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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
PBF icon
601
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$13.6M 0.03%
415,953
-55,591
-12% -$2.24M
LVS icon
602
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
$13.6M 0.03%
260,775
-400,763
-61% -$21.7M
TFX icon
603
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$13.5M 0.03%
52,326
-23,517
-31% -$5.95M
A icon
604
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$13.5M 0.03%
200,237
-12,143
-6% -$817K
OPTU
605
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$316M
$13.5M 0.03%
817,536
-104,477
-11% -$1.82M
NCLH icon
606
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.89B
$13.5M 0.03%
318,045
-102,589
-24% -$4.97M
BABA icon
607
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$13.5M 0.03%
98,279
-73,093
-43% -$10.8M
GS icon
608
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$13.4M 0.03%
80,237
-5,670
-7% -$1.14M
ODFL icon
609
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$13.4M 0.03%
325,578
-332,034
-50% -$14.7M
CABO icon
610
Cable One
CABO
$213M
$13.3M 0.03%
16,264
+4,619
+40% +$4M
HDB icon
611
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$13.3M 0.03%
512,392
-614,892
-55% -$14.5M
IBN icon
612
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$13.2M 0.03%
1,280,070
-2,196,807
-63% -$20.7M
EWBC icon
613
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$13.1M 0.03%
300,883
-189,592
-39% -$9.83M
CBOE icon
614
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$13M 0.03%
133,232
+50,163
+60% +$5.22M
CGNX icon
615
Cognex
CGNX
$10.3B
$12.9M 0.03%
333,753
+325,179
+3,793% +$14.1M
AWR icon
616
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$12.9M 0.03%
191,948
+3,745
+2% +$240K
PLD icon
617
Prologis
PLD
$138B
$12.8M 0.03%
217,805
-24,585
-10% -$1.59M
TT icon
618
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
$12.8M 0.03%
140,156
-295,530
-68% -$29.1M
CE icon
619
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$12.7M 0.03%
141,133
-76,827
-35% -$7.53M
TCOM icon
620
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$12.5M 0.03%
463,517
-97,405
-17% -$2.97M
HLF icon
621
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$12.5M 0.03%
212,236
+15,718
+8% +$868K
ALSN icon
622
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$10.1B
$12.5M 0.03%
284,344
-155,046
-35% -$7.19M
MRO
623
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$12.5M 0.03%
870,158
-49,321
-5% -$880K
AOS icon
624
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$12.4M 0.03%
291,455
-91,830
-24% -$4.22M
ZBRA icon
625
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
$12.4M 0.03%
78,154
-79,429
-50% -$13.2M

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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.