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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
IMKTA icon
2001
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$694K ﹤0.01%
25,478
+4,009
+19% +$124K
AMRX icon
2002
Amneal Pharmaceuticals
AMRX
$5.72B
$688K ﹤0.01%
+50,868
New +$917K
GSBC icon
2003
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$863M
$688K ﹤0.01%
14,937
-5,581
-27% -$292K
OLP
2004
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$548M
$688K ﹤0.01%
28,423
+4,305
+18% +$111K
CASA
2005
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$687K ﹤0.01%
52,343
+6,340
+14% +$91K
EDIT icon
2006
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$399M
$682K ﹤0.01%
29,958
-92,467
-76% -$2.52M
VPL icon
2007
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$682K ﹤0.01%
11,256
-243
-2% -$15.7K
DCO icon
2008
Ducommun
DCO
$2.68B
$680K ﹤0.01%
18,717
+2,958
+19% +$114K
UE icon
2009
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.94B
$678K ﹤0.01%
40,772
+20,219
+98% +$399K
VPG icon
2010
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$1.39B
$678K ﹤0.01%
22,434
+3,526
+19% +$116K
HR
2011
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$678K ﹤0.01%
23,845
+960
+4% +$27.9K
ANIP icon
2012
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.77B
$673K ﹤0.01%
14,943
+2,378
+19% +$125K
QUAD icon
2013
Quad
QUAD
$430M
$673K ﹤0.01%
54,609
+8,438
+18% +$136K
RBB icon
2014
RBB Bancorp
RBB
$446M
$672K ﹤0.01%
38,247
-1,016
-3% -$21.8K
FBMS
2015
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$672K ﹤0.01%
22,199
-14,167
-39% -$495K
E icon
2016
ENI
E
$76B
$671K ﹤0.01%
21,314
+367
+2% +$12.4K
BVH
2017
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$671K ﹤0.01%
23,431
+3,778
+19% +$116K
FLR icon
2018
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
$670K ﹤0.01%
20,820
-206
-1% -$8.89K
UVSP icon
2019
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.23B
$667K ﹤0.01%
30,937
-11,723
-27% -$285K
BFIN
2020
DELISTED
BankFinancial
BFIN
$666K ﹤0.01%
44,546
-3,738
-8% -$55.1K
PENG
2021
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.76B
$666K ﹤0.01%
44,822
+7,552
+20% +$114K
ITT icon
2022
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$663K ﹤0.01%
13,738
-121,712
-90% -$6.43M
SNR
2023
DELISTED
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
SNR
$662K ﹤0.01%
160,572
+21,361
+15% +$112K
DBI icon
2024
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$656K ﹤0.01%
26,577
-58,642
-69% -$1.57M
LIND icon
2025
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.76B
$656K ﹤0.01%
48,721
+7,690
+19% +$103K

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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.