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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
FRC
651
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$18M 0.03%
187,989
-84,248
-31% -$8.48M
AGO icon
652
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$18M 0.03%
426,485
-50,224
-11% -$1.99M
MAR icon
653
Marriott International
MAR
$98.7B
$17.9M 0.03%
135,311
-81,020
-37% -$10.3M
ROL icon
654
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$17.7M 0.03%
656,827
-218,686
-25% -$5.64M
SPOT icon
655
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
$17.6M 0.03%
97,223
-6,140
-6% -$1.13M
FCNCA icon
656
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.6B
$17.6M 0.03%
38,843
+19,186
+98% +$8.46M
EXR icon
657
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$17.5M 0.03%
201,830
+121,096
+150% +$11.2M
COL
658
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$17.5M 0.03%
124,389
-1,944
-2% -$268K
ORI icon
659
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.3B
$17.4M 0.03%
777,741
-115,612
-13% -$2.49M
JBL icon
660
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
$17.4M 0.03%
641,989
-18,114
-3% -$519K
UMPQ
661
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$17.3M 0.03%
834,019
+293,591
+54% +$6.42M
WAL icon
662
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.07B
$17.3M 0.03%
304,046
+92,057
+43% +$5.3M
VTR icon
663
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$17.1M 0.03%
315,156
-116,404
-27% -$6.74M
ATH
664
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$17.1M 0.03%
330,916
+42,523
+15% +$2.05M
MASI
665
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$17.1M 0.03%
137,096
+125,890
+1,123% +$14M
RS icon
666
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$17.1M 0.03%
199,932
-3,440
-2% -$305K
SSNC icon
667
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$17.8B
$17M 0.03%
299,268
-816,726
-73% -$45.3M
VRNT
668
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$16.8M 0.03%
656,975
-97,178
-13% -$2.36M
OPTU
669
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$316M
$16.7M 0.03%
922,013
+62,031
+7% +$1.11M
LPLA icon
670
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$16.7M 0.03%
259,202
+12,609
+5% +$836K
KMI icon
671
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.1B
$16.7M 0.03%
941,501
-24,220
-3% -$433K
FAF icon
672
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$16.6M 0.03%
322,627
+91,722
+40% +$5.02M
MBB icon
673
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39B
$16.6M 0.03%
161,080
+56,382
+54% +$5.85M
LM
674
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$16.6M 0.03%
531,161
+167,617
+46% +$5.42M
PLD icon
675
Prologis
PLD
$138B
$16.4M 0.03%
242,390
+70,176
+41% +$4.61M

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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.