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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
VECO icon
2226
Veeco
VECO
$3.15B
$463K ﹤0.01%
45,170
-5,048
-10% -$63.2K
WBC
2227
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$463K ﹤0.01%
3,924
-6,237
-61% -$753K
ULH icon
2228
Universal Logistics Holdings
ULH
$416M
$460K ﹤0.01%
+12,507
New +$415K
CRH icon
2229
CRH
CRH
$66.7B
$456K ﹤0.01%
13,942
-2,064
-13% -$69.4K
TMP icon
2230
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$1.45B
$456K ﹤0.01%
5,620
+503
+10% +$43.5K
LYG icon
2231
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$87.4B
$455K ﹤0.01%
149,725
-13,395
-8% -$42.9K
OPY icon
2232
Oppenheimer Holdings
OPY
$1.17B
$455K ﹤0.01%
+14,391
New +$444K
UE icon
2233
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.94B
$454K ﹤0.01%
20,553
+4,320
+27% +$97.3K
GPRK icon
2234
GeoPark
GPRK
$649M
$452K ﹤0.01%
+22,256
New +$422K
GORO icon
2235
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$151M
$450K ﹤0.01%
+87,474
New +$506K
OPK icon
2236
Opko Health
OPK
$921M
$448K ﹤0.01%
+129,435
New +$687K
RGR icon
2237
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$610M
$447K ﹤0.01%
+6,479
New +$392K
SANM icon
2238
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$447K ﹤0.01%
16,209
+1,629
+11% +$48.8K
CMLS
2239
DELISTED
Cumulus Media Inc. Class A Common Stock
CMLS
$447K ﹤0.01%
+26,241
New +$480K
ARTNA icon
2240
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
$356M
$439K ﹤0.01%
11,936
+2,475
+26% +$92.1K
VRTU
2241
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$439K ﹤0.01%
8,175
-1,366
-14% -$74.3K
RC
2242
Ready Capital
RC
$265M
$438K ﹤0.01%
26,288
+8,520
+48% +$142K
SHEN icon
2243
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$632M
$438K ﹤0.01%
11,304
-63,954
-85% -$2.28M
TREC
2244
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
$437K ﹤0.01%
+31,241
New +$442K
MMS icon
2245
Maximus
MMS
$3.14B
$435K ﹤0.01%
6,686
-8,398
-56% -$545K
PSMT icon
2246
Pricesmart
PSMT
$5.75B
$435K ﹤0.01%
5,376
-502
-9% -$42K
CCI icon
2247
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.7B
$434K ﹤0.01%
3,899
-39,061
-91% -$4.35M
HURC icon
2248
Hurco Companies Inc
HURC
$137M
$433K ﹤0.01%
9,590
+2,536
+36% +$111K
VSEC icon
2249
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.48B
$433K ﹤0.01%
13,056
+3,314
+34% +$136K
TTSH
2250
DELISTED
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
$424K ﹤0.01%
+59,238
New +$473K

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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.