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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
ALSN icon
576
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
$22.9M 0.04%
439,390
+132,395
+43% +$6.21M
CIM
577
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$22.8M 0.04%
420,023
-3,193
-0.8% -$180K
NLY icon
578
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$16.9B
$22.8M 0.04%
556,005
+94,798
+21% +$3.97M
HDS
579
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$22.3M 0.04%
521,032
+487,605
+1,459% +$21.4M
OZK icon
580
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.49B
$22.3M 0.04%
586,505
-217,926
-27% -$8.95M
L icon
581
Loews
L
$24.3B
$22.3M 0.04%
442,993
+59,814
+16% +$3M
MGM icon
582
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$11.7B
$22.2M 0.04%
796,533
+265,388
+50% +$7.69M
TTEK icon
583
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.23B
$22.2M 0.04%
1,626,800
+110,295
+7% +$1.46M
WMB icon
584
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$22.2M 0.04%
817,277
-90,755
-10% -$2.63M
NWN icon
585
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$22.2M 0.04%
342,315
+11,061
+3% +$722K
MCO icon
586
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$22.2M 0.04%
132,567
-13,097
-9% -$2.3M
PPC icon
587
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.82B
$22M 0.04%
1,216,469
+366,890
+43% +$6.78M
INFO
588
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$21.7M 0.04%
402,709
-544,498
-57% -$29.3M
ULTA icon
589
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$21.6M 0.04%
76,733
+37,716
+97% +$9.62M
SHW icon
590
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$21.6M 0.04%
142,416
+4,215
+3% +$624K
LDOS icon
591
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$21.6M 0.04%
312,010
+59,151
+23% +$4.02M
WCC
592
WESCO International
WCC
$16.2B
$21.5M 0.04%
349,084
+39,583
+13% +$2.37M
MRO
593
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$21.4M 0.04%
919,479
+574,918
+167% +$12M
EVHC
594
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$21.4M 0.04%
467,629
+427
+0.1% +$19.2K
IEX icon
595
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$21.4M 0.04%
141,722
-152,891
-52% -$22.8M
HSIC icon
596
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.74B
$21.3M 0.04%
319,968
+119,989
+60% +$7.47M
FLG
597
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.77B
$21.3M 0.04%
685,776
-153,856
-18% -$5.04M
FANG icon
598
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.6B
$21.3M 0.04%
157,422
+39,202
+33% +$5M
CASY icon
599
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
$21.3M 0.04%
164,743
+11,905
+8% +$1.37M
SAFM
600
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$21.2M 0.04%
205,510
+44,112
+27% +$4.56M

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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.