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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
DG icon
676
Dollar General
DG
$25.9B
$16.4M 0.03%
150,247
-10,749
-7% -$1.12M
VEDL
677
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$16.4M 0.03%
1,282,255
-99,832
-7% -$1.27M
NFX
678
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$16.3M 0.03%
565,068
+200,565
+55% +$5.64M
BKNG icon
679
Booking.com
BKNG
$138B
$16.3M 0.03%
205,200
-307,725
-60% -$24.2M
M icon
680
Macy's
M
$6.15B
$16.3M 0.03%
468,806
+44,346
+10% +$1.65M
CACC icon
681
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6B
$16.3M 0.03%
37,100
+5
+0% +$2.1K
CHL
682
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$16.2M 0.03%
332,045
-95,136
-22% -$4.4M
SWK icon
683
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$16.2M 0.03%
110,525
+36,798
+50% +$5.24M
TWO
684
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
$16.1M 0.03%
270,351
-45,924
-15% -$2.86M
FICO icon
685
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
$16.1M 0.03%
70,243
+49,846
+244% +$10.8M
AWK icon
686
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
$16M 0.03%
182,197
+25,263
+16% +$2.22M
GM icon
687
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$16M 0.03%
476,005
-130,423
-22% -$4.81M
LKQ icon
688
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.58B
$16M 0.03%
504,261
+166,097
+49% +$5.52M
ATHN
689
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$15.8M 0.03%
118,271
+4,356
+4% +$653K
TTD icon
690
Trade Desk
TTD
$8.13B
$15.8M 0.03%
1,046,480
+620,450
+146% +$7.36M
MPT
691
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$15.7M 0.03%
1,051,697
+99,537
+10% +$1.45M
MUR icon
692
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$15.7M 0.03%
470,333
+3,151
+0.7% +$100K
DVN icon
693
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$15.7M 0.03%
392,023
-526,921
-57% -$22.4M
HXL icon
694
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$15.6M 0.03%
232,235
-19,898
-8% -$1.35M
NBL
695
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$15.5M 0.03%
498,011
+254,519
+105% +$8.15M
VMI icon
696
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$15.4M 0.03%
111,391
+22,413
+25% +$3.15M
APLE icon
697
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.96B
$15.4M 0.03%
881,234
+87,029
+11% +$1.54M
WRI
698
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$15.3M 0.03%
513,821
-28,590
-5% -$868K
FMC icon
699
FMC
FMC
$1.42B
$15.3M 0.03%
201,904
+198,068
+5,163% +$14.9M
ORLY icon
700
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$15.3M 0.03%
659,190
+69,780
+12% +$1.48M

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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.