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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
IMKTA icon
2051
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.63B
$735K ﹤0.01%
+21,469
New +$700K
SCG
2052
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$735K ﹤0.01%
18,897
-74,931
-80% -$2.87M
USDU icon
2053
WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund
USDU
$472M
$733K ﹤0.01%
27,404
-624
-2% -$16.6K
AVD icon
2054
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
$730K ﹤0.01%
40,531
+10,746
+36% +$223K
BVH
2055
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
$729K ﹤0.01%
+19,653
New +$786K
FF icon
2056
Future Fuel
FF
$204M
$727K ﹤0.01%
+39,200
New +$581K
FSB
2057
DELISTED
Franklin Financial Network, Inc.
FSB
$723K ﹤0.01%
18,485
+4,801
+35% +$186K
AAT
2058
American Assets Trust
AAT
$1.49B
$722K ﹤0.01%
19,374
-12,697
-40% -$487K
NAVG
2059
DELISTED
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
$721K ﹤0.01%
10,436
+3,711
+55% +$238K
SSTK icon
2060
Shutterstock
SSTK
$205M
$716K ﹤0.01%
+13,114
New +$675K
BLDP
2061
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$874M
$712K ﹤0.01%
165,522
-18,745
-10% -$62K
ANIP icon
2062
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.77B
$710K ﹤0.01%
+12,565
New +$769K
NAD icon
2063
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
$2.71B
$710K ﹤0.01%
55,524
-2,139
-4% -$28.1K
VPG icon
2064
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$1.39B
$707K ﹤0.01%
+18,908
New +$770K
RL icon
2065
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$706K ﹤0.01%
+5,130
New +$684K
HLIO icon
2066
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$2.64B
$705K ﹤0.01%
12,865
-23,304
-64% -$1.18M
SAH icon
2067
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.15B
$702K ﹤0.01%
+36,297
New +$751K
EQNR icon
2068
Equinor
EQNR
$95.9B
$693K ﹤0.01%
24,558
-3,635
-13% -$95.6K
VSH icon
2069
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.86B
$688K ﹤0.01%
33,820
+8,451
+33% +$199K
BLE
2070
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$686K ﹤0.01%
52,782
-1,778
-3% -$24.1K
LHO
2071
DELISTED
LaSalle Hotel Properties
LHO
$683K ﹤0.01%
19,740
-95,987
-83% -$3.32M
NUAN
2072
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
$682K ﹤0.01%
45,486
+15,047
+49% +$209K
CORR
2073
DELISTED
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CORR
$681K ﹤0.01%
18,127
+4,614
+34% +$175K
BP icon
2074
BP
BP
$113B
$679K ﹤0.01%
15,424
-2,435
-14% -$102K
CASA
2075
DELISTED
Casa Systems, Inc. Common Stock
CASA
$679K ﹤0.01%
46,003
-35,525
-44% -$540K

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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.