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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
BPK
2001
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni 2018 Term Tr
BPK
$849K ﹤0.01%
56,436
-3,027
-5% -$45.5K
WPX
2002
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$848K ﹤0.01%
42,155
-397,888
-90% -$7.37M
NRIM icon
2003
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$603M
$847K ﹤0.01%
81,524
+42,668
+110% +$450K
EZPW icon
2004
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.82B
$844K ﹤0.01%
+78,851
New +$898K
XSW icon
2005
State Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF
XSW
$417M
$840K ﹤0.01%
+9,263
New +$811K
JOUT icon
2006
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$482M
$835K ﹤0.01%
8,977
+2,505
+39% +$234K
COKE icon
2007
Coca-Cola Consolidated
COKE
$12.3B
$831K ﹤0.01%
45,600
-22,720
-33% -$364K
SFST icon
2008
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$582M
$830K ﹤0.01%
21,119
+2,988
+16% +$129K
BTO
2009
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
BTO
$802M
$828K ﹤0.01%
+22,380
New +$855K
DHIL
2010
DELISTED
Diamond Hill
DHIL
$825K ﹤0.01%
4,986
+1,288
+35% +$238K
PETS icon
2011
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$821K ﹤0.01%
24,866
-51,963
-68% -$1.94M
SNR
2012
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
$821K ﹤0.01%
139,211
+127,202
+1,059% +$843K
IPHI
2013
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$821K ﹤0.01%
21,629
+2,483
+13% +$85.6K
VPL icon
2014
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$818K ﹤0.01%
11,499
-187
-2% -$13K
EBF icon
2015
Ennis
EBF
$546M
$816K ﹤0.01%
39,925
+11,039
+38% +$233K
MNK
2016
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$816K ﹤0.01%
27,852
-1,522,110
-98% -$42.8M
MCRI icon
2017
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.14B
$815K ﹤0.01%
17,929
+4,981
+38% +$232K
LGI
2018
Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund
LGI
$235M
$813K ﹤0.01%
45,822
+1,283
+3% +$23K
IYE icon
2019
iShares US Energy ETF
IYE
$1.74B
$809K ﹤0.01%
19,277
-538
-3% -$22.3K
CADE
2020
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$802K ﹤0.01%
24,511
-83,329
-77% -$2.83M
ETD icon
2021
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$798K ﹤0.01%
+38,461
New +$880K
KE
2022
Kimball Electronics
KE
$598M
$797K ﹤0.01%
40,546
+10,294
+34% +$203K
PFSI icon
2023
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$4.38B
$797K ﹤0.01%
38,127
+12,817
+51% +$265K
ESGR
2024
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$795K ﹤0.01%
3,812
-6,414
-63% -$1.36M
GTY
2025
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.1B
$794K ﹤0.01%
+27,809
New +$799K

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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.