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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
AMG icon
551
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$23.7M 0.04%
173,575
+74,566
+75% +$11M
XEC
552
DELISTED
CIMAREX ENERGY CO
XEC
$23.7M 0.04%
255,170
+104,975
+70% +$9.64M
SJR
553
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$23.7M 0.04%
1,215,502
+198,872
+20% +$4.02M
LSTR icon
554
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.8B
$23.7M 0.04%
194,111
-33,907
-15% -$3.92M
TRI icon
555
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$23.6M 0.04%
445,785
-5,843
-1% -$293K
AVA icon
556
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$23.6M 0.04%
466,059
+66,236
+17% +$3.39M
PBF icon
557
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$23.5M 0.04%
471,544
-11,936
-2% -$567K
FTS icon
558
Fortis
FTS
$30B
$23.5M 0.04%
+725,801
New +$23.6M
UL icon
559
Unilever
UL
$131B
$23.5M 0.04%
380,454
+37,988
+11% +$2.4M
SM icon
560
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
$23.5M 0.04%
746,035
+78,682
+12% +$2.26M
VVC
561
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$23.5M 0.04%
328,740
-37,749
-10% -$2.69M
RY icon
562
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$23.5M 0.04%
293,039
+10,909
+4% +$855K
WPP icon
563
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$23.5M 0.04%
320,282
+49,223
+18% +$3.84M
ULTI
564
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$23.5M 0.04%
72,828
-79,681
-52% -$23.6M
TD icon
565
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$23.5M 0.04%
385,763
+5,448
+1% +$324K
FSCT
566
DELISTED
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
FSCT
$23.4M 0.04%
+620,070
New +$22.5M
BNS icon
567
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$23.3M 0.04%
391,274
+21,866
+6% +$1.28M
SC
568
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$23.3M 0.04%
1,163,364
-84,783
-7% -$1.74M
BMO icon
569
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$23.3M 0.04%
282,171
+6,241
+2% +$502K
DRI icon
570
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.5B
$23.3M 0.04%
209,256
+170,887
+445% +$19.3M
IPG
571
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$23.3M 0.04%
1,017,284
+138,336
+16% +$3.13M
LOW icon
572
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$23.2M 0.04%
202,098
-121,247
-37% -$12.6M
BUD icon
573
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$23.2M 0.04%
264,918
+49,495
+23% +$4.82M
ABB
574
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$23.2M 0.04%
979,962
+8,717
+0.9% +$200K
CHD icon
575
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$22.9M 0.04%
385,699
+257,579
+201% +$14.6M

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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.