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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
ITW icon
501
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$25.8M 0.05%
182,910
-112,923
-38% -$15.9M
KEX icon
502
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$25.8M 0.05%
313,252
-13,130
-4% -$1.1M
ETR icon
503
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$25.8M 0.05%
635,034
+82,230
+15% +$3.4M
CLH icon
504
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.1B
$25.7M 0.05%
358,865
-23,442
-6% -$1.49M
IART icon
505
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.54B
$25.7M 0.05%
389,720
+321,619
+472% +$20M
ERIE icon
506
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$25.7M 0.05%
201,253
+23,255
+13% +$2.89M
DOX icon
507
Amdocs
DOX
$5.53B
$25.5M 0.05%
386,484
-22,777
-6% -$1.51M
MFA
508
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
$25.5M 0.05%
866,676
+75,495
+10% +$2.33M
ABM icon
509
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$25.5M 0.05%
789,422
+46,518
+6% +$1.47M
CL icon
510
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
$25.5M 0.05%
380,226
+25,317
+7% +$1.69M
DINO icon
511
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
$25.4M 0.05%
363,595
-36,938
-9% -$2.61M
PRK icon
512
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$25.4M 0.05%
240,445
+42,871
+22% +$4.71M
SJI
513
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$25.1M 0.05%
712,844
-26,255
-4% -$891K
NUE icon
514
Nucor
NUE
$56.4B
$25.1M 0.05%
395,761
-32,661
-8% -$2.09M
GNTX icon
515
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
$25.1M 0.05%
1,169,980
+92,135
+9% +$2.13M
NWL icon
516
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.16B
$25.1M 0.05%
1,234,904
+56,263
+5% +$1.32M
USFD icon
517
US Foods
USFD
$21.4B
$25M 0.05%
809,857
+267,151
+49% +$9.24M
CPA icon
518
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$24.9M 0.05%
311,448
+135,045
+77% +$11.8M
CE icon
519
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$24.8M 0.05%
217,960
+118,828
+120% +$13.6M
PAYC icon
520
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
$24.8M 0.05%
159,667
+61,370
+62% +$8.26M
CPB icon
521
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$24.7M 0.05%
675,252
-486,699
-42% -$19.8M
OTTR icon
522
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.88B
$24.7M 0.05%
516,029
+48,716
+10% +$2.36M
MGEE icon
523
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$24.6M 0.05%
385,330
+17,368
+5% +$1.13M
AHL
524
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$24.6M 0.05%
588,541
-6,852
-1% -$274K
ELME
525
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$24.6M 0.05%
801,605
+771,828
+2,592% +$23.7M

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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.