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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
MSEX icon
1176
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.05B
$4.7M 0.01%
97,124
-30,473
-24% -$1.39M
SUPN icon
1177
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.68B
$4.69M 0.01%
93,140
+16,202
+21% +$800K
TUP
1178
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$4.69M 0.01%
140,120
+6,292
+5% +$225K
CHDN icon
1179
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.03B
$4.68M 0.01%
101,154
+22,968
+29% +$1.09M
RAVN
1180
DELISTED
Raven Industries Inc
RAVN
$4.68M 0.01%
102,330
+23,583
+30% +$1M
RIO icon
1181
Rio Tinto
RIO
$148B
$4.68M 0.01%
91,699
-1,832
-2% -$93.4K
QRVO icon
1182
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.63B
$4.67M 0.01%
60,760
-100,747
-62% -$8.07M
ARDC
1183
Are Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund
ARDC
$297M
$4.67M 0.01%
300,732
+41,182
+16% +$655K
CBPX
1184
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
CBPX
$4.65M 0.01%
123,912
+43,072
+53% +$1.53M
IRBT
1185
DELISTED
iRobot
IRBT
$4.65M 0.01%
42,319
+24,661
+140% +$2.32M
THC icon
1186
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$4.65M 0.01%
163,374
-8,709
-5% -$288K
ENTG icon
1187
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$4.64M 0.01%
160,292
-27,931
-15% -$940K
SFBS
1188
ServisFirst Bancshares
SFBS
$4.79B
$4.63M 0.01%
118,202
+4,858
+4% +$205K
TVTX icon
1189
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.33B
$4.62M 0.01%
160,878
+91,513
+132% +$2.62M
ALDR
1190
DELISTED
Alder Biopharmaceuticals
ALDR
$4.62M 0.01%
277,214
+185,033
+201% +$3.34M
SRC
1191
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$4.6M 0.01%
114,202
+59,786
+110% +$2.48M
PBI icon
1192
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.42B
$4.59M 0.01%
649,068
-317,876
-33% -$2.57M
NTLA icon
1193
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.5B
$4.59M 0.01%
160,303
+55,798
+53% +$1.62M
BDN
1194
Brandywine Realty Trust
BDN
$551M
$4.58M 0.01%
291,693
-3,018
-1% -$49.8K
UNT
1195
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$4.58M 0.01%
175,835
-35,194
-17% -$915K
NEM icon
1196
Newmont
NEM
$98.2B
$4.56M 0.01%
151,124
+110,886
+276% +$3.75M
INDA icon
1197
iShares MSCI India ETF
INDA
$6.65B
$4.56M 0.01%
140,494
+12,483
+10% +$431K
KNSL icon
1198
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$7.95B
$4.56M 0.01%
71,422
-4,424
-6% -$263K
SKYW icon
1199
Skywest
SKYW
$4.11B
$4.55M 0.01%
77,256
+47
+0.1% +$2.78K
KEYW
1200
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
$4.55M 0.01%
525,041
-31,093
-6% -$266K

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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.