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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
COTY icon
1976
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$608K ﹤0.01%
33,207
+13,702
+70% +$269K
BLDP
1977
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$874M
$601K ﹤0.01%
169,325
-25,135
-13% -$89.3K
BBT
1978
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.53B
$600K ﹤0.01%
15,816
-89,214
-85% -$3.39M
FTA icon
1979
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$594K ﹤0.01%
11,269
-1,288
-10% -$70.3K
BEAT
1980
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$594K ﹤0.01%
19,121
-22,070
-54% -$726K
UFI icon
1981
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$593K ﹤0.01%
16,345
+1,137
+7% +$40.7K
BCPC
1982
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.23B
$593K ﹤0.01%
+7,250
New +$571K
SXT icon
1983
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$5.4B
$591K ﹤0.01%
8,371
+1,500
+22% +$108K
NX icon
1984
Quanex
NX
$854M
$590K ﹤0.01%
33,897
+2,663
+9% +$51.9K
PCRX icon
1985
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
$584K ﹤0.01%
+18,733
New +$667K
FRBK
1986
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
$580K ﹤0.01%
66,646
-2,065
-3% -$17.9K
VIVO
1987
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$578K ﹤0.01%
40,711
+2,933
+8% +$43.4K
MERC icon
1988
Mercer International
MERC
$44.9M
$575K ﹤0.01%
46,213
+3,145
+7% +$42.5K
DBD
1989
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$571K ﹤0.01%
37,082
+7,566
+26% +$126K
EGP icon
1990
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$11.5B
$569K ﹤0.01%
6,881
-11,867
-63% -$988K
HSII
1991
DELISTED
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$564K ﹤0.01%
18,044
+1,229
+7% +$33.6K
SFLY
1992
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$564K ﹤0.01%
+6,941
New +$484K
CIEN icon
1993
Ciena
CIEN
$55.3B
$563K ﹤0.01%
+21,743
New +$512K
SIMO icon
1994
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$558K ﹤0.01%
11,600
+1,973
+20% +$94.7K
BCS icon
1995
Barclays
BCS
$94.1B
$557K ﹤0.01%
49,315
-1,494
-3% -$16.3K
MGA icon
1996
Magna International
MGA
$17.9B
$557K ﹤0.01%
+9,876
New +$552K
LYG icon
1997
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$87.4B
$552K ﹤0.01%
148,363
+11,122
+8% +$43.1K
NAVG
1998
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$552K ﹤0.01%
9,572
-6,117
-39% -$321K
CORE
1999
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$551K ﹤0.01%
25,897
+15,079
+139% +$340K
KRO icon
2000
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
$548K ﹤0.01%
+24,233
New +$603K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.