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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
AXAS
2151
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
$590K ﹤0.01%
+12,661
New +$621K
PDD icon
2152
Pinduoduo
PDD
$118B
$589K ﹤0.01%
+22,411
New +$484K
ET icon
2153
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$70.1B
$588K ﹤0.01%
33,744
-109
-0.3% -$1.94K
FTSI
2154
DELISTED
FTS International, Inc. Common Stock
FTSI
$588K ﹤0.01%
+2,495
New +$594K
LMNR icon
2155
Limoneira
LMNR
$237M
$582K ﹤0.01%
22,274
+8,603
+63% +$239K
MEOH icon
2156
Methanex
MEOH
$4.32B
$582K ﹤0.01%
7,362
-23
-0.3% -$1.67K
KRO icon
2157
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
$576K ﹤0.01%
35,441
+7,163
+25% +$146K
OSUR icon
2158
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$273M
$571K ﹤0.01%
36,952
-8,521
-19% -$140K
VSLR
2159
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
$571K ﹤0.01%
109,796
-9,146
-8% -$48.4K
AVNS icon
2160
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$1.17B
$569K ﹤0.01%
8,308
-20,948
-72% -$1.35M
BFK
2161
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust
BFK
$568K ﹤0.01%
45,640
-1,775
-4% -$23K
DIOD icon
2162
Diodes
DIOD
$4B
$567K ﹤0.01%
17,029
+4,538
+36% +$164K
MCS icon
2163
Marcus Corp
MCS
$732M
$567K ﹤0.01%
13,473
-8,830
-40% -$335K
FSBW icon
2164
FS Bancorp
FSBW
$324M
$566K ﹤0.01%
20,308
+9,860
+94% +$295K
DOC
2165
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$566K ﹤0.01%
33,556
-1,317
-4% -$21.8K
FYX icon
2166
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
$565K ﹤0.01%
8,199
ACRE
2167
Ares Commercial Real Estate
ACRE
$252M
$560K ﹤0.01%
40,102
+7,693
+24% +$109K
CUK
2168
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
$559K ﹤0.01%
8,863
-1,190
-12% -$71.7K
PGRE
2169
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$558K ﹤0.01%
36,970
-142,654
-79% -$2.21M
DX
2170
Dynex Capital
DX
$2.99B
$557K ﹤0.01%
29,118
+9,023
+45% +$174K
THRM icon
2171
Gentherm
THRM
$1.31B
$549K ﹤0.01%
12,085
-13,315
-52% -$604K
HIBB
2172
DELISTED
Hibbett, Inc. Common Stock
HIBB
$549K ﹤0.01%
+29,197
New +$661K
FNSR
2173
DELISTED
Finisar Corp
FNSR
$546K ﹤0.01%
28,660
-120,323
-81% -$2.24M
SRCL
2174
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$545K ﹤0.01%
9,280
-10,043
-52% -$641K
CVLG icon
2175
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.18B
$544K ﹤0.01%
37,410
+9,884
+36% +$149K

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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.