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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
EEX
1351
DELISTED
Emerald Holding
EEX
$2.5M 0.01%
202,310
+55,491
+38% +$719K
AD
1352
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.04B
$2.5M 0.01%
48,005
-15,795
-25% -$809K
FMS icon
1353
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.4B
$2.49M 0.01%
76,935
-5,326
-6% -$215K
MRCY icon
1354
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.22B
$2.49M 0.01%
+52,593
New +$2.56M
CVCO icon
1355
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.45B
$2.49M 0.01%
19,068
-7,322
-28% -$1.32M
NOG icon
1356
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.22B
$2.48M 0.01%
+109,775
New +$3.23M
MTH icon
1357
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.89B
$2.48M 0.01%
135,044
+326
+0.2% +$6.02K
COTY icon
1358
Coty
COTY
$2.35B
$2.47M 0.01%
376,658
+314,546
+506% +$2.9M
SHAK icon
1359
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.4B
$2.47M 0.01%
54,373
-28,480
-34% -$1.47M
AER icon
1360
AerCap
AER
$24B
$2.46M 0.01%
62,225
-21,530
-26% -$1.08M
HIW icon
1361
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.74B
$2.46M 0.01%
63,459
-26,377
-29% -$1.14M
TGNA
1362
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$2.45M 0.01%
225,760
-67,987
-23% -$821K
TOWN icon
1363
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.43B
$2.45M 0.01%
102,148
-21,035
-17% -$578K
OSPN icon
1364
OneSpan
OSPN
$568M
$2.44M 0.01%
188,463
-45,545
-19% -$740K
WLL
1365
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$2.44M 0.01%
+1,433
New +$3.68M
SAM icon
1366
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.91B
$2.44M 0.01%
10,124
+7,997
+376% +$2.24M
ECVT icon
1367
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.35B
$2.43M 0.01%
+163,979
New +$2.52M
SEDG icon
1368
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.57B
$2.42M 0.01%
68,824
-2,313
-3% -$88.6K
CNMD icon
1369
CONMED
CNMD
$1.31B
$2.41M 0.01%
37,577
-23,963
-39% -$1.64M
KW
1370
DELISTED
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings
KW
$2.4M 0.01%
132,292
-23,216
-15% -$445K
YELP icon
1371
Yelp
YELP
$1.44B
$2.4M 0.01%
68,515
+39,780
+138% +$1.52M
ARE icon
1372
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.05B
$2.4M 0.01%
20,779
-17,910
-46% -$2.18M
SHEN icon
1373
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$637M
$2.39M 0.01%
54,064
+42,760
+378% +$1.82M
UNVR
1374
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$2.39M 0.01%
134,633
-29,500
-18% -$683K
UNT
1375
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$2.39M 0.01%
167,232
-8,603
-5% -$186K

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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.