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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
HCC icon
1226
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.23B
$4.29M 0.01%
158,779
-1,513
-0.9% -$38.7K
WIFI
1227
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$4.29M 0.01%
122,915
-18,604
-13% -$540K
UDR icon
1228
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$4.28M 0.01%
105,894
+19,260
+22% +$749K
SFIX
1229
Stitch Fix
SFIX
$478M
$4.28M 0.01%
97,756
-1,216
-1% -$44.3K
LTC
1230
LTC Properties
LTC
$2.16B
$4.28M 0.01%
96,933
-16,884
-15% -$739K
AUB icon
1231
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
$4.27M 0.01%
110,744
+17,381
+19% +$709K
CMPR icon
1232
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.37B
$4.26M 0.01%
31,177
+714
+2% +$103K
HIW icon
1233
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$4.25M 0.01%
89,836
+23,443
+35% +$1.16M
FMS icon
1234
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$4.23M 0.01%
82,261
-852
-1% -$42.6K
MOMO
1235
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
$4.23M 0.01%
96,541
+36,044
+60% +$1.58M
FFBC icon
1236
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
$4.21M 0.01%
141,907
-13,135
-8% -$407K
STBA icon
1237
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$4.21M 0.01%
97,160
+4,219
+5% +$191K
AEIS icon
1238
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$4.21M 0.01%
81,505
-3,620
-4% -$210K
PRSP
1239
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$4.21M 0.01%
163,596
-372
-0.2% -$8.68K
VB icon
1240
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
VB
$79.5B
$4.21M 0.01%
+25,873
New +$4.19M
IGSB icon
1241
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.9B
$4.2M 0.01%
81,063
+27,053
+50% +$1.4M
IWM icon
1242
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$79.8B
$4.2M 0.01%
+24,890
New +$4.2M
LEXEA
1243
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$4.19M 0.01%
89,035
-45,466
-34% -$2.12M
PII icon
1244
Polaris
PII
$4.15B
$4.19M 0.01%
41,470
+8,768
+27% +$979K
EGBN icon
1245
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$867M
$4.17M 0.01%
82,351
-1,115
-1% -$61.9K
SAIA icon
1246
Saia
SAIA
$11.3B
$4.15M 0.01%
54,275
+2,537
+5% +$197K
IRDM icon
1247
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$4.85B
$4.14M 0.01%
184,107
-31,573
-15% -$613K
CRSP icon
1248
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.58B
$4.14M 0.01%
93,347
+8,295
+10% +$434K
UTF icon
1249
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund
UTF
$3.14B
$4.12M 0.01%
185,971
+3,355
+2% +$77.6K
ABT icon
1250
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$4.11M 0.01%
56,019
+12,978
+30% +$852K

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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.