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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
MTSI icon
2176
MACOM Technology Solutions
MTSI
$20.4B
$544K ﹤0.01%
+26,385
New +$591K
PLYA
2177
DELISTED
Playa Hotels & Resorts
PLYA
$542K ﹤0.01%
56,314
+18,367
+48% +$188K
PUK icon
2178
Prudential
PUK
$36.5B
$542K ﹤0.01%
12,171
-1,626
-12% -$71.9K
FLEX icon
2179
Flex
FLEX
$43.4B
$540K ﹤0.01%
54,602
+8,986
+20% +$94.1K
FBC
2180
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$539K ﹤0.01%
17,131
+3,517
+26% +$118K
BY icon
2181
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.75B
$537K ﹤0.01%
+23,655
New +$544K
PENG
2182
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$2.76B
$536K ﹤0.01%
+37,270
New +$581K
TPB icon
2183
Turning Point Brands
TPB
$1.47B
$535K ﹤0.01%
+12,907
New +$454K
AEG icon
2184
Aegon
AEG
$13.5B
$534K ﹤0.01%
96,946
-17,356
-15% -$90.2K
CTRN icon
2185
Citi Trends
CTRN
$524M
$534K ﹤0.01%
18,548
+2,922
+19% +$86.3K
VVX icon
2186
V2X
VVX
$2.62B
$533K ﹤0.01%
17,084
+4,364
+34% +$141K
ARCB icon
2187
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.44B
$532K ﹤0.01%
10,952
-18,419
-63% -$865K
SBBX
2188
DELISTED
SB One Bancorp Common Stock
SBBX
$532K ﹤0.01%
21,107
+9,900
+88% +$278K
TFI icon
2189
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.05B
$529K ﹤0.01%
11,150
+1,575
+16% +$75.4K
CTO
2190
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$743M
$525K ﹤0.01%
31,078
+7,718
+33% +$130K
JRVR icon
2191
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$218M
$525K ﹤0.01%
12,315
-1,456
-11% -$59.5K
PEGA icon
2192
Pegasystems
PEGA
$4.41B
$525K ﹤0.01%
16,778
-78,234
-82% -$2.37M
GNTY
2193
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancshares
GNTY
$523K ﹤0.01%
19,033
+1,838
+11% +$53.1K
GMS
2194
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$521K ﹤0.01%
22,469
-35,461
-61% -$899K
AMSF icon
2195
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$518K ﹤0.01%
8,359
-47,500
-85% -$2.96M
SBI
2196
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$109M
$517K ﹤0.01%
61,114
-1,993
-3% -$17.1K
MRT
2197
DELISTED
MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc.
MRT
$516K ﹤0.01%
+53,128
New +$563K
PERY
2198
DELISTED
Perry Ellis International Inc
PERY
$516K ﹤0.01%
18,877
+4,195
+29% +$117K
SCHL icon
2199
Scholastic
SCHL
$796M
$513K ﹤0.01%
10,980
-1,663
-13% -$71.4K
PHG icon
2200
Philips
PHG
$25.4B
$512K ﹤0.01%
14,491
+586
+4% +$20K

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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.