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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
GT icon
926
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$7.68M 0.01%
328,349
+76,221
+30% +$1.79M
PTCT icon
927
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$6.37B
$7.64M 0.01%
162,560
+18,903
+13% +$782K
FIVE icon
928
Five Below
FIVE
$11.2B
$7.61M 0.01%
58,497
-5,584
-9% -$621K
MGP
929
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$7.58M 0.01%
257,185
+3,552
+1% +$107K
USPH icon
930
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.14B
$7.55M 0.01%
63,684
+12,210
+24% +$1.38M
FSS icon
931
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
$7.54M 0.01%
281,514
+50,292
+22% +$1.27M
HTO
932
H2O America
HTO
$2.67B
$7.51M 0.01%
122,902
-8,633
-7% -$535K
WST icon
933
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.1B
$7.51M 0.01%
+60,836
New +$6.82M
HWC icon
934
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.13B
$7.5M 0.01%
157,801
+23,064
+17% +$1.16M
RMR icon
935
The RMR Group
RMR
$342M
$7.48M 0.01%
80,593
-131
-0.2% -$11.5K
IEMG icon
936
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$7.46M 0.01%
144,135
-10,671
-7% -$557K
IBKC
937
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$7.46M 0.01%
91,724
+2,252
+3% +$187K
LNN icon
938
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$7.46M 0.01%
74,430
+4,390
+6% +$412K
ANAT
939
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$7.43M 0.01%
57,504
+3,650
+7% +$466K
EQM
940
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
$7.43M 0.01%
140,842
+9,078
+7% +$495K
SWN
941
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$7.43M 0.01%
1,453,837
-2,044,054
-58% -$10.8M
VMC icon
942
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$7.42M 0.01%
66,696
+5,881
+10% +$682K
CISN
943
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
$7.41M 0.01%
+441,233
New +$7.26M
GES
944
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
$7.4M 0.01%
327,617
-17,346
-5% -$393K
MNST icon
945
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$7.35M 0.01%
252,152
-8,112
-3% -$244K
EDU icon
946
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$7.34M 0.01%
99,196
-6,614
-6% -$549K
FULT icon
947
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.7B
$7.34M 0.01%
440,838
-28,027
-6% -$490K
BL icon
948
BlackLine
BL
$1.69B
$7.33M 0.01%
129,877
-2,303
-2% -$115K
WBT
949
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$7.33M 0.01%
+351,206
New +$7.74M
EPAY
950
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$7.31M 0.01%
100,536
+20,293
+25% +$1.24M

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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.