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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
MNTA
1826
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
92,403
-14,703
-14% -$205K
BILI icon
1827
Bilibili
BILI
$7.18B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+69,855
New +$979K
SPWR
1828
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
311,413
+112,097
+56% +$466K
JDD
1829
DELISTED
Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Income Fund
JDD
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
109,044
-114,112
-51% -$1.13M
IOSP icon
1830
Innospec
IOSP
$2.09B
$1M ﹤0.01%
16,243
-9,685
-37% -$666K
CDP icon
1831
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.31B
$1M ﹤0.01%
47,555
-7,850
-14% -$200K
MYI icon
1832
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$998K ﹤0.01%
82,816
-28,253
-25% -$333K
BSRR icon
1833
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$548M
$996K ﹤0.01%
41,434
-1,974
-5% -$53K
XNTK icon
1834
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$996K ﹤0.01%
16,730
-587
-3% -$48.2K
HTH icon
1835
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.29B
$994K ﹤0.01%
55,772
-50,502
-48% -$957K
NEX
1836
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$989K ﹤0.01%
120,909
-4,585
-4% -$51.2K
NIO icon
1837
NIO
NIO
$11.3B
$988K ﹤0.01%
+155,141
New +$1.08M
MLCO icon
1838
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.1B
$980K ﹤0.01%
55,646
-23,847
-30% -$425K
ITM icon
1839
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$979K ﹤0.01%
20,621
-294
-1% -$13.7K
MEI icon
1840
Methode Electronics
MEI
$543M
$978K ﹤0.01%
41,999
+623
+2% +$17.6K
RL icon
1841
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$976K ﹤0.01%
9,432
+4,302
+84% +$507K
UNFI icon
1842
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$3.01B
$970K ﹤0.01%
91,592
-15,638
-15% -$329K
CRSP icon
1843
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.58B
$968K ﹤0.01%
33,869
-59,478
-64% -$2.07M
ETX
1844
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$967K ﹤0.01%
50,640
-12,878
-20% -$246K
MYE icon
1845
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$964K ﹤0.01%
63,801
+10,331
+19% +$170K
LABL
1846
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$959K ﹤0.01%
27,340
-10,456
-28% -$495K
ANAB icon
1847
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.6B
$957K ﹤0.01%
+14,996
New +$1.12M
AROC icon
1848
Archrock
AROC
$6.33B
$956K ﹤0.01%
+127,637
New +$1.29M
MMD
1849
MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund
MMD
$283M
$956K ﹤0.01%
48,992
-9,649
-16% -$187K
ADSW
1850
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
$949K ﹤0.01%
39,624
-72,459
-65% -$1.87M

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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.