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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
STL
1051
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$4.22M 0.01%
255,464
-189,337
-43% -$3.53M
OVV icon
1052
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$4.21M 0.01%
145,800
+54,914
+60% +$2.37M
PCTY icon
1053
Paylocity
PCTY
$6.71B
$4.21M 0.01%
69,978
+6,621
+10% +$425K
ITGR icon
1054
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.35B
$4.2M 0.01%
55,130
-12,753
-19% -$1.02M
AGX icon
1055
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$4.2M 0.01%
110,853
-43,472
-28% -$1.84M
CZR icon
1056
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.1B
$4.19M 0.01%
115,670
-24,554
-18% -$974K
VICR icon
1057
Vicor
VICR
$9.62B
$4.18M 0.01%
110,517
+84,231
+320% +$3.08M
WLY icon
1058
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.52B
$4.16M 0.01%
88,547
+1,899
+2% +$102K
SUI icon
1059
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$4.14M 0.01%
40,674
+1,517
+4% +$155K
HMSY
1060
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$4.14M 0.01%
147,066
+97,813
+199% +$3.16M
AWI icon
1061
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$6.86B
$4.11M 0.01%
70,587
-29,271
-29% -$1.87M
SKT icon
1062
Tanger
SKT
$4.82B
$4.1M 0.01%
202,876
+160,857
+383% +$3.62M
EVTC icon
1063
Evertec
EVTC
$1.83B
$4.1M 0.01%
142,823
+115,419
+421% +$3.02M
KMX icon
1064
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$4.1M 0.01%
65,309
-22,902
-26% -$1.51M
IGSB icon
1065
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$4.09M 0.01%
79,171
-1,892
-2% -$97.5K
MMSI icon
1066
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$4.43B
$4.08M 0.01%
73,184
-12,464
-15% -$741K
EDU icon
1067
New Oriental
EDU
$7.84B
$4.08M 0.01%
74,423
-24,773
-25% -$1.43M
ONB icon
1068
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$4.07M 0.01%
264,101
-64,498
-20% -$1.15M
KKR icon
1069
KKR & Co
KKR
$89.2B
$4.06M 0.01%
+206,924
New +$4.73M
EBS icon
1070
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$4.05M 0.01%
68,273
+43,080
+171% +$2.78M
ORA icon
1071
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.11B
$4.04M 0.01%
77,324
+30,079
+64% +$1.58M
BG icon
1072
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
$4.03M 0.01%
75,472
-53,781
-42% -$3.32M
RIO icon
1073
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$4.03M 0.01%
83,165
-8,534
-9% -$416K
MSA icon
1074
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.74B
$4.03M 0.01%
+42,696
New +$4.36M
KIO
1075
KKR Income Opportunities Fund
KIO
$450M
$4.02M 0.01%
282,114
-25,313
-8% -$390K

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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.