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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+5.51%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$48.2B
AUM Growth
+$4.68B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
6.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.49%
Holding
2,555
New
260
Increased
1,265
Reduced
879
Closed
150

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$130M
2
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$109M
3
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$99.2M
4
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$90.4M
5
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$87.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$99.8M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$81.2M
4
AVXS
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
+$75.7M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$68M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.33%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Communication Services 11.56%
4 Healthcare 9.88%
5 Miscellaneous 9.81%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VREX icon
1626
Varex Imaging
VREX
$779M
$2M ﹤0.01%
+53,981
New +$2M
BIG
1627
DELISTED
Big Lots, Inc.
BIG
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
47,647
-35,606
-43% -$1.5M
GGP
1628
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$1.99M ﹤0.01%
+97,312
New +$1.97M
BC icon
1629
Brunswick
BC
$4.66B
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
30,651
-109,775
-78% -$6.85M
DQ
1630
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$844M
$1.98M ﹤0.01%
277,860
+243,705
+714% +$2.47M
HBNC icon
1631
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$1.01B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
95,385
+15,624
+20% +$319K
PRAA icon
1632
PRA Group
PRAA
$719M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
50,930
+26,703
+110% +$1.03M
MYOK
1633
DELISTED
MyoKardia, Inc. Common Stock
MYOK
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
+39,477
New +$1.91M
NWLI
1634
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
6,365
+752
+13% +$235K
KRNY icon
1635
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$649M
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
145,363
+36,881
+34% +$513K
KMT icon
1636
Kennametal
KMT
$2.32B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
54,313
+41,576
+326% +$1.6M
PEGI
1637
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
103,495
+8,697
+9% +$158K
TUSK icon
1638
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$154M
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
+57,122
New +$2.01M
EEX
1639
DELISTED
Emerald Holding
EEX
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
+94,031
New +$1.9M
ALRM icon
1640
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.75B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
47,922
+11,875
+33% +$493K
AM
1641
DELISTED
ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
AM
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
65,474
+25,518
+64% +$718K
IWO icon
1642
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO
$14.7B
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
9,452
-370
-4% -$74K
QUOT
1643
DELISTED
Quotient Technology Inc
QUOT
$1.93M ﹤0.01%
147,024
+98,367
+202% +$1.31M
ESE icon
1644
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$7.05B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
33,237
+10,140
+44% +$582K
KNL
1645
DELISTED
Knoll, Inc.
KNL
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
92,153
+26,491
+40% +$543K
DMC
1646
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.54B
$1.92M ﹤0.01%
42,995
-32,466
-43% -$1.52M
ALG icon
1647
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.1B
$1.91M ﹤0.01%
21,089
+13,827
+190% +$1.4M
TBI
1648
Trueblue
TBI
$286M
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
70,554
+3,217
+5% +$85.2K
AXTA icon
1649
Axalta
AXTA
$7.6B
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
62,701
+1,834
+3% +$57.5K
RDFN
1650
DELISTED
Redfin
RDFN
$1.9M ﹤0.01%
+82,081
New +$1.85M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,555 positions worth $48.2B, up 11% from $43.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.97B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 260 new positions and adding to 1,265 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intel, an estimated $116M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Bankunited in Q2 2018, an estimated $87.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $116M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited AveXis, Inc. Common Stock in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $75.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.2B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 260 new positions and closed 150 in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $48.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 2 Aug 2018.