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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
HMSY
1776
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
49,253
-8,162
-14% -$236K
SMMU icon
1777
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
32,347
-1,056
-3% -$52.7K
CSGS
1778
DELISTED
CSG Systems International
CSGS
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
40,042
+9,417
+31% +$372K
FUL icon
1779
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
31,062
+13,497
+77% +$762K
HTT
1780
High Templar Tech Ltd
HTT
$377M
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
306,712
-30,021
-9% -$206K
IWN icon
1781
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
11,959
-453
-4% -$61K
CAF
1782
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$334M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
73,985
+6,494
+10% +$140K
PGC icon
1783
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$822M
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
51,469
+5,847
+13% +$195K
SF
1784
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
69,586
+41,162
+145% +$991K
NID
1785
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NID
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
126,933
-4,666
-4% -$58.1K
AROW icon
1786
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
49,545
+7,064
+17% +$229K
UIS icon
1787
Unisys
UIS
$227M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
77,520
+19,764
+34% +$325K
AEL
1788
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
44,631
-4,918
-10% -$178K
ABTX
1789
DELISTED
Allegiance Bancshares
ABTX
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
37,612
+5,486
+17% +$243K
FLIC
1790
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
71,911
+36,083
+101% +$825K
FCBC icon
1791
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$915M
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
46,132
+5,703
+14% +$189K
HTB
1792
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$818M
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
53,570
+7,244
+16% +$210K
CAR icon
1793
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
48,565
+30,796
+173% +$1.03M
CPT icon
1794
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.3B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
16,645
+2,765
+20% +$257K
CMC icon
1795
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
75,846
+4,949
+7% +$106K
RDS.A
1796
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
22,825
-1,207
-5% -$80.6K
NEX
1797
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
125,494
+20,681
+20% +$267K
ELS icon
1798
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.8B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
32,022
+5,488
+21% +$257K
BMCH
1799
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
82,580
-22,669
-22% -$492K
DCI icon
1800
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
26,294
+4,148
+19% +$208K

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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.