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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
+5.51%
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
$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 23.01%
2 Financials 12.35%
3 Communication Services 11.37%
4 Healthcare 9.49%
5 Industrials 8.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NSM
2526
DELISTED
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings
NSM
-125,033
Closed -$2.25M
VR
2527
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
-366,579
Closed -$24.7M
IPCC
2528
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
-13,107
Closed -$1.55M
TEP
2529
DELISTED
Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
TEP
-179,371
Closed -$6.8M
RPXC
2530
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
-47,546
Closed -$508K
TWX
2531
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
-38,227
Closed -$3.62M
GNRT
2532
DELISTED
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
GNRT
-79,713
Closed -$450K
MON
2533
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
-9,599
Closed -$1.12M
OA
2534
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
-45,849
Closed -$6.08M
GXP
2535
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
-85,550
Closed -$2.72M
LQ
2536
DELISTED
La Quinta Holdings Inc.
LQ
-106,395
Closed -$2.01M
MSCC
2537
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
-400,504
Closed -$25.9M
AVXS
2538
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
-612,821
Closed -$75.7M
CBI
2539
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
-25,233
Closed -$363K
BUFF
2540
DELISTED
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc
BUFF
-678,425
Closed -$27M
FOGO
2541
DELISTED
Fogo de Chao, Inc. Common Stock
FOGO
-10,584
Closed -$167K
CSRA
2542
DELISTED
CSRA Inc.
CSRA
-17,745
Closed -$732K
EGL
2543
DELISTED
Engility Holdings, Inc.
EGL
-48,721
Closed -$1.19M
WPZ
2544
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
-215,652
Closed -$7.42M
CMO
2545
DELISTED
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
CMO
-214,718
Closed -$1.86M
ORBC
2546
DELISTED
ORBCOMM, Inc.
ORBC
-113,182
Closed -$1.06M
MTSC
2547
DELISTED
MTS Systems Corp
MTSC
-15,207
Closed -$785K
EFII
2548
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
-42,993
Closed -$1.18M
MTGE
2549
DELISTED
MTGE Investment Corp. Common Stock
MTGE
-74,967
Closed -$1.34M
WR
2550
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
-564,386
Closed -$29.7M

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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 23% of assets, up from 23% 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.