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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
-14.59%
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
$42.2B
AUM Growth
-$11.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow %
-7.66%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.89%
2 Healthcare 14.55%
3 Financials 10.41%
4 Communication Services 10.07%
5 Consumer Discretionary 7.97%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EQBK icon
1626
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.03B
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
42,531
-2,129
-5% -$77.5K
PRA
1627
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
36,907
-21,157
-36% -$907K
TREE icon
1628
LendingTree
TREE
$544M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
6,808
+4,695
+222% +$1.07M
TIER
1629
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
72,378
+63,320
+699% +$1.42M
SPIB icon
1630
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF
SPIB
$11.5B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
+45,085
New +$1.49M
ALTA
1631
DELISTED
Altabancorp
ALTA
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
49,402
-2,661
-5% -$84.8K
BOOT icon
1632
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.55B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
87,182
+44,660
+105% +$1.03M
LGF.A
1633
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
92,098
-103,644
-53% -$2.01M
HLIO icon
1634
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.64B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
44,651
+31,786
+247% +$1.34M
RBCAA icon
1635
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.84B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
38,209
-4,412
-10% -$190K
VBTX
1636
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
69,175
-2,544
-4% -$62.2K
MUB icon
1637
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.1B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
13,485
-201
-1% -$21.6K
XLRN
1638
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
33,683
-11,445
-25% -$572K
NGHC
1639
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
60,600
+15,492
+34% +$394K
SUM
1640
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
+120,152
New +$1.66M
CVGW
1641
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
20,067
-13,852
-41% -$1.29M
DLX icon
1642
Deluxe
DLX
$1.19B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
38,073
-10,078
-21% -$481K
EPAC icon
1643
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.77B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
+69,585
New +$1.7M
SMPL icon
1644
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$904M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
+77,238
New +$1.46M
SLCA
1645
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
143,464
+75,918
+112% +$1.11M
LZB icon
1646
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
52,616
-22,323
-30% -$630K
FTSI
1647
DELISTED
FTS International, Inc. Common Stock
FTSI
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
10,242
+7,747
+311% +$1.63M
PRAA icon
1648
PRA Group
PRAA
$648M
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
59,712
+1,539
+3% +$46K
DOC
1649
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
90,603
+57,047
+170% +$956K
IYC icon
1650
iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF
IYC
$1.12B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
32,084
-1,564
-5% -$76K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,571 positions worth $42.2B, down 21% from $53.7B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $3.23B in Q4 2018, closing 179 positions and reducing 1,316 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $703M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, down from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund worth $516M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2018 buy was First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund: 7,493,230 shares worth $516M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to NXP Semiconductors in Q4 2018, an estimated $69.9M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Twitter, Inc., cutting an estimated $99.3M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $703M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $42.2B portfolio in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 151 new positions and closed 179 in Q4 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 21% quarter-over-quarter to $42.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 7 Feb 2019.