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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
(-21%)
Cap. Flow
-$3.23B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
-7.66%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.17%
Holding
2,571
New
151
Increased
924
Reduced
1,316
Closed
179
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
|
+$568M |
| 2 |
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
|
+$95.3M |
| 3 |
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
|
+$69.9M |
| 4 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$60.5M |
| 5 |
IBM
IBM
|
+$59.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
| $778M | 1.85% |
10,363,480
-744,220
| -7% | -$61.9M |
|
|
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
| $655M | 1.55% |
4,999,504
-649,320
| -11% | -$94.1M |
|
3
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.51B
| $545M | 1.29% |
10,368,716
-680,868
| -6% | -$37.7M |
|
4
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.51B
| $535M | 1.27% |
7,857,323
-1,060,669
| -12% | -$76.3M |
|
5
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.84B
| $532M | 1.26% |
4,556,728
-408,970
| -8% | -$50.9M |
|
6
Salesforce
CRM
$129B
| $520M | 1.23% |
3,794,444
-345,293
| -8% | -$47.5M |
|
|
7
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
$1.01B
| $516M | 1.22% |
+7,493,230
| New | +$568M |
|
8
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.81B
| $509M | 1.21% |
4,096,762
-373,352
| -8% | -$51.1M |
|
9
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.89T
| $485M | 1.15% |
9,281,220
-1,096,760
| -11% | -$59.3M |
|
10
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
| $482M | 1.14% |
18,016,950
+210,030
| +1% | +$6.29M |
|
11
PayPal
PYPL
$49.4B
| $475M | 1.13% |
5,645,588
-916,733
| -14% | -$76.4M |
|
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.89T
| $394M | 0.93% |
7,604,740
-1,017,940
| -12% | -$54.5M |
|
13
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
| $291M | 0.69% |
1,961,762
+138,858
| +8% | +$20.8M |
|
14
Cisco
CSCO
$444B
| $280M | 0.66% |
6,469,524
-668,553
| -9% | -$30.6M |
|
15
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
| $253M | 0.6% |
4,141,352
-413,371
| -9% | -$27.5M |
|
|
JNPR
16
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $251M | 0.6% |
9,344,528
-1,939,331
| -17% | -$54.9M |
|
|
CTXS
17
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $250M | 0.59% |
2,441,324
-580,092
| -19% | -$61.3M |
|
18
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
| $243M | 0.58% |
8,666,180
-810,770
| -9% | -$23.8M |
|
19
Verizon
VZ
$183B
| $237M | 0.56% |
4,223,248
+81,815
| +2% | +$4.64M |
|
20
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
| $234M | 0.56% |
5,941,940
+348,356
| +6% | +$16.9M |
|
21
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
| $230M | 0.54% |
2,262,198
-191,138
| -8% | -$20.5M |
|
22
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.6B
| $220M | 0.52% |
3,359,235
-145,461
| -4% | -$9.95M |
|
|
23
IBM
IBM
$195B
| $217M | 0.52% |
2,001,256
+499,285
| +33% | +$59.9M |
|
24
AT&T
T
$157B
| $216M | 0.51% |
10,021,646
+1,049,078
| +12% | +$24.4M |
|
25
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
| $215M | 0.51% |
2,407,957
+102,884
| +4% | +$9.4M |
|
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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.