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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
AUO
2376
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$118K ﹤0.01%
30,022
+3,792
+14% +$15.1K
ELP
2377
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$114K ﹤0.01%
36,333
-12,432
-25% -$36.7K
NCA icon
2378
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund
NCA
$299M
$114K ﹤0.01%
12,504
+777
+7% +$7.09K
JFR icon
2379
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$106K ﹤0.01%
11,503
-557
-5% -$5.48K
ATCO
2380
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$103K ﹤0.01%
13,126
-34
-0.3% -$296
EFL
2381
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 2022 Target Term Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
EFL
$100K ﹤0.01%
11,687
-773
-6% -$6.93K
CZZ
2382
DELISTED
Cosan Limited
CZZ
$100K ﹤0.01%
+11,333
New +$91.4K
VHI icon
2383
Valhi
VHI
$385M
$94K ﹤0.01%
4,076
+642
+19% +$16.1K
GGB icon
2384
Gerdau
GGB
$9.44B
$92K ﹤0.01%
+30,770
New +$99.7K
MXWL
2385
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$89K ﹤0.01%
43,025
+675
+2% +$1.83K
PFIE
2386
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
$85K ﹤0.01%
58,932
+9,271
+19% +$21.6K
PEI
2387
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$71K ﹤0.01%
795
+23
+3% +$2.86K
AHT
2388
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
$64K ﹤0.01%
16
+1
+7% +$4.99K
CBL
2389
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$61K ﹤0.01%
31,615
-424,751
-93% -$1.25M
MUFG icon
2390
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
$59K ﹤0.01%
12,195
+424
+4% +$2.4K
CDR
2391
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$46K ﹤0.01%
2,237
+63
+3% +$1.53K
AAC
2392
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$30K ﹤0.01%
21,288
+3,356
+19% +$13.5K
ANDE icon
2393
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.65B
– –
-69,396
Closed -$2.61M
ARR
2394
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.02B
– –
-26,027
Closed -$2.92M
ASMB icon
2395
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$506M
– –
-3,644
Closed -$1.62M
ASX icon
2396
ASE Group
ASX
$80.8B
– –
-12,047
Closed -$58K
ATRO icon
2397
Astronics
ATRO
$3.45B
– –
-6,543
Closed -$206K
BANC icon
2398
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
– –
-60,748
Closed -$1.15M
BCO icon
2399
Brink's
BCO
$5.02B
– –
-56,941
Closed -$3.97M
BCV
2400
Bancroft Fund
BCV
$136M
– –
-9,418
Closed -$216K
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96
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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.