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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
FPEI icon
1376
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.93B
$3.29M 0.01%
173,620
-6,526
-4% -$125K
CRVL icon
1377
CorVel
CRVL
$3.08B
$3.29M 0.01%
163,878
+71,814
+78% +$1.38M
CPRI icon
1378
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.82B
$3.29M 0.01%
47,977
-12,026
-20% -$842K
LILAK icon
1379
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.55B
$3.29M 0.01%
186,222
-11,761
-6% -$198K
WOR icon
1380
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.79B
$3.29M 0.01%
122,967
+13,988
+13% +$393K
CVGW
1381
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$3.28M 0.01%
33,919
-8,359
-20% -$826K
GTN icon
1382
Gray Television
GTN
$409M
$3.26M 0.01%
186,411
-42,524
-19% -$696K
CHA
1383
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$3.26M 0.01%
65,997
+6,279
+11% +$295K
WTI icon
1384
W&T Offshore
WTI
$492M
$3.25M 0.01%
337,471
+161,605
+92% +$1.17M
AYX
1385
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$3.25M 0.01%
56,849
-3,402
-6% -$173K
BKLN icon
1386
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
BKLN
$6.97B
$3.24M 0.01%
139,999
+45,223
+48% +$1.04M
FN icon
1387
Fabrinet
FN
$16.9B
$3.24M 0.01%
70,099
-10,006
-12% -$430K
CTB
1388
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$3.23M 0.01%
114,287
+33,536
+42% +$956K
WBS icon
1389
Webster Financial
WBS
$12.5B
$3.23M 0.01%
54,829
-18,191
-25% -$1.18M
BGG
1390
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$3.23M 0.01%
+167,881
New +$3.18M
KELYA icon
1391
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$545M
$3.22M 0.01%
133,875
+64,993
+94% +$1.58M
ETO
1392
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
ETO
$493M
$3.21M 0.01%
126,884
-67
-0.1% -$1.69K
UNFI icon
1393
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.97B
$3.21M 0.01%
107,230
+12,348
+13% +$447K
IRWD icon
1394
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$644M
$3.21M 0.01%
207,370
+147,916
+249% +$2.34M
TAL icon
1395
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.86B
$3.2M 0.01%
124,396
-53,145
-30% -$1.72M
LPNT
1396
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$3.19M 0.01%
49,570
-385,089
-89% -$23.5M
TNL icon
1397
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.68B
$3.19M 0.01%
73,514
-138,007
-65% -$6.12M
WTTR icon
1398
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.34B
$3.18M 0.01%
+268,791
New +$3.7M
VLY icon
1399
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.94B
$3.18M 0.01%
282,659
+94,065
+50% +$1.14M
BLBD icon
1400
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.41B
$3.18M 0.01%
129,662
+28,769
+29% +$661K

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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.