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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
FLO icon
1076
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$5.61M 0.01%
300,592
+39,846
+15% +$804K
SYNT
1077
DELISTED
Syntel Inc
SYNT
$5.6M 0.01%
136,670
+18,184
+15% +$728K
ASB icon
1078
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.81B
$5.58M 0.01%
214,694
-915,744
-81% -$25M
TPR icon
1079
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$5.58M 0.01%
110,913
-9,416
-8% -$461K
FMBI
1080
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$5.57M 0.01%
209,402
+7,753
+4% +$207K
SCHW
1081
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$177B
$5.56M 0.01%
113,102
-227,922
-67% -$11.6M
FIVN icon
1082
FIVE9
FIVN
$1.77B
$5.54M 0.01%
126,876
+22,436
+21% +$925K
PRGO icon
1083
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$5.52M 0.01%
77,968
+5,626
+8% +$422K
SWX icon
1084
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.74B
$5.51M 0.01%
69,778
-11,588
-14% -$916K
DK icon
1085
Delek US
DK
$3.87B
$5.49M 0.01%
129,281
+8,699
+7% +$429K
IDCC icon
1086
InterDigital
IDCC
$6.68B
$5.48M 0.01%
68,533
-49,895
-42% -$4.09M
PCI
1087
DELISTED
PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund
PCI
$5.48M 0.01%
227,178
+5,091
+2% +$123K
PDCO
1088
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$5.47M 0.01%
223,776
-1,071,990
-83% -$25.4M
HON icon
1089
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$5.42M 0.01%
36,070
-156,868
-81% -$22.2M
RSX
1090
DELISTED
VanEck Russia ETF
RSX
$5.41M 0.01%
+250,855
New +$5.19M
MUSA icon
1091
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$5.39M 0.01%
63,095
-49,872
-44% -$4.12M
CHK
1092
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
$5.39M 0.01%
5,998
-1,376
-19% -$1.25M
AON icon
1093
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$5.38M 0.01%
34,979
-9,557
-21% -$1.4M
QDEL icon
1094
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.09B
$5.38M 0.01%
82,489
+7,461
+10% +$522K
TLP
1095
DELISTED
Transmontaigne
TLP
$5.37M 0.01%
139,442
+8,152
+6% +$316K
ECOL
1096
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$5.37M 0.01%
72,746
-11,240
-13% -$791K
RAMP icon
1097
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.29B
$5.36M 0.01%
+108,517
New +$4.8M
STE icon
1098
Steris
STE
$20.9B
$5.36M 0.01%
46,853
-50,182
-52% -$5.67M
NVEE
1099
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$5.34M 0.01%
246,572
-1,284
-0.5% -$26.5K
NAV
1100
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
$5.34M 0.01%
138,732
+129,143
+1,347% +$5.39M

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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.