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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
+3.03%
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
$53B
AUM Growth
+$2.74B
Cap. Flow
+$1.72B
Cap. Flow %
3.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
2,575
New
173
Increased
1,093
Reduced
1,142
Closed
163

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXU icon
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
FXU
+$578M
2
LUMN icon
Lumen
LUMN
+$153M
3
ANET icon
Arista Networks
ANET
+$110M
4
EXAS
Exact Sciences
EXAS
+$107M
5
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$99.6M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$511M
2
ZNGA
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
+$146M
3
OTEX icon
Open Text
OTEX
+$102M
4
EQIX icon
Equinix
EQIX
+$91.4M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$89.3M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.18%
2 Healthcare 12.51%
3 Communication Services 10.75%
4 Financials 10.66%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BTO
1851
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO
$802M
$992K ﹤0.01%
30,816
+755
+3% +$24.6K
EQBK icon
1852
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.03B
$992K ﹤0.01%
37,205
-2,680
-7% -$71.5K
BSRR icon
1853
Sierra Bancorp
BSRR
$548M
$990K ﹤0.01%
36,507
-2,263
-6% -$58.2K
CAF
1854
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$334M
$990K ﹤0.01%
45,526
-79
-0.2% -$1.74K
OXM icon
1855
Oxford Industries
OXM
$577M
$986K ﹤0.01%
13,012
-3,885
-23% -$297K
PSDO
1856
DELISTED
Presidio, Inc. Common Stock
PSDO
$986K ﹤0.01%
72,122
-27,914
-28% -$393K
MNP
1857
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$986K ﹤0.01%
66,197
+1,016
+2% +$14.9K
TILE icon
1858
Interface
TILE
$1.91B
$982K ﹤0.01%
64,045
+9,839
+18% +$155K
LTHM
1859
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
$979K ﹤0.01%
141,406
+2,166
+2% +$19.5K
GDS icon
1860
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.34B
$978K ﹤0.01%
26,033
-4,482
-15% -$163K
MMD
1861
MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund
MMD
$283M
$977K ﹤0.01%
46,802
+1,327
+3% +$27.1K
TEN
1862
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$975K ﹤0.01%
87,884
+39,976
+83% +$653K
EBF icon
1863
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$972K ﹤0.01%
47,361
-260
-0.5% -$5.14K
ABM icon
1864
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$967K ﹤0.01%
24,173
-13,223
-35% -$502K
HCKT icon
1865
Hackett Group
HCKT
$245M
$964K ﹤0.01%
57,422
-542
-0.9% -$8.74K
NMZ icon
1866
Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund
NMZ
$2.2B
$963K ﹤0.01%
68,957
+22,327
+48% +$307K
BTA
1867
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$962K ﹤0.01%
76,154
+1,164
+2% +$14K
WMC
1868
DELISTED
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC
$962K ﹤0.01%
9,637
+866
+10% +$88K
ASXC
1869
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
$961K ﹤0.01%
54,381
+20,885
+62% +$457K
HMHC
1870
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$955K ﹤0.01%
+165,842
New +$1.1M
KALU icon
1871
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.67B
$952K ﹤0.01%
9,754
+5,466
+127% +$533K
JAG
1872
DELISTED
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
JAG
$952K ﹤0.01%
115,155
+75,433
+190% +$732K
SAFT icon
1873
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$950K ﹤0.01%
9,991
+583
+6% +$54.2K
MOMO
1874
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
$947K ﹤0.01%
26,465
-44,687
-63% -$1.49M
IQI icon
1875
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$946K ﹤0.01%
76,153
+572
+0.8% +$6.97K
73 74
75
76 77

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,575 positions worth $53B, up 5.4% from $50.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.72B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 173 new positions and adding to 1,093 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, an estimated $146M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Lumen in Q2 2019, an estimated $153M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, cutting an estimated $146M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $511M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $53B portfolio in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 173 new positions and closed 163 in Q2 2019.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $53B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 30 Jul 2019.