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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
GLP icon
1001
Global Partners
GLP
$1.64B
$4.63M 0.01%
283,859
-71,137
-20% -$1.27M
NNN icon
1002
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.39B
$4.63M 0.01%
95,376
-106,529
-53% -$5.08M
INDA icon
1003
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.71B
$4.62M 0.01%
138,571
-1,923
-1% -$60.6K
MCO icon
1004
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$4.61M 0.01%
32,930
-99,637
-75% -$15M
UMBF icon
1005
UMB Financial
UMBF
$10.7B
$4.61M 0.01%
75,524
-18,013
-19% -$1.17M
WIRE
1006
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$4.6M 0.01%
91,735
-22,866
-20% -$1.09M
RYN icon
1007
Rayonier
RYN
$6.49B
$4.6M 0.01%
183,040
-6,810
-4% -$189K
GBCI icon
1008
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.55B
$4.59M 0.01%
115,776
-6,918
-6% -$297K
JNK icon
1009
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$4.58M 0.01%
45,483
+89
+0.2% +$9.3K
SONY icon
1010
Sony
SONY
$123B
$4.58M 0.01%
474,615
-99,850
-17% -$1.06M
FHN icon
1011
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$4.58M 0.01%
347,804
-336,930
-49% -$5.24M
DY icon
1012
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$4.56M 0.01%
84,322
+13,002
+18% +$874K
EAT icon
1013
Brinker International
EAT
$8.02B
$4.56M 0.01%
103,625
-46,867
-31% -$2.23M
WNS
1014
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$4.55M 0.01%
110,246
-99,777
-48% -$4.77M
WOLF icon
1015
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.2B
$4.53M 0.01%
105,830
+9,565
+10% +$388K
NSP icon
1016
Insperity
NSP
$1.85B
$4.53M 0.01%
48,474
-9,664
-17% -$1M
DMLP icon
1017
Dorchester Minerals
DMLP
$1.34B
$4.51M 0.01%
308,306
-14,568
-5% -$254K
ESI icon
1018
Element Solutions
ESI
$9.12B
$4.49M 0.01%
434,729
-246,443
-36% -$2.72M
CSFL
1019
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$4.49M 0.01%
213,227
-42,494
-17% -$1.03M
ETRN
1020
DELISTED
Equitrans Midstream Corporation Common Stock
ETRN
$4.48M 0.01%
+223,999
New +$4.73M
BEAT
1021
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$4.47M 0.01%
74,874
-46,993
-39% -$2.82M
YORW icon
1022
York Water
YORW
$505M
$4.47M 0.01%
139,303
-8,481
-6% -$272K
SNX icon
1023
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.4B
$4.45M 0.01%
110,162
+25,272
+30% +$1M
FIVE icon
1024
Five Below
FIVE
$11.2B
$4.45M 0.01%
43,485
-15,012
-26% -$1.66M
PCI
1025
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$4.44M 0.01%
210,882
-16,296
-7% -$368K

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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.