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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
BSM icon
1126
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.11B
$3.69M 0.01%
238,116
-29,484
-11% -$498K
SRC
1127
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$3.69M 0.01%
104,570
-9,632
-8% -$371K
RGEN icon
1128
Repligen
RGEN
$7.44B
$3.67M 0.01%
69,603
+422
+0.6% +$24.7K
VER
1129
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$3.67M 0.01%
102,641
+3,558
+4% +$132K
RDN icon
1130
Radian Group
RDN
$5.14B
$3.66M 0.01%
223,866
+117,965
+111% +$2.15M
COR
1131
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
$3.66M 0.01%
41,924
-32,698
-44% -$3.17M
SPSC icon
1132
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$2.25B
$3.65M 0.01%
+88,560
New +$3.86M
CLGX
1133
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$3.65M 0.01%
109,088
-95,884
-47% -$3.89M
WAFD icon
1134
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$3.65M 0.01%
136,455
-54,045
-28% -$1.52M
APPF icon
1135
AppFolio
APPF
$5.85B
$3.64M 0.01%
+61,532
New +$3.73M
IBOC icon
1136
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
$3.64M 0.01%
105,841
-28,792
-21% -$1.11M
VTI icon
1137
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
VTI
$654B
$3.64M 0.01%
+28,528
New +$3.94M
NVEE
1138
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$3.64M 0.01%
240,360
-6,212
-3% -$115K
HOMB icon
1139
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
$3.63M 0.01%
222,153
-63,330
-22% -$1.2M
DK icon
1140
Delek US
DK
$3.87B
$3.63M 0.01%
111,638
-17,643
-14% -$667K
ESS icon
1141
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$3.62M 0.01%
14,772
+2,442
+20% +$616K
PHG icon
1142
Philips
PHG
$25.4B
$3.62M 0.01%
132,720
+118,229
+816% +$3.49M
IRDM icon
1143
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$3.61M 0.01%
195,842
+11,735
+6% +$241K
HHH icon
1144
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.93B
$3.61M 0.01%
38,789
+20,008
+107% +$2.08M
EGBN icon
1145
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
$3.61M 0.01%
74,055
-8,296
-10% -$422K
NVCR icon
1146
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.04B
$3.6M 0.01%
107,546
-67,662
-39% -$2.47M
AEO icon
1147
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$3.6M 0.01%
185,966
+48,322
+35% +$1.01M
FR icon
1148
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.88B
$3.58M 0.01%
124,139
+65,782
+113% +$2.03M
VGK icon
1149
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$3.58M 0.01%
73,611
+30,728
+72% +$1.58M
SWI
1150
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$3.58M 0.01%
+245,351
New +$3.85M

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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.