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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
EXC icon
201
Exelon
EXC
$45.3B
$52.7M 0.11%
1,733,867
+403,006
+30% +$11.5M
RSG icon
202
Republic Services
RSG
$67.9B
$52.6M 0.11%
769,036
+184,239
+32% +$12.4M
TEAM icon
203
Atlassian
TEAM
$44.7B
$52.2M 0.11%
834,877
+181,860
+28% +$11.2M
MTCH icon
204
Match Group
MTCH
$9.45B
$52.1M 0.11%
1,346,037
-242,552
-15% -$10.2M
SJM icon
205
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13.3B
$51.8M 0.11%
482,374
+154,148
+47% +$17.3M
RTN
206
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$51.6M 0.11%
266,918
+83,198
+45% +$17.5M
ADM icon
207
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$40.7B
$51.5M 0.11%
1,123,426
-442,416
-28% -$19.9M
ZTS icon
208
Zoetis
ZTS
$30.4B
$51.4M 0.11%
603,792
+152,076
+34% +$12.8M
CNC icon
209
Centene
CNC
$31.9B
$51.4M 0.11%
834,394
+19,712
+2% +$1.14M
CDW icon
210
CDW
CDW
$18.1B
$51.1M 0.11%
632,384
-155,428
-20% -$12M
NSC icon
211
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$73.7B
$51M 0.11%
338,064
+188,491
+126% +$27.5M
PRU icon
212
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.2B
$51M 0.11%
544,990
+261,210
+92% +$26.4M
XYL icon
213
Xylem
XYL
$25.4B
$50.9M 0.11%
755,415
+238,608
+46% +$17.3M
RTX icon
214
RTX Corp
RTX
$268B
$50.7M 0.11%
644,127
-77,238
-11% -$6.05M
AIZ icon
215
Assurant
AIZ
$13.9B
$49.9M 0.1%
481,837
+92,052
+24% +$8.66M
D icon
216
Dominion Energy
D
$58.2B
$49.7M 0.1%
728,267
+83,169
+13% +$5.42M
DTE icon
217
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.6B
$49.6M 0.1%
562,155
+82,056
+17% +$7.11M
CAH icon
218
Cardinal Health
CAH
$55.9B
$49.3M 0.1%
1,009,506
+258,455
+34% +$14.7M
EMR icon
219
Emerson Electric
EMR
$84.9B
$49.1M 0.1%
710,411
+795
+0.1% +$55.9K
CHRW icon
220
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$17.5B
$49.1M 0.1%
587,064
-44,180
-7% -$3.94M
CPRT icon
221
Copart
CPRT
$30.2B
$49M 0.1%
3,464,748
+825,716
+31% +$11.2M
TJX icon
222
TJX Companies
TJX
$142B
$49M 0.1%
1,028,952
+467,056
+83% +$20.5M
INFO
223
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
$48.9M 0.1%
947,207
+376,432
+66% +$18.9M
MSI icon
224
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$76.6B
$48.7M 0.1%
418,619
+236,917
+130% +$26.1M
ROP icon
225
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.1B
$48.6M 0.1%
176,092
+52,179
+42% +$14.4M

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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.