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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
CNXN icon
2076
PC Connection
CNXN
$2.05B
$678K ﹤0.01%
17,440
+4,438
+34% +$164K
HIFS icon
2077
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$678K ﹤0.01%
3,085
+72
+2% +$15.8K
BHB icon
2078
Bar Harbor Bankshares
BHB
$654M
$676K ﹤0.01%
23,548
+5,999
+34% +$177K
FNX icon
2079
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$676K ﹤0.01%
9,441
-45,332
-83% -$3.22M
NXDT
2080
NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust
NXDT
$281M
$676K ﹤0.01%
30,190
+7,203
+31% +$163K
CHUY
2081
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$676K ﹤0.01%
+25,740
New +$759K
INVA icon
2082
Innoviva
INVA
$1.58B
$672K ﹤0.01%
44,065
-142,401
-76% -$2.05M
OMN
2083
DELISTED
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
OMN
$671K ﹤0.01%
+68,155
New +$651K
OLP
2084
One Liberty Properties
OLP
$548M
$670K ﹤0.01%
+24,118
New +$672K
TRMB icon
2085
Trimble
TRMB
$12.3B
$670K ﹤0.01%
15,413
+2,704
+21% +$106K
HR
2086
DELISTED
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
HR
$670K ﹤0.01%
22,885
+3,772
+20% +$113K
RYAM icon
2087
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$669K ﹤0.01%
36,307
-58,819
-62% -$1.16M
SHOP icon
2088
Shopify
SHOP
$148B
$667K ﹤0.01%
40,570
+4,650
+13% +$70.8K
TCO
2089
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$666K ﹤0.01%
11,128
+1,842
+20% +$114K
ONIT
2090
Onity Group
ONIT
$333M
$665K ﹤0.01%
+11,255
New +$697K
VAR
2091
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$664K ﹤0.01%
5,929
-109,058
-95% -$12.3M
AFSI
2092
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$662K ﹤0.01%
45,626
+831
+2% +$12.1K
SU icon
2093
Suncor Energy
SU
$77.7B
$661K ﹤0.01%
+17,085
New +$691K
EVTC icon
2094
Evertec
EVTC
$1.83B
$660K ﹤0.01%
27,404
-32,388
-54% -$768K
UCTT
2095
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.16B
$660K ﹤0.01%
52,614
+15,908
+43% +$231K
BKT icon
2096
BlackRock Income Trust
BKT
$330M
$659K ﹤0.01%
+38,410
New +$665K
NSA
2097
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$659K ﹤0.01%
25,890
+2,851
+12% +$81.2K
MFL
2098
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$659K ﹤0.01%
52,658
+2,460
+5% +$31.3K
REX icon
2099
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
$656K ﹤0.01%
52,098
+13,554
+35% +$173K
HALO icon
2100
Halozyme
HALO
$9.72B
$655K ﹤0.01%
36,038
-122,943
-77% -$2.15M

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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.