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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
NTNX icon
576
Nutanix
NTNX
$14.9B
$15.1M 0.04%
363,648
-445,751
-55% -$18.4M
LEN icon
577
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
$15M 0.04%
396,388
+144,973
+58% +$5.91M
RHT
578
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$15M 0.04%
85,424
-556,666
-87% -$88.2M
RCI icon
579
Rogers Communications
RCI
$17.7B
$14.9M 0.04%
291,367
-71,585
-20% -$3.71M
BWA icon
580
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.2B
$14.9M 0.04%
488,019
+138,092
+39% +$4.63M
AME icon
581
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$14.9M 0.04%
220,043
-37,089
-14% -$2.66M
DG icon
582
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$14.9M 0.04%
137,645
-12,602
-8% -$1.36M
MPT
583
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$14.6M 0.03%
906,540
-145,157
-14% -$2.3M
WMB icon
584
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$14.4M 0.03%
652,131
-165,146
-20% -$4.13M
NOC icon
585
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$14.2M 0.03%
58,058
-77,888
-57% -$21.5M
INGR icon
586
Ingredion
INGR
$6.38B
$14.2M 0.03%
155,298
-130,079
-46% -$13M
SAFM
587
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$14.2M 0.03%
142,904
-62,606
-30% -$6.4M
MANH icon
588
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$8.97B
$14.1M 0.03%
+333,908
New +$15.8M
SYF icon
589
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$14.1M 0.03%
600,335
-607,594
-50% -$16.4M
LM
590
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$14.1M 0.03%
552,079
+20,918
+4% +$586K
CXO
591
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$14M 0.03%
136,618
-60,108
-31% -$7.97M
AMP icon
592
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$14M 0.03%
134,537
+6,033
+5% +$758K
HST icon
593
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$14M 0.03%
841,554
-22,861
-3% -$428K
WM icon
594
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$14M 0.03%
157,239
-320,176
-67% -$28.7M
AZPN
595
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$14M 0.03%
169,988
-127,068
-43% -$10.4M
HEI icon
596
HEICO Corp
HEI
$48.9B
$13.8M 0.03%
178,596
-153,192
-46% -$12.8M
TYL icon
597
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$13.8M 0.03%
74,414
-4,893
-6% -$967K
W icon
598
Wayfair
W
$11.1B
$13.8M 0.03%
153,430
-39,848
-21% -$4.19M
RCL icon
599
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
$13.8M 0.03%
141,242
+92,942
+192% +$10.2M
PNR icon
600
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
$13.6M 0.03%
360,449
-541,032
-60% -$21.9M

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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.