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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
+6.67%
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
$53.7B
AUM Growth
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.99%
Holding
2,619
New
214
Increased
1,332
Reduced
871
Closed
199

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 25.36%
2 Healthcare 12.98%
3 Financials 11.17%
4 Communication Services 10.74%
5 Miscellaneous 9.26%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NVT icon
1801
nVent Electric
NVT
$26.3B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
+56,341
New +$1.53M
LXRX icon
1802
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$992M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
+142,913
New +$1.64M
HI
1803
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
29,071
-208
-0.7% -$10.6K
MUI
1804
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
116,037
-4,423
-4% -$58.2K
MATW icon
1805
Matthews International
MATW
$636M
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
30,232
-6,077
-17% -$327K
LOGI icon
1806
Logitech
LOGI
$14.1B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
33,874
-4,590
-12% -$213K
VWO icon
1807
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
$129B
$1.51M ﹤0.01%
36,937
+1,925
+5% +$81K
ARGO
1808
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
23,832
-40,135
-63% -$2.47M
MEI icon
1809
Methode Electronics
MEI
$501M
$1.5M ﹤0.01%
41,376
+6,033
+17% +$236K
FMBH icon
1810
First Mid Bancshares
FMBH
$1.35B
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
36,982
+6,325
+21% +$258K
WSBF icon
1811
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$381M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
86,905
+13,902
+19% +$237K
OLBK
1812
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
47,026
+10,528
+29% +$361K
XNET
1813
Xunlei
XNET
$314M
$1.49M ﹤0.01%
204,556
-20,023
-9% -$199K
FISI icon
1814
Financial Institutions
FISI
$811M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
47,225
+7,621
+19% +$246K
TRNO icon
1815
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.2B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
39,342
+8,553
+28% +$321K
MUB icon
1816
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.2B
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
13,686
+4,670
+52% +$508K
HEZU icon
1817
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Eurozone ETF
HEZU
$592M
$1.48M ﹤0.01%
49,740
-754
-1% -$22.5K
CMP icon
1818
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.08B
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
21,906
-861
-4% -$56.1K
EGOV
1819
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$1.47M ﹤0.01%
99,236
-4,395,999
-98% -$71.2M
CUBI icon
1820
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.66B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
62,161
+12,627
+25% +$327K
TFIN icon
1821
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.64B
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
38,081
-25,404
-40% -$1.06M
HCCI
1822
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.46M ﹤0.01%
68,157
-4,431
-6% -$97K
SPB icon
1823
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.01B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
+19,458
New +$1.65M
NUV icon
1824
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.86B
$1.45M ﹤0.01%
155,106
-6,030
-4% -$57.2K
ROIC
1825
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
$1.44M ﹤0.01%
77,026
+59,871
+349% +$1.14M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,619 positions worth $53.7B, up 11% from $48.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.13B of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 214 new positions and adding to 1,332 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.

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

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bankunited, an estimated $98.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2018 buy was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2018, an estimated $158M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Bankunited, cutting an estimated $98.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $607M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $53.7B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 214 new positions and closed 199 in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $53.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 25 Oct 2018.