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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
DBI icon
1451
Designer Brands
DBI
$294M
$2.89M 0.01%
85,219
-9,335
-10% -$273K
FOCS
1452
DELISTED
Focus Financial Partners Inc. Class A
FOCS
$2.89M 0.01%
+60,799
New +$2.6M
XHR
1453
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$2B
$2.88M 0.01%
121,661
-147,413
-55% -$3.56M
RGLD icon
1454
Royal Gold
RGLD
$17.1B
$2.88M 0.01%
37,397
+8,089
+28% +$666K
EGP icon
1455
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$11.4B
$2.88M 0.01%
30,106
+24,751
+462% +$2.38M
IVW icon
1456
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.1B
$2.88M 0.01%
64,968
-1,304
-2% -$56K
CARS icon
1457
Cars.com
CARS
$661M
$2.87M 0.01%
104,096
+18,704
+22% +$523K
SBSI icon
1458
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$962M
$2.87M 0.01%
82,570
+18,995
+30% +$672K
ATHM icon
1459
Autohome
ATHM
$2.46B
$2.87M 0.01%
37,039
-4,442
-11% -$392K
IMMU
1460
DELISTED
Immunomedics Inc
IMMU
$2.86M 0.01%
137,465
+110,913
+418% +$2.63M
ERF
1461
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$2.86M 0.01%
231,893
-64,099
-22% -$806K
ALEX
1462
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$2.86M 0.01%
126,024
+34,018
+37% +$807K
AD
1463
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.04B
$2.86M 0.01%
63,800
+15,692
+33% +$633K
IJK icon
1464
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.8B
$2.85M 0.01%
48,940
-1,700
-3% -$98.7K
SFM icon
1465
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.09B
$2.85M 0.01%
103,949
-649,118
-86% -$15.9M
CXW icon
1466
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.07B
$2.85M 0.01%
116,915
-574,974
-83% -$14.4M
MKL icon
1467
Markel Group
MKL
$25.2B
$2.84M 0.01%
+2,393
New +$2.82M
KRA
1468
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$2.84M 0.01%
60,187
-21,258
-26% -$1.01M
BLD
1469
DELISTED
TopBuild
BLD
$2.84M 0.01%
49,916
-881
-2% -$62.7K
CLF icon
1470
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.88B
$2.83M 0.01%
223,569
+368
+0.2% +$3.79K
BKE icon
1471
Buckle
BKE
$2.23B
$2.83M 0.01%
122,702
+3,998
+3% +$98.5K
VRE
1472
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
$2.83M 0.01%
133,029
+9,785
+8% +$199K
WPG
1473
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$2.82M 0.01%
42,942
-798
-2% -$55.2K
ALTR
1474
DELISTED
Altair Engineering Inc
ALTR
$2.82M 0.01%
+64,875
New +$2.47M
PS
1475
DELISTED
Pluralsight, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PS
$2.82M 0.01%
+88,022
New +$2.59M

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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.