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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
CAKE icon
1101
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$4.21B
$3.83M 0.01%
87,988
-5,006
-5% -$243K
UVE icon
1102
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
$3.83M 0.01%
100,880
+35,826
+55% +$1.56M
BIG
1103
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$3.83M 0.01%
132,249
-7,420
-5% -$289K
MNRO icon
1104
Monro
MNRO
$525M
$3.82M 0.01%
55,567
+37,060
+200% +$2.71M
EXR icon
1105
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$3.82M 0.01%
42,188
-159,642
-79% -$14.5M
NMIH icon
1106
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.25B
$3.8M 0.01%
213,047
+78,666
+59% +$1.53M
TRHC
1107
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
$3.79M 0.01%
+59,436
New +$4.21M
AA icon
1108
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$3.77M 0.01%
141,862
+30,913
+28% +$1.04M
PEGI
1109
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$3.77M 0.01%
202,338
+109,063
+117% +$2.12M
ET icon
1110
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70.1B
$3.76M 0.01%
284,858
+251,114
+744% +$3.81M
ESE icon
1111
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$8.49B
$3.76M 0.01%
57,001
+26,859
+89% +$1.74M
MDB icon
1112
MongoDB
MDB
$24B
$3.75M 0.01%
+44,788
New +$3.45M
PARA
1113
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$3.75M 0.01%
85,700
+80,562
+1,568% +$4.28M
ENS icon
1114
EnerSys
ENS
$6.95B
$3.73M 0.01%
47,992
-11,240
-19% -$912K
PDCE
1115
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$3.72M 0.01%
125,027
-47,285
-27% -$1.9M
CADE
1116
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$3.72M 0.01%
142,274
+117,763
+480% +$3.42M
DRE
1117
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$3.71M 0.01%
143,366
+72,419
+102% +$2.01M
TECD
1118
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$3.71M 0.01%
45,376
+15,847
+54% +$1.2M
LFUS icon
1119
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
$3.71M 0.01%
21,625
-115,263
-84% -$20.6M
LITE icon
1120
Lumentum
LITE
$59.4B
$3.71M 0.01%
88,206
+2,463
+3% +$121K
URBN icon
1121
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$5.99B
$3.7M 0.01%
111,566
-65,430
-37% -$2.45M
DSL
1122
DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund
DSL
$1.21B
$3.7M 0.01%
213,635
-20,562
-9% -$382K
FWRD icon
1123
Forward Air
FWRD
$482M
$3.7M 0.01%
67,413
+37,354
+124% +$2.3M
NOK icon
1124
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$3.69M 0.01%
634,083
-30,100
-5% -$169K
INDB icon
1125
Independent Bank
INDB
$4.05B
$3.69M 0.01%
52,468
-15,446
-23% -$1.2M

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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.