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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
PLNT icon
726
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.23B
$9.55M 0.02%
178,104
-4,721
-3% -$242K
OLN icon
727
Olin
OLN
$2.64B
$9.52M 0.02%
473,130
+83,889
+22% +$1.79M
KMI icon
728
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.1B
$9.5M 0.02%
617,940
-323,561
-34% -$5.48M
VST icon
729
Vistra
VST
$55.1B
$9.43M 0.02%
412,016
+286,747
+229% +$6.76M
ABT icon
730
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$9.41M 0.02%
130,041
+74,022
+132% +$5.2M
FLO icon
731
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$9.4M 0.02%
509,228
+208,636
+69% +$4M
ACGL icon
732
Arch Capital
ACGL
$36.1B
$9.34M 0.02%
349,602
-92,578
-21% -$2.56M
TDG icon
733
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.2B
$9.34M 0.02%
27,470
-60,062
-69% -$20.6M
FPE icon
734
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPE
$6.3B
$9.33M 0.02%
519,691
-1,555
-0.3% -$28.8K
HAS icon
735
Hasbro
HAS
$12.6B
$9.31M 0.02%
114,596
+11,756
+11% +$1.09M
WEX icon
736
WEX
WEX
$6.11B
$9.28M 0.02%
66,247
-24,993
-27% -$4.11M
LQD icon
737
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$34.7B
$9.23M 0.02%
81,860
-6,306
-7% -$709K
MPWR icon
738
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$9.2M 0.02%
79,168
-196,544
-71% -$23.5M
MANT
739
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$9.2M 0.02%
175,947
-5,100
-3% -$286K
EQT icon
740
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$9.2M 0.02%
486,974
-23,023
-5% -$467K
DVN icon
741
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$9.19M 0.02%
407,823
+15,800
+4% +$485K
STOR
742
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
$9.18M 0.02%
324,196
-29,792
-8% -$868K
MTZ icon
743
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$9.14M 0.02%
225,323
-21,433
-9% -$923K
BAX icon
744
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$9.11M 0.02%
138,385
-136,938
-50% -$9.2M
UHAL icon
745
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
$9.11M 0.02%
277,530
-12,530
-4% -$423K
QVCGA
746
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$9.06M 0.02%
9,562
-20,932
-69% -$22M
FLS icon
747
Flowserve
FLS
$9.25B
$9.05M 0.02%
238,042
-16,265
-6% -$761K
IGIB icon
748
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.3B
$9.01M 0.02%
171,824
-20,676
-11% -$1.08M
DHC
749
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.26B
$8.99M 0.02%
767,475
+109,251
+17% +$1.62M
WDR
750
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$8.97M 0.02%
495,941
+104,754
+27% +$2.04M

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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.