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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
JOBS
1551
DELISTED
51job Inc
JOBS
$2.45M ﹤0.01%
31,767
+5,659
+22% +$452K
PGZ
1552
Principal Real Estate Income Fund
PGZ
$68.6M
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
141,549
+3,203
+2% +$57.6K
XIFR
1553
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.18B
$2.44M ﹤0.01%
50,282
-5,733
-10% -$272K
JDD
1554
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
223,156
+5,797
+3% +$64.9K
AVK
1555
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$544M
$2.43M ﹤0.01%
159,358
+5,020
+3% +$76.3K
EEX
1556
DELISTED
Emerald Holding
EEX
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
146,819
+52,788
+56% +$917K
ARII
1557
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
52,483
+13,797
+36% +$623K
JTD
1558
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
136,381
+3,050
+2% +$52.8K
AVNT icon
1559
Avient
AVNT
$3.45B
$2.42M ﹤0.01%
55,228
+6,836
+14% +$299K
VGK icon
1560
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30B
$2.41M ﹤0.01%
42,883
-9,479
-18% -$537K
TWNK
1561
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
217,192
+53,624
+33% +$685K
BLDR icon
1562
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.84B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
163,657
-88,511
-35% -$1.5M
DDS icon
1563
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$2.4M ﹤0.01%
31,403
-1,464
-4% -$119K
UVV icon
1564
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.34B
$2.39M ﹤0.01%
36,791
-41,287
-53% -$2.63M
CLDT
1565
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$630M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
114,138
+5,974
+6% +$128K
BRKL
1566
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
142,323
+4,781
+3% +$86.5K
AGG icon
1567
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
22,438
+5,387
+32% +$571K
LZB icon
1568
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
74,939
+25,070
+50% +$798K
ZTO icon
1569
ZTO Express
ZTO
$18.2B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
142,745
-12,301
-8% -$237K
MDR
1570
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
128,245
-23,768
-16% -$444K
CBPO
1571
DELISTED
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
CBPO
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
29,483
-2,861
-9% -$267K
WWD icon
1572
Woodward
WWD
$25B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
29,125
-4,214
-13% -$338K
LABL
1573
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
37,796
+13,308
+54% +$851K
CAL icon
1574
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
65,496
+10,817
+20% +$388K
HLNE icon
1575
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$3.63B
$2.34M ﹤0.01%
52,871
-20,475
-28% -$985K

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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.