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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
SM icon
676
SM Energy
SM
$7.96B
$10.4M 0.02%
673,533
-72,502
-10% -$1.68M
PWR icon
677
Quanta Services
PWR
$93.9B
$10.4M 0.02%
345,960
-487,798
-59% -$15.8M
WTW icon
678
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$27.9B
$10.4M 0.02%
68,438
+31,755
+87% +$4.75M
EPR icon
679
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$10.4M 0.02%
161,694
-26,676
-14% -$1.84M
FYC icon
680
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FYC
$1.24B
$10.3M 0.02%
257,111
+13,483
+6% +$605K
AAP icon
681
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$10.3M 0.02%
65,248
+19,588
+43% +$3.27M
PRGO icon
682
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$10.3M 0.02%
265,089
+187,121
+240% +$11.9M
FNB icon
683
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.78B
$10.2M 0.02%
1,036,433
-62,433
-6% -$724K
WRI
684
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$10.2M 0.02%
410,126
-103,695
-20% -$2.88M
TRN icon
685
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$10.2M 0.02%
493,433
-899,745
-65% -$20.7M
MWA icon
686
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.92B
$10.1M 0.02%
1,113,318
-180,069
-14% -$1.89M
JBLU icon
687
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
$10.1M 0.02%
630,318
-1,138,696
-64% -$19.8M
NUS icon
688
Nu Skin
NUS
$247M
$10.1M 0.02%
164,966
-13,126
-7% -$885K
MUR icon
689
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
$10.1M 0.02%
432,501
-37,832
-8% -$1.16M
LSXMK
690
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMK
$10.1M 0.02%
359,174
+10,832
+3% +$330K
LSXMA
691
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
$10.1M 0.02%
378,645
-54,494
-13% -$1.57M
AMG icon
692
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$10.1M 0.02%
103,158
-70,417
-41% -$7.95M
PHM icon
693
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
$10M 0.02%
386,382
+139,320
+56% +$3.45M
HES
694
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$10M 0.02%
247,252
+238,605
+2,759% +$13.6M
ETSY icon
695
Etsy
ETSY
$7.65B
$10M 0.02%
210,234
+80,221
+62% +$3.78M
TTD icon
696
Trade Desk
TTD
$8.13B
$9.98M 0.02%
859,810
-186,670
-18% -$2.34M
NBL
697
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$9.97M 0.02%
531,261
+33,250
+7% +$851K
RRC icon
698
Range Resources
RRC
$9.11B
$9.96M 0.02%
1,040,916
-357,881
-26% -$5.44M
SPOT icon
699
Spotify
SPOT
$99.2B
$9.95M 0.02%
87,701
-9,522
-10% -$1.33M
PCG icon
700
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$9.93M 0.02%
417,942
-298,758
-42% -$10.7M

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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.