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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Altria Group
MO
$122B
| $97.7M | 0.23% |
1,978,121
+583,830
| +42% | +$33.8M |
|
77
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
| $97.1M | 0.23% |
433,773
+130,683
| +43% | +$30.7M |
|
78
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
| $96.5M | 0.23% |
2,117,605
+7,970
| +0.4% | +$354K |
|
|
FBZ
79
DELISTED
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
| $95.3M | 0.23% |
+7,201,506
| New | +$95.3M |
|
80
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
| $95.1M | 0.23% |
381,606
+74,462
| +24% | +$19.7M |
|
81
First Trust Developed Markets ex-US AlphaDEX Fund
FDT
$1.28B
| $94.8M | 0.22% |
1,934,418
-768,085
| -28% | -$40.4M |
|
82
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
| $94.6M | 0.22% |
2,157,322
-856,441
| -28% | -$39.2M |
|
83
Incyte
INCY
$23.5B
| $94.2M | 0.22% |
1,481,639
-64,459
| -4% | -$4.19M |
|
84
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$851B
| $93M | 0.22% |
5,038,969
+1,071,738
| +27% | +$23.2M |
|
85
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
| $92.8M | 0.22% |
1,299,455
+278,598
| +27% | +$26.7M |
|
86
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.5B
| $92.6M | 0.22% |
1,087,409
-140,091
| -11% | -$13.3M |
|
87
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.01T
| $92.5M | 0.22% |
27,719,840
+6,271,000
| +29% | +$30M |
|
88
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.9M
| $91.1M | 0.22% |
2,418,722
-1,003,647
| -29% | -$41M |
|
|
CSOD
89
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
| $91M | 0.22% |
1,804,010
-380,742
| -17% | -$19.3M |
|
90
Merck
MRK
$324B
| $89.5M | 0.21% |
1,227,374
+95,983
| +8% | +$6.78M |
|
|
ZNGA
91
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
| $89.3M | 0.21% |
22,713,166
+2,456,507
| +12% | +$9.3M |
|
92
Micron Technology
MU
$1.04T
| $89.2M | 0.21% |
2,810,304
-130,738
| -4% | -$4.96M |
|
|
ALXN
93
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $87.7M | 0.21% |
901,272
+17,015
| +2% | +$2.01M |
|
94
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.53B
| $86.6M | 0.21% |
2,371,987
-153,170
| -6% | -$5.69M |
|
95
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
| $86.6M | 0.21% |
673,110
+42,509
| +7% | +$5.74M |
|
96
Starbucks
SBUX
$118B
| $86.5M | 0.21% |
1,343,593
+480,465
| +56% | +$30.1M |
|
97
Western Digital
WDC
$179B
| $86.4M | 0.2% |
3,093,313
+934,239
| +43% | +$33.1M |
|
98
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
| $86.4M | 0.2% |
658,832
+79,358
| +14% | +$11.2M |
|
99
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
| $85.9M | 0.2% |
1,178,056
+241,031
| +26% | +$18.5M |
|
|
GRFS
100
Grifois
GRFS
$5.16B
| $85.8M | 0.2% |
4,672,687
+37,938
| +0.8% | +$754K |
|
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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.