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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
MCHB
1951
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.47B
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
39,038
-29,854
-43% -$860K
NXRT
1952
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$665M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
31,131
+7,483
+32% +$231K
PLAB icon
1953
Photronics
PLAB
$1.79B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+103,872
New +$965K
MCFT icon
1954
MasterCraft Boat Holdings
MCFT
$588M
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
28,378
+9,533
+51% +$279K
AKR icon
1955
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.99B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
36,248
-11,152
-24% -$308K
NVG icon
1956
Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
NVG
$2.65B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
69,626
-2,742
-4% -$40.5K
NCMI icon
1957
National CineMedia
NCMI
$354M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
+9,499
New +$844K
HR icon
1958
Healthcare Realty
HR
$7.42B
$1M ﹤0.01%
37,657
+6,570
+21% +$181K
FFWM
1959
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$1M ﹤0.01%
64,226
-27,866
-30% -$469K
FFIC
1960
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
$999K ﹤0.01%
40,933
+617
+2% +$15.9K
NPK icon
1961
National Presto Industries
NPK
$891M
$995K ﹤0.01%
+7,672
New +$974K
EGL
1962
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
$990K ﹤0.01%
+27,514
New +$948K
LRN icon
1963
Stride
LRN
$3.69B
$989K ﹤0.01%
55,899
+12,041
+27% +$206K
HL icon
1964
Hecla Mining
HL
$10.2B
$987K ﹤0.01%
353,906
+76,902
+28% +$235K
CAC icon
1965
Camden National
CAC
$924M
$979K ﹤0.01%
22,533
-17,111
-43% -$774K
ITM icon
1966
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$975K ﹤0.01%
20,915
+5,512
+36% +$259K
TVPT
1967
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$973K ﹤0.01%
57,686
+2,042
+4% +$37.8K
NX icon
1968
Quanex
NX
$854M
$972K ﹤0.01%
53,410
+13,660
+34% +$241K
HCKT icon
1969
Hackett Group
HCKT
$245M
$966K ﹤0.01%
47,940
+17,611
+58% +$328K
QUAD icon
1970
Quad
QUAD
$430M
$962K ﹤0.01%
+46,171
New +$996K
RBB icon
1971
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$446M
$962K ﹤0.01%
39,263
+16,107
+70% +$479K
SKT icon
1972
Tanger
SKT
$4.82B
$961K ﹤0.01%
42,019
+5,880
+16% +$139K
SPWR
1973
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$953K ﹤0.01%
199,316
-463,895
-70% -$2.2M
DCOM icon
1974
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.75B
$950K ﹤0.01%
28,622
-20,435
-42% -$725K
RDUS
1975
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$949K ﹤0.01%
35,065
-12,527
-26% -$375K

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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.