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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
ROCK icon
1501
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
$2.67M 0.01%
58,557
+15,847
+37% +$685K
WHD icon
1502
Cactus
WHD
$3.83B
$2.67M 0.01%
+69,751
New +$2.39M
WGO icon
1503
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$870M
$2.67M 0.01%
80,398
+14,503
+22% +$560K
CENTA icon
1504
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.66M 0.01%
100,466
+14,380
+17% +$436K
NTB icon
1505
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.42B
$2.66M 0.01%
+51,361
New +$2.59M
AXE
1506
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
37,508
+18,548
+98% +$1.3M
RPT
1507
DELISTED
RPT Realty Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (MD)
RPT
$2.64M ﹤0.01%
193,837
-6,024
-3% -$80.4K
AIT icon
1508
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
33,661
+12,598
+60% +$953K
AAWW
1509
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
41,199
+1,180
+3% +$76.4K
MC icon
1510
Moelis & Co
MC
$4.98B
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
47,894
-78,113
-62% -$4.58M
REGI
1511
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$2.63M ﹤0.01%
91,144
+52,659
+137% +$1.17M
TY icon
1512
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$2.62M ﹤0.01%
93,828
+2,642
+3% +$72.6K
ANDE icon
1513
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.65B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
69,396
+10,631
+18% +$401K
OII icon
1514
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$2.61M ﹤0.01%
94,626
-718,349
-88% -$19.1M
CJ
1515
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
125,164
+31,469
+34% +$705K
HUBG icon
1516
HUB Group
HUBG
$3.01B
$2.6M ﹤0.01%
113,980
-1,634
-1% -$40.7K
QUOT
1517
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$2.59M ﹤0.01%
167,176
+20,152
+14% +$294K
XLRN
1518
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
+45,128
New +$2.22M
FOLD
1519
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
213,396
+29,046
+16% +$406K
ASIX icon
1520
AdvanSix
ASIX
$567M
$2.58M ﹤0.01%
75,950
+20,420
+37% +$733K
DRH icon
1521
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.63B
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
220,187
-245,535
-53% -$2.93M
SIR
1522
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
266,296
+17,493
+7% +$164K
KNL
1523
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$2.57M ﹤0.01%
109,414
+17,261
+19% +$390K
APPN icon
1524
Appian
APPN
$1.74B
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
+77,491
New +$2.65M
SCS
1525
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
$2.56M ﹤0.01%
138,406
+20,384
+17% +$299K

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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.