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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
VRTU
1176
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$3.41M 0.01%
80,036
+71,861
+879% +$3.28M
EVT icon
1177
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.06B
$3.4M 0.01%
179,139
-14,673
-8% -$325K
TXT icon
1178
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$3.4M 0.01%
73,976
-290,018
-80% -$16.3M
UTF icon
1179
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund
UTF
$3.14B
$3.4M 0.01%
171,962
-14,009
-8% -$302K
PRSP
1180
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$3.4M 0.01%
197,305
+33,709
+21% +$746K
BJRI icon
1181
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.41B
$3.39M 0.01%
+67,054
New +$4.04M
EVH icon
1182
Evolent Health
EVH
$475M
$3.39M 0.01%
169,919
-15,583
-8% -$360K
PRKS icon
1183
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.11B
$3.39M 0.01%
153,452
-75,701
-33% -$2.02M
CVBF icon
1184
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
$3.39M 0.01%
167,503
-55,462
-25% -$1.2M
SSD icon
1185
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.98B
$3.39M 0.01%
62,590
-17,428
-22% -$1.02M
AIN icon
1186
Albany International
AIN
$2.14B
$3.38M 0.01%
54,163
+25,446
+89% +$1.77M
KNSL icon
1187
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$7.95B
$3.37M 0.01%
60,569
-10,853
-15% -$641K
CISN
1188
DELISTED
Cision Ltd. Ordinary Share
CISN
$3.36M 0.01%
287,188
-154,045
-35% -$2.1M
NVRI icon
1189
Enviri
NVRI
$621M
$3.36M 0.01%
168,995
-29,458
-15% -$731K
NDSN icon
1190
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$3.33M 0.01%
27,935
-68,016
-71% -$8.35M
NEM icon
1191
Newmont
NEM
$98.2B
$3.33M 0.01%
95,998
-55,126
-36% -$1.79M
GATX icon
1192
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.55B
$3.32M 0.01%
46,936
+6,717
+17% +$530K
BEP icon
1193
Brookfield Renewable
BEP
$10B
$3.32M 0.01%
240,770
+7,226
+3% +$108K
BKLN icon
1194
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$3.32M 0.01%
152,268
+12,269
+9% +$279K
BXP icon
1195
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
$3.32M 0.01%
29,459
-11,056
-27% -$1.34M
J icon
1196
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$3.31M 0.01%
68,441
-9,413
-12% -$538K
DAR icon
1197
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
$3.31M 0.01%
171,901
-26,819
-13% -$544K
THQ
1198
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$769M
$3.31M 0.01%
197,043
-15,130
-7% -$268K
FEMB icon
1199
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
FEMB
$354M
$3.29M 0.01%
88,725
-2,508
-3% -$91.7K
AMCX icon
1200
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$3.28M 0.01%
59,760
-31,989
-35% -$1.87M

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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.