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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
TSE
1201
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
$4.54M 0.01%
57,988
+18,473
+47% +$1.38M
TRMK icon
1202
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.73B
$4.52M 0.01%
134,314
+7,222
+6% +$252K
SCI icon
1203
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
$4.52M 0.01%
102,174
-51,729
-34% -$2.09M
TRS icon
1204
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$4.51M 0.01%
148,457
+15,765
+12% +$478K
PKG icon
1205
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$4.51M 0.01%
41,138
-67,003
-62% -$7.56M
KMG
1206
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$4.5M 0.01%
59,569
+11,991
+25% +$894K
YORW icon
1207
York Water
YORW
$505M
$4.49M 0.01%
147,784
+10,238
+7% +$316K
UNF icon
1208
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$4.49M 0.01%
25,841
+17,439
+208% +$3.21M
NHI icon
1209
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
$4.48M 0.01%
59,307
-22,799
-28% -$1.74M
AA icon
1210
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$4.48M 0.01%
110,949
-257,862
-70% -$11.2M
FHI icon
1211
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.4B
$4.47M 0.01%
185,521
-309,840
-63% -$7.29M
EFX icon
1212
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$4.47M 0.01%
34,233
+5,730
+20% +$746K
HRTX icon
1213
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$86.3M
$4.47M 0.01%
141,145
-3,615
-2% -$135K
OSPN icon
1214
OneSpan
OSPN
$562M
$4.46M 0.01%
234,008
+17,346
+8% +$324K
DLR icon
1215
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$73.7B
$4.45M 0.01%
39,586
+6,712
+20% +$804K
WAAS
1216
DELISTED
AquaVenture Holdings Limited
WAAS
$4.42M 0.01%
+244,680
New +$4.17M
KFY icon
1217
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.98B
$4.41M 0.01%
89,601
+13,368
+18% +$823K
BTU icon
1218
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.78B
$4.39M 0.01%
123,115
+40,698
+49% +$1.75M
CY
1219
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$4.39M 0.01%
302,746
-2,100,242
-87% -$34.6M
TFCFA
1220
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$4.38M 0.01%
94,454
-65,201
-41% -$2.99M
SBS icon
1221
Sabesp
SBS
$19.7B
$4.37M 0.01%
3,816,574
+1,048,501
+38% +$1.28M
BYD icon
1222
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.47B
$4.34M 0.01%
128,139
+11,553
+10% +$413K
MGRC icon
1223
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.94B
$4.32M 0.01%
79,330
+13,810
+21% +$805K
WES icon
1224
Western Midstream Partners
WES
$19.6B
$4.3M 0.01%
143,703
+60,121
+72% +$2.11M
UFS
1225
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$4.3M 0.01%
82,347
+4,618
+6% +$233K

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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.