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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
HSBC icon
1951
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$784K ﹤0.01%
+19,777
New +$792K
ADEA icon
1952
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$777K ﹤0.01%
159,750
-143,206
-47% -$557K
REVG
1953
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
$776K ﹤0.01%
103,271
-28,809
-22% -$328K
IQI icon
1954
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$770K ﹤0.01%
68,616
-24,649
-26% -$276K
BID
1955
DELISTED
Sotheby's
BID
$770K ﹤0.01%
19,371
-22,085
-53% -$901K
HAFC icon
1956
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
$768K ﹤0.01%
38,963
-53,849
-58% -$1.15M
RGP icon
1957
Resources Connection
RGP
$129M
$759K ﹤0.01%
53,447
+7,870
+17% +$127K
ZGNX
1958
DELISTED
Zogenix, Inc.
ZGNX
$757K ﹤0.01%
20,761
-5,175
-20% -$212K
AAT
1959
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$754K ﹤0.01%
18,763
-611
-3% -$23.8K
BLMN icon
1960
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
$753K ﹤0.01%
42,074
-17,204
-29% -$339K
CAR icon
1961
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
$751K ﹤0.01%
33,387
-15,178
-31% -$440K
BTA
1962
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$749K ﹤0.01%
70,242
-30,073
-30% -$329K
PLUS icon
1963
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$747K ﹤0.01%
20,984
-1,782
-8% -$71.8K
MQT
1964
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II
MQT
$746K ﹤0.01%
65,244
-23,361
-26% -$266K
TGI
1965
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$746K ﹤0.01%
64,839
+47,207
+268% +$820K
TVTY
1966
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$745K ﹤0.01%
+30,012
New +$998K
LBAI
1967
DELISTED
Lakeland Bancorp Inc
LBAI
$742K ﹤0.01%
50,097
-73,672
-60% -$1.19M
VAR
1968
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$742K ﹤0.01%
6,550
+621
+10% +$71K
ZAYO
1969
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
$742K ﹤0.01%
32,485
-142,118
-81% -$3.89M
CTBI icon
1970
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
$741K ﹤0.01%
18,712
-6,970
-27% -$306K
MAT icon
1971
Mattel
MAT
$4.17B
$739K ﹤0.01%
+74,020
New +$981K
FF icon
1972
Future Fuel
FF
$204M
$738K ﹤0.01%
46,519
+7,319
+19% +$122K
KE
1973
Kimball Electronics
KE
$598M
$734K ﹤0.01%
47,379
+6,833
+17% +$120K
SBAC icon
1974
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$733K ﹤0.01%
4,528
-8,126
-64% -$1.32M
AVD icon
1975
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
$731K ﹤0.01%
48,093
+7,562
+19% +$125K

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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.