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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
THG icon
1326
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.65B
$3.57M 0.01%
28,933
+5,620
+24% +$694K
FSLR icon
1327
First Solar
FSLR
$21.6B
$3.56M 0.01%
73,555
-25,483
-26% -$1.32M
CWEN icon
1328
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$5B
$3.56M 0.01%
184,856
+60,219
+48% +$1.15M
WPC icon
1329
W.P. Carey
WPC
$17B
$3.55M 0.01%
56,304
+4,811
+9% +$310K
TER icon
1330
Teradyne
TER
$51.6B
$3.54M 0.01%
95,776
-784,265
-89% -$31.6M
GRA
1331
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$3.54M 0.01%
+49,510
New +$3.57M
APOG icon
1332
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$860M
$3.54M 0.01%
85,545
+1,139
+1% +$55K
IBTX
1333
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$3.53M 0.01%
53,290
-8,861
-14% -$605K
GE icon
1334
GE Aerospace
GE
$374B
$3.53M 0.01%
65,203
-34,013
-34% -$2.1M
VET icon
1335
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.64B
$3.52M 0.01%
106,888
-20,036
-16% -$669K
GFF icon
1336
Griffon
GFF
$4.24B
$3.52M 0.01%
217,835
+143,386
+193% +$2.56M
NI icon
1337
NiSource
NI
$22B
$3.52M 0.01%
141,080
+9,989
+8% +$264K
PSXP
1338
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$3.51M 0.01%
+68,715
New +$3.59M
TGNA
1339
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.51M 0.01%
293,747
-495,211
-63% -$5.62M
SBGI icon
1340
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1B
$3.51M 0.01%
123,812
+8,616
+7% +$245K
HLX icon
1341
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.44B
$3.5M 0.01%
354,397
-63,106
-15% -$575K
AUD
1342
DELISTED
Audacy, Inc.
AUD
$3.5M 0.01%
442,996
+171,829
+63% +$1.33M
ATRI
1343
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$3.5M 0.01%
5,034
+3,707
+279% +$2.38M
STZ icon
1344
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$3.5M 0.01%
16,212
-26,293
-62% -$5.59M
MTOR
1345
DELISTED
MERITOR, Inc.
MTOR
$3.49M 0.01%
180,452
+82,485
+84% +$1.73M
GPI icon
1346
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$4.02B
$3.49M 0.01%
53,712
+16,390
+44% +$1.18M
GATX icon
1347
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.49B
$3.48M 0.01%
40,219
+4,470
+13% +$370K
GHY
1348
PGIM Global High Yield Fund
GHY
$478M
$3.46M 0.01%
249,153
+7,815
+3% +$107K
CVLT icon
1349
Commault Systems
CVLT
$6.16B
$3.46M 0.01%
49,358
+22,241
+82% +$1.51M
BFH icon
1350
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.36B
$3.44M 0.01%
+18,260
New +$3.44M

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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.