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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FXH icon
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
+$568M
2
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$95.3M
3
NXPI icon
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
+$69.9M
4
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$60.5M
5
IBM icon
IBM
IBM
+$59.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FXR icon
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
+$703M
2
FNI
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
+$147M
3
CA
CA, Inc.
CA
+$102M
4
TWTR
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
+$99.3M
5
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$94.1M

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
VERI icon
2351
Veritone
VERI
$96.7M
$170K ﹤0.01%
44,634
+18,983
+74% +$126K
VCV icon
2352
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust
VCV
$515M
$166K ﹤0.01%
14,719
+1,211
+9% +$13.7K
MCA
2353
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC
MCA
$164K ﹤0.01%
12,957
+1,056
+9% +$13.3K
CLCT
2354
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$161K ﹤0.01%
14,210
+2,296
+19% +$31K
JPS
2355
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$159K ﹤0.01%
19,224
-871
-4% -$7.21K
AFT
2356
DELISTED
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
AFT
$156K ﹤0.01%
10,809
-570
-5% -$8.63K
SHLO
2357
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$155K ﹤0.01%
26,570
+4,170
+19% +$33.2K
BKK
2358
DELISTED
Blackrock Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BKK
$154K ﹤0.01%
10,413
-1,924
-16% -$28.5K
MYC
2359
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni Yield California Fund, Inc.
MYC
$152K ﹤0.01%
11,752
+827
+8% +$10.5K
RTW
2360
DELISTED
RTW Retailwinds, Inc.
RTW
$152K ﹤0.01%
+53,753
New +$165K
MHF
2361
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
MHF
$151M
$151K ﹤0.01%
21,746
-4,183
-16% -$29.3K
IRT icon
2362
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.92B
$149K ﹤0.01%
16,282
+648
+4% +$6.4K
EGY icon
2363
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$594M
$148K ﹤0.01%
100,879
+16,006
+19% +$30.6K
ELVT
2364
DELISTED
Elevate Credit, Inc.
ELVT
$147K ﹤0.01%
32,701
+5,148
+19% +$27K
BCS icon
2365
Barclays
BCS
$94.1B
$145K ﹤0.01%
20,047
-24,884
-55% -$201K
AU icon
2366
AngloGold Ashanti
AU
$40.3B
$143K ﹤0.01%
+11,373
New +$117K
LAKE icon
2367
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$106M
$141K ﹤0.01%
13,461
+2,120
+19% +$26.9K
CIG icon
2368
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.09B
$140K ﹤0.01%
77,336
-45,157
-37% -$68.3K
JILL icon
2369
J. Jill
JILL
$252M
$135K ﹤0.01%
6,011
+947
+19% +$21.7K
CNH
2370
CNH Industrial
CNH
$13.8B
$132K ﹤0.01%
16,440
-509
-3% -$4.49K
TCS
2371
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$130K ﹤0.01%
1,822
+289
+19% +$30.4K
WFT
2372
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$130K ﹤0.01%
232,131
-272,896
-54% -$356K
FSP
2373
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$125K ﹤0.01%
20,054
-304
-1% -$2.23K
UMC icon
2374
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$124K ﹤0.01%
69,024
+39,375
+133% +$75.7K
SIR
2375
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$121K ﹤0.01%
16,416
-249,880
-94% -$2.1M
93 94
95
96 97

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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.