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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
TCO
1901
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$865K ﹤0.01%
19,010
+7,882
+71% +$414K
MCK icon
1902
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$862K ﹤0.01%
+7,800
New +$973K
SAN icon
1903
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$862K ﹤0.01%
200,799
+122,489
+156% +$555K
NOAH
1904
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$588M
$861K ﹤0.01%
19,882
-38,783
-66% -$1.61M
NX icon
1905
Quanex
NX
$854M
$861K ﹤0.01%
63,387
+9,977
+19% +$152K
FET icon
1906
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$654M
$858K ﹤0.01%
10,385
+8,009
+337% +$1.21M
HPP
1907
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$834M
$858K ﹤0.01%
4,217
-26,570
-86% -$5.68M
SHM icon
1908
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$858K ﹤0.01%
17,857
-1,519
-8% -$72.5K
CPS icon
1909
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$504M
$856K ﹤0.01%
13,786
-49
-0.4% -$3.95K
WTTR icon
1910
Select Water Solutions
WTTR
$2.51B
$855K ﹤0.01%
135,209
-133,582
-50% -$1.32M
CMC icon
1911
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$850K ﹤0.01%
53,038
-22,808
-30% -$425K
LOB icon
1912
Live Oak Bancshares
LOB
$1.95B
$848K ﹤0.01%
57,249
-121,918
-68% -$2.35M
NEV
1913
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND
NEV
$848K ﹤0.01%
65,867
-21,681
-25% -$279K
SUB icon
1914
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.3B
$847K ﹤0.01%
8,036
-155
-2% -$16.2K
SNP
1915
DELISTED
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION ADS (REP 100 ORDINARY H SHARES)
SNP
$847K ﹤0.01%
11,995
-14,614
-55% -$1.22M
GDS icon
1916
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.34B
$840K ﹤0.01%
36,369
-61,010
-63% -$1.59M
ROCK icon
1917
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
$839K ﹤0.01%
23,575
-34,982
-60% -$1.28M
GWB
1918
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$839K ﹤0.01%
26,849
-68,657
-72% -$2.5M
AROW icon
1919
Arrow Financial
AROW
$652M
$834K ﹤0.01%
30,204
-19,341
-39% -$574K
ESRT icon
1920
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$976M
$833K ﹤0.01%
58,568
+33,280
+132% +$521K
SINA
1921
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
$831K ﹤0.01%
15,498
-12,364
-44% -$764K
NZF icon
1922
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$830K ﹤0.01%
61,868
-19,674
-24% -$267K
PRSU
1923
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality Inc
PRSU
$1.43B
$830K ﹤0.01%
16,561
-14,179
-46% -$722K
CMP icon
1924
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.24B
$829K ﹤0.01%
19,894
-2,012
-9% -$106K
MNP
1925
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$825K ﹤0.01%
59,370
-22,140
-27% -$302K

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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.