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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
COLB icon
1151
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.81B
$3.58M 0.01%
98,500
-27,241
-22% -$1.02M
HOLX
1152
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$3.58M 0.01%
86,984
-186,610
-68% -$7.65M
CEQP
1153
DELISTED
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
CEQP
$3.57M 0.01%
127,778
+74,520
+140% +$2.44M
PBI icon
1154
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.42B
$3.56M 0.01%
603,213
-45,855
-7% -$330K
BFH icon
1155
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
$3.56M 0.01%
29,729
+11,469
+63% +$1.8M
GHDX
1156
DELISTED
Genomic Health, Inc.
GHDX
$3.54M 0.01%
54,960
-32,075
-37% -$2.25M
CWST icon
1157
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.69B
$3.54M 0.01%
124,235
-28,411
-19% -$863K
CW icon
1158
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$3.53M 0.01%
34,568
-73,081
-68% -$8.16M
ENB icon
1159
Enbridge
ENB
$124B
$3.53M 0.01%
+113,534
New +$3.65M
PTCT icon
1160
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$6.37B
$3.52M 0.01%
102,656
-59,904
-37% -$2.15M
FSLR icon
1161
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$3.51M 0.01%
82,636
+9,081
+12% +$399K
OI icon
1162
O-I Glass
OI
$1.39B
$3.5M 0.01%
202,997
-260,890
-56% -$4.56M
C icon
1163
Citigroup
C
$222B
$3.5M 0.01%
67,128
-93,655
-58% -$5.93M
BST icon
1164
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
BST
$1.57B
$3.49M 0.01%
128,663
-14,274
-10% -$417K
FNY icon
1165
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FNY
$580M
$3.49M 0.01%
96,289
+11,865
+14% +$476K
AVAV icon
1166
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.57B
$3.49M 0.01%
51,296
-26,132
-34% -$2.29M
PE
1167
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$3.48M 0.01%
218,100
+19,495
+10% +$444K
ETG
1168
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
$3.48M 0.01%
257,253
-21,011
-8% -$325K
PCRX icon
1169
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
$3.47M 0.01%
+80,644
New +$3.76M
EMB icon
1170
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$3.46M 0.01%
33,330
-1,250
-4% -$131K
BGS icon
1171
B&G Foods
BGS
$285M
$3.46M 0.01%
119,747
-15,534
-11% -$444K
BTU icon
1172
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.78B
$3.46M 0.01%
113,516
-9,599
-8% -$322K
GPOR
1173
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$3.46M 0.01%
527,564
+47,489
+10% +$439K
RMR icon
1174
The RMR Group
RMR
$342M
$3.43M 0.01%
64,681
-15,912
-20% -$1.12M
LTC
1175
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$3.43M 0.01%
82,325
-14,608
-15% -$640K

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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.