3B
$21.1M 0.05%
74,810
-9,514
-11% -$2.83M
SAIC icon
488
Saic
SAIC
$5.03B
$21M 0.05%
329,586
+91,560
+38% +$6.38M
EMN icon
489
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$21M 0.05%
286,751
-34,250
-11% -$2.73M
SAIL
490
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
$21M 0.05%
892,412
+46,757
+6% +$1.2M
LBRDK icon
491
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.15B
$20.9M 0.05%
290,774
-35,264
-11% -$2.83M
WRK
492
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$20.8M 0.05%
552,154
+351,848
+176% +$15.5M
NFG icon
493
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$20.8M 0.05%
407,219
+52,689
+15% +$2.89M
ICUI icon
494
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$20.6M 0.05%
89,795
-18,645
-17% -$4.6M
NUE icon
495
Nucor
NUE
$56.4B
$20.6M 0.05%
397,195
+1,434
+0.4% +$84.8K
MGM icon
496
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
$20.3M 0.05%
834,891
+38,358
+5% +$1M
ITRI icon
497
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$20.2M 0.05%
426,443
-44,893
-10% -$2.37M
VRNS icon
498
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$5.25B
$20.1M 0.05%
1,141,962
-102,135
-8% -$2.02M
VTR icon
499
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$20.1M 0.05%
343,434
+28,278
+9% +$1.67M
PACW
500
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$20.1M 0.05%
602,921
-141,565
-19% -$5.64M

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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.