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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
(-21%)
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-7.66%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$568M |
| 2 |
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
|
+$95.3M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$69.9M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$60.5M |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$59.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
|
+$703M |
| 2 |
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$99.3M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$94.1M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.93B
| $123M | 0.29% |
2,041,771
-218,790
| -10% | -$13.8M |
|
52
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
| $120M | 0.29% |
6,365,406
-2,335,715
| -27% | -$48.3M |
|
53
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.33B
| $120M | 0.28% |
2,220,862
+95,138
| +4% | +$4.85M |
|
54
Oracle
ORCL
$333B
| $119M | 0.28% |
2,628,783
-65,868
| -2% | -$3.16M |
|
55
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
| $118M | 0.28% |
2,641,009
-248,696
| -9% | -$11.6M |
|
56
HubSpot
HUBS
$10.5B
| $118M | 0.28% |
941,422
-127,278
| -12% | -$16.7M |
|
57
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$122B
| $117M | 0.28% |
708,478
-9,977
| -1% | -$1.73M |
|
58
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.6B
| $117M | 0.28% |
2,172,858
-847,212
| -28% | -$46.9M |
|
59
Biogen
BIIB
$29.9B
| $115M | 0.27% |
381,816
+40,357
| +12% | +$12.9M |
|
60
PepsiCo
PEP
$187B
| $114M | 0.27% |
1,032,917
+98,038
| +10% | +$11.1M |
|
|
SGEN
61
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $114M | 0.27% |
2,011,114
+231,919
| +13% | +$14.5M |
|
62
Analog Devices
ADI
$180B
| $112M | 0.27% |
1,308,167
-224,101
| -15% | -$19.4M |
|
63
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
| $109M | 0.26% |
5,551,138
+907,412
| +20% | +$16.2M |
|
64
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.2B
| $109M | 0.26% |
8,257,591
-859,297
| -9% | -$12.9M |
|
65
Snap
SNAP
$7.37B
| $109M | 0.26% |
19,734,691
+752,876
| +4% | +$4.9M |
|
66
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$69.1B
| $109M | 0.26% |
291,069
+2,589
| +0.9% | +$948K |
|
67
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
| $108M | 0.26% |
2,991,308
+299,452
| +11% | +$12.5M |
|
|
68
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.06T
| $107M | 0.25% |
922,413
+542,013
| +142% | +$60.5M |
|
|
NEWR
69
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
| $107M | 0.25% |
1,316,470
-137,244
| -9% | -$11.6M |
|
70
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.4B
| $101M | 0.24% |
2,354,306
+78,855
| +3% | +$4.08M |
|
71
Workday
WDAY
$33.5B
| $99.1M | 0.24% |
620,863
-85,445
| -12% | -$12.1M |
|
72
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
| $99M | 0.23% |
964,510
-163,571
| -14% | -$18M |
|
|
ICPT
73
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
| $98.9M | 0.23% |
981,483
-110,836
| -10% | -$11.5M |
|
74
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.1B
| $98.3M | 0.23% |
1,466,561
+74,724
| +5% | +$5.77M |
|
|
BICK
75
DELISTED
First Trust BICK Index Fund
BICK
| $97.7M | 0.23% |
3,947,953
-1,854,474
| -32% | -$46.6M |
|
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DAM
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.