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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
NVG icon
1851
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.65B
$942K ﹤0.01%
67,355
-2,271
-3% -$31.2K
VNE
1852
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
$939K ﹤0.01%
39,849
+3,313
+9% +$117K
KBAL
1853
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$938K ﹤0.01%
66,073
+10,131
+18% +$159K
CLDR
1854
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
$938K ﹤0.01%
+84,787
New +$1.13M
IBB icon
1855
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
$937K ﹤0.01%
9,716
-536
-5% -$56.9K
NVO
1856
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$937K ﹤0.01%
40,666
-980,870
-96% -$21.8M
VIPS icon
1857
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
$936K ﹤0.01%
171,424
-45,218
-21% -$243K
ENR icon
1858
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
$934K ﹤0.01%
20,679
-219,075
-91% -$11.6M
EGL
1859
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$929K ﹤0.01%
32,649
+5,135
+19% +$160K
SFLY
1860
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$928K ﹤0.01%
23,044
-32,644
-59% -$1.71M
CBPO
1861
DELISTED
China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc.
CBPO
$928K ﹤0.01%
12,231
-17,252
-59% -$1.27M
WUBA
1862
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$923K ﹤0.01%
17,034
-14,119
-45% -$861K
HYD icon
1863
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.44B
$922K ﹤0.01%
15,103
-4,332
-22% -$264K
NTLA icon
1864
Intellia Therapeutics
NTLA
$1.5B
$919K ﹤0.01%
67,322
-92,981
-58% -$1.73M
KREF
1865
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$472M
$917K ﹤0.01%
47,907
+16,762
+54% +$330K
MGEE icon
1866
MGE Energy Inc
MGEE
$3.11B
$917K ﹤0.01%
15,301
-370,029
-96% -$23.6M
EBF icon
1867
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$913K ﹤0.01%
47,446
+7,521
+19% +$144K
TIMB icon
1868
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.2B
$913K ﹤0.01%
59,531
-5,870
-9% -$90.1K
CNXM
1869
DELISTED
CNX Midstream Partners LP
CNXM
$909K ﹤0.01%
+55,860
New +$1.01M
CEO
1870
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$907K ﹤0.01%
5,950
-9,196
-61% -$1.56M
MAC icon
1871
Macerich
MAC
$7.32B
$904K ﹤0.01%
20,880
+773
+4% +$38.2K
SCS
1872
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
$903K ﹤0.01%
60,914
-77,492
-56% -$1.26M
CHU
1873
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$902K ﹤0.01%
84,623
-103,610
-55% -$1.15M
BP icon
1874
BP
BP
$113B
$900K ﹤0.01%
24,491
+9,067
+59% +$362K
FUL icon
1875
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3B
$899K ﹤0.01%
21,063
-9,999
-32% -$453K

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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.