First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2019, First Trust Advisors held 2,575 positions worth $53B, up 5.4% from $50.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $1.72B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 173 new positions and adding to 1,093 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 25% of assets, up from 24% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, an estimated $146M trimmed.

• First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 20,307,209 shares worth $583M.
• First Trust Advisors added most to Lumen in Q2 2019, an estimated $153M increase.
• First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON, cutting an estimated $146M.
• First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $511M.
• First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $53B portfolio in Q2 2019.
• First Trust Advisors opened 173 new positions and closed 163 in Q2 2019.
• First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to $53B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 30 Jul 2019.