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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
CCL icon
501
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$20.1M 0.05%
406,766
-28,424
-7% -$1.63M
ALK icon
502
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$20M 0.05%
329,118
-539,192
-62% -$34.9M
DHI icon
503
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41B
$19.9M 0.05%
575,061
+214,755
+60% +$7.83M
PPC icon
504
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.82B
$19.8M 0.05%
1,278,496
+62,027
+5% +$1.11M
AZO icon
505
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$19.8M 0.05%
23,580
+12,542
+114% +$10.1M
BRKR icon
506
Bruker
BRKR
$9.2B
$19.7M 0.05%
663,285
+644,757
+3,480% +$20.3M
FL
507
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$19.7M 0.05%
370,488
-22,417
-6% -$1.13M
HBAN icon
508
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$19.7M 0.05%
1,653,101
-3,139,904
-66% -$43.6M
CIM
509
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$19.6M 0.05%
366,009
-54,014
-13% -$2.96M
LOW icon
510
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$19.5M 0.05%
211,559
+9,461
+5% +$912K
FISV
511
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$19.5M 0.05%
265,147
-28,731
-10% -$2.22M
STI
512
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$19.5M 0.05%
385,821
-691,595
-64% -$41.4M
AGNC icon
513
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
$19.5M 0.05%
1,109,262
+34,399
+3% +$613K
LYV icon
514
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$19.4M 0.05%
393,010
+144,224
+58% +$7.62M
KSU
515
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$19.3M 0.05%
202,209
-108,997
-35% -$11.1M
COF icon
516
Capital One
COF
$124B
$19.3M 0.05%
254,704
+47,269
+23% +$4.09M
EIX icon
517
Edison International
EIX
$30.7B
$19.2M 0.05%
338,233
-398,533
-54% -$24.8M
RSG icon
518
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$19.1M 0.05%
265,482
-515,091
-66% -$37.7M
CHTR icon
519
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$19.1M 0.05%
66,904
+6,074
+10% +$1.91M
JAZZ icon
520
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$15.9B
$19M 0.05%
153,085
+36,603
+31% +$5.43M
SHW icon
521
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$18.9M 0.04%
143,961
+1,545
+1% +$208K
VIAB
522
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$18.9M 0.04%
734,522
-84,973
-10% -$2.62M
S
523
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$18.9M 0.04%
3,239,611
+44,505
+1% +$274K
LW icon
524
Lamb Weston
LW
$6.82B
$18.8M 0.04%
255,864
+46,934
+22% +$3.59M
RITM icon
525
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.09B
$18.8M 0.04%
1,321,329
-149,633
-10% -$2.53M

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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.