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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$146M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$94.1M
3
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$93.1M
4
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$88.8M
5
PYPL icon
PayPal
PYPL
+$70M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
MEET
2476
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
– –
-64,270
Closed -$181K
GGP
2477
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
– –
-1,106,479
Closed -$25.9M
WLL
2478
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
– –
-1,153
Closed -$2.29M
UN
2479
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
– –
-23,805
Closed -$1.34M
FTR
2480
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
– –
-165,404
Closed -$1.12M
TRCO
2481
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
– –
-69,405
Closed -$2.95M
VLP
2482
DELISTED
Valero Energy Partners LP
VLP
– –
-85,110
Closed -$3.79M
AFAM
2483
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
– –
-11,250
Closed -$623K
HAWK
2484
DELISTED
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
HAWK
– –
-38,795
Closed -$1.38M
HRG
2485
DELISTED
HRG Group, Inc.
HRG
– –
-33,296
Closed -$564K
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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.