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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
MCS icon
2151
Marcus Corp
MCS
$732M
$460K ﹤0.01%
11,652
-1,821
-14% -$75.3K
PLCE icon
2152
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$454K ﹤0.01%
5,041
-4,707
-48% -$587K
CTRN icon
2153
Citi Trends
CTRN
$524M
$449K ﹤0.01%
22,026
+3,478
+19% +$82.3K
HBCP icon
2154
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$552M
$448K ﹤0.01%
12,647
-11,673
-48% -$452K
BLDR icon
2155
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.84B
$447K ﹤0.01%
40,972
-122,685
-75% -$1.54M
BFO
2156
DELISTED
Blackrock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BFO
$447K ﹤0.01%
31,824
+6,063
+24% +$85.3K
BHF icon
2157
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$3.63B
$443K ﹤0.01%
14,541
-3,086
-18% -$120K
FYX icon
2158
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
$441K ﹤0.01%
8,150
-49
-0.6% -$2.98K
PRGS icon
2159
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
$440K ﹤0.01%
12,404
-48,174
-80% -$1.61M
VVX icon
2160
V2X
VVX
$2.62B
$438K ﹤0.01%
20,298
+3,214
+19% +$82.1K
NBHC icon
2161
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.93B
$437K ﹤0.01%
14,143
-42,861
-75% -$1.48M
OPY icon
2162
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.17B
$437K ﹤0.01%
17,102
+2,711
+19% +$77.6K
SMP icon
2163
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$861M
$436K ﹤0.01%
8,997
-1,039
-10% -$51.7K
UCTT
2164
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$4.16B
$435K ﹤0.01%
51,404
-1,210
-2% -$11.8K
DTF
2165
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$433K ﹤0.01%
35,011
-12,613
-26% -$158K
RC
2166
Ready Capital
RC
$265M
$432K ﹤0.01%
31,209
+4,921
+19% +$74.1K
RDI icon
2167
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.9M
$431K ﹤0.01%
29,615
+4,693
+19% +$70.5K
TPB icon
2168
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.47B
$428K ﹤0.01%
15,722
+2,815
+22% +$99K
EV
2169
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
$427K ﹤0.01%
12,124
+3,225
+36% +$136K
AMSF icon
2170
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$426K ﹤0.01%
7,508
-851
-10% -$53.1K
CVLG icon
2171
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$1.18B
$426K ﹤0.01%
44,402
+6,992
+19% +$82K
ITIC
2172
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$533M
$426K ﹤0.01%
2,412
+377
+19% +$67.2K
VSLR
2173
DELISTED
VIVINT SOLAR, INC.
VSLR
$426K ﹤0.01%
111,924
+2,128
+2% +$11K
MRT
2174
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
$426K ﹤0.01%
62,279
+9,151
+17% +$71.8K
ATRC icon
2175
AtriCure
ATRC
$1.77B
$425K ﹤0.01%
+13,874
New +$432K

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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.