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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
MNTA
1476
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$2.82M 0.01%
107,106
-20,057
-16% -$542K
HEES
1477
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$2.8M 0.01%
74,152
-6,880
-8% -$249K
BUSE icon
1478
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.52B
$2.8M 0.01%
90,062
-3,817
-4% -$121K
BRSS
1479
DELISTED
Global Brass & Copper Hldgs, Inc
BRSS
$2.78M 0.01%
75,343
-55,406
-42% -$1.94M
LNW
1480
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$2.77M 0.01%
109,016
+78,411
+256% +$2.84M
FCN icon
1481
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.82B
$2.76M 0.01%
37,753
-819
-2% -$60.3K
NSIT icon
1482
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$2.76M 0.01%
51,024
-19,353
-27% -$1.02M
LAD icon
1483
Lithia Motors
LAD
$7.78B
$2.75M 0.01%
33,721
-173
-0.5% -$15.3K
VNO icon
1484
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.47B
$2.75M 0.01%
37,662
+10,092
+37% +$748K
IVE icon
1485
iShares S&P 500 Value ETF
IVE
$48.9B
$2.74M 0.01%
23,690
+3,865
+19% +$444K
DLX icon
1486
Deluxe
DLX
$1.19B
$2.74M 0.01%
48,151
+10,582
+28% +$638K
UNIT
1487
Uniti Group
UNIT
$2.63B
$2.73M 0.01%
135,708
+114,501
+540% +$2.27M
THFF icon
1488
First Financial Corp
THFF
$922M
$2.73M 0.01%
54,410
+24,310
+81% +$1.22M
PRA
1489
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$2.73M 0.01%
58,064
-116,465
-67% -$5.12M
INST
1490
DELISTED
Instructure, Inc.
INST
$2.71M 0.01%
76,433
-15,810
-17% -$649K
RSP icon
1491
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$96.3B
$2.71M 0.01%
25,330
-873
-3% -$92.3K
IMGN
1492
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$2.7M 0.01%
285,406
-84,122
-23% -$809K
UFPI icon
1493
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.97B
$2.7M 0.01%
76,488
+18,632
+32% +$687K
BCC icon
1494
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.74B
$2.7M 0.01%
73,295
+12,348
+20% +$537K
MTH icon
1495
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.87B
$2.69M 0.01%
134,718
+48,882
+57% +$1.07M
BGB
1496
Blackstone Strategic Credit 2027 Term Fund
BGB
$500M
$2.68M 0.01%
168,587
+5,266
+3% +$84.1K
GAM
1497
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$2.68M 0.01%
72,496
+1,323
+2% +$47.7K
SEDG icon
1498
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.59B
$2.68M 0.01%
71,137
-515
-0.7% -$24.8K
GTT
1499
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
$2.68M 0.01%
61,716
-6,843
-10% -$293K
SNP
1500
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$2.67M 0.01%
26,609
-2,542
-9% -$240K

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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.