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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
RHP icon
1201
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.4B
$3.28M 0.01%
49,164
-6,655
-12% -$499K
VNQ icon
1202
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$3.28M 0.01%
43,977
-2,593
-6% -$204K
RPD icon
1203
Rapid7
RPD
$634M
$3.26M 0.01%
104,546
-50,830
-33% -$1.66M
CPRT icon
1204
Copart
CPRT
$25.9B
$3.25M 0.01%
272,472
-2,495,844
-90% -$30.8M
HDS
1205
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$3.25M 0.01%
86,566
-434,466
-83% -$16.7M
LEGR icon
1206
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF
LEGR
$127M
$3.24M 0.01%
126,995
-230
-0.2% -$6.3K
PSXP
1207
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$3.23M 0.01%
76,733
+8,018
+12% +$389K
FMBI
1208
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$3.22M 0.01%
162,763
-46,639
-22% -$1.07M
WPX
1209
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$3.22M 0.01%
283,996
+241,841
+574% +$3.67M
ESNT icon
1210
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.06B
$3.21M 0.01%
+94,068
New +$3.6M
EMWP
1211
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
$3.21M 0.01%
19,368
-5,160
-21% -$1.01M
EXP icon
1212
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
$3.21M 0.01%
52,596
-14,271
-21% -$1.02M
DIN icon
1213
Dine Brands
DIN
$432M
$3.21M 0.01%
47,653
-11,081
-19% -$916K
LEXEA
1214
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$3.21M 0.01%
82,055
-6,980
-8% -$291K
STAA icon
1215
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.16B
$3.21M 0.01%
+100,540
New +$3.92M
CBZ icon
1216
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.29B
$3.21M 0.01%
+162,788
New +$3.48M
G icon
1217
Genpact
G
$5.3B
$3.19M 0.01%
118,190
-300,649
-72% -$8.56M
MTG icon
1218
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.27B
$3.19M 0.01%
304,685
-66,935
-18% -$783K
CHH icon
1219
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.03B
$3.18M 0.01%
44,414
+27,393
+161% +$2.06M
RNP icon
1220
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$991M
$3.17M 0.01%
178,393
-13,645
-7% -$249K
TCP
1221
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$3.16M 0.01%
98,444
+86,890
+752% +$2.65M
FPEI icon
1222
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.91B
$3.15M 0.01%
172,994
-626
-0.4% -$11.7K
HTD
1223
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$3.15M 0.01%
154,384
-13,226
-8% -$292K
MZTI
1224
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.94B
$3.14M 0.01%
17,749
-9,385
-35% -$1.6M
TPC
1225
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$3.13M 0.01%
195,945
-293,637
-60% -$5.11M

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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.