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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
KNOP icon
901
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$355M
$6.06M 0.01%
337,839
+39,522
+13% +$798K
RWT
902
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$6.02M 0.01%
399,242
-78,419
-16% -$1.27M
ASB icon
903
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$6.01M 0.01%
303,495
+88,801
+41% +$2.03M
HUN icon
904
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$6M 0.01%
311,304
+24,009
+8% +$515K
ENBL
905
DELISTED
ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
ENBL
$5.96M 0.01%
440,154
+66,617
+18% +$983K
ISCA
906
DELISTED
International Speedway Corp
ISCA
$5.95M 0.01%
135,761
+2,174
+2% +$87.7K
EQH icon
907
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$13.1B
$5.93M 0.01%
356,785
-168,910
-32% -$3.29M
ECOL
908
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$5.91M 0.01%
93,803
+21,057
+29% +$1.41M
EA icon
909
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$5.9M 0.01%
74,742
-212,569
-74% -$19.5M
CROX icon
910
Crocs
CROX
$6.69B
$5.89M 0.01%
226,683
-84,680
-27% -$1.98M
GKOS icon
911
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.02B
$5.87M 0.01%
104,413
+8,168
+8% +$491K
ARMK icon
912
Aramark
ARMK
$15B
$5.86M 0.01%
280,292
-47,033
-14% -$1.22M
MNST icon
913
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$5.86M 0.01%
238,138
-14,014
-6% -$381K
SIRI icon
914
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10B
$5.86M 0.01%
102,550
-222,305
-68% -$13.5M
CQP icon
915
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.8B
$5.84M 0.01%
161,815
+82,172
+103% +$2.99M
MEDP icon
916
Medpace
MEDP
$16.8B
$5.84M 0.01%
110,298
-57,861
-34% -$3.18M
NFX
917
DELISTED
Newfield Exploration
NFX
$5.82M 0.01%
396,802
-168,266
-30% -$3.39M
WELL icon
918
Welltower
WELL
$178B
$5.77M 0.01%
83,119
-23,329
-22% -$1.59M
CNK icon
919
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.82B
$5.76M 0.01%
160,871
-18,241
-10% -$721K
H icon
920
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17.6B
$5.76M 0.01%
85,171
+6,053
+8% +$424K
TKR icon
921
Timken Company
TKR
$9.82B
$5.75M 0.01%
154,017
-85,192
-36% -$3.45M
X
922
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$5.73M 0.01%
314,355
-88,880
-22% -$2.22M
VLY icon
923
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
$5.72M 0.01%
644,310
+361,651
+128% +$3.65M
MDT icon
924
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$5.71M 0.01%
62,804
-304,129
-83% -$28.4M
GVA icon
925
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$5.71M 0.01%
141,777
-3,368
-2% -$154K

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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.