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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
(-21%)
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-7.66%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$568M |
| 2 |
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
|
+$95.3M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$69.9M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$60.5M |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$59.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
|
+$703M |
| 2 |
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
|
+$102M |
| 4 |
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
|
+$99.3M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$94.1M |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
| $85.3M | 0.2% |
2,718,714
+17,580
| +0.7% | +$548K |
|
102
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
| $84.9M | 0.2% |
6,026,910
+784,160
| +15% | +$11.9M |
|
|
TWOU
103
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
| $84.6M | 0.2% |
56,710
-3,619
| -6% | -$6.36M |
|
|
XLNX
104
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $84.6M | 0.2% |
992,901
-121,588
| -11% | -$10.2M |
|
105
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
| $84M | 0.2% |
1,323,143
-191,709
| -13% | -$13.3M |
|
106
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$161B
| $83.4M | 0.2% |
1,333,465
-61,874
| -4% | -$4.32M |
|
107
SAP
SAP
$187B
| $83.2M | 0.2% |
835,278
+16,805
| +2% | +$1.79M |
|
|
SPLK
108
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $83M | 0.2% |
791,405
+28,291
| +4% | +$2.86M |
|
109
Teradata
TDC
$2.68B
| $82.8M | 0.2% |
2,158,027
-60,293
| -3% | -$2.21M |
|
110
Duke Energy
DUK
$102B
| $82.6M | 0.2% |
956,968
-24,833
| -3% | -$2.11M |
|
111
Coca-Cola
KO
$354B
| $82.6M | 0.2% |
1,743,920
-71,554
| -4% | -$3.42M |
|
|
CELG
112
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
| $82.3M | 0.2% |
1,284,597
-3,420
| -0.3% | -$252K |
|
113
Box
BOX
$4.02B
| $82.2M | 0.2% |
4,871,687
-656,310
| -12% | -$12.1M |
|
|
CERN
114
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $81.9M | 0.19% |
1,562,460
+75,268
| +5% | +$4.36M |
|
115
Lam Research
LRCX
$382B
| $81.5M | 0.19% |
5,985,080
-757,300
| -11% | -$10.9M |
|
116
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
| $80.9M | 0.19% |
2,483,025
-175,355
| -7% | -$5.92M |
|
|
VMW
117
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
| $80.6M | 0.19% |
588,059
-364,400
| -38% | -$55M |
|
118
Dropbox
DBX
$6.81B
| $79.9M | 0.19% |
3,911,795
+639,476
| +20% | +$14.7M |
|
|
KYNB
119
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
| $79M | 0.19% |
68,297
+2,208
| +3% | +$2.48M |
|
|
P
120
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $78.7M | 0.19% |
9,729,937
-2,109,181
| -18% | -$18.2M |
|
121
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
| $78.2M | 0.19% |
908,231
+358,497
| +65% | +$35M |
|
122
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
| $78.1M | 0.19% |
1,726,552
-300,178
| -15% | -$14.9M |
|
123
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
| $78M | 0.19% |
1,168,608
+42,982
| +4% | +$3.59M |
|
124
Union Pacific
UNP
$182B
| $76.7M | 0.18% |
554,509
-12,844
| -2% | -$1.9M |
|
125
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
| $76.6M | 0.18% |
908,817
-83,343
| -8% | -$7.4M |
|
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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.