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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
IONS icon
251
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$44.5M 0.09%
1,067,764
+39,452
+4% +$1.75M
WSM icon
252
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$44.5M 0.09%
1,449,712
-320,474
-18% -$8.58M
BAC icon
253
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$44.4M 0.09%
1,576,190
-1,020,120
-39% -$30.4M
ES icon
254
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$44.4M 0.09%
757,282
-8,568
-1% -$493K
PAYX icon
255
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$43.6M 0.09%
638,435
-153,582
-19% -$9.91M
CSX icon
256
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$43.3M 0.09%
2,038,605
+1,337,868
+191% +$27.6M
CPAY icon
257
Corpay
CPAY
$24.2B
$43.2M 0.09%
205,276
+70,407
+52% +$14.5M
CNP icon
258
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$29.1B
$43.1M 0.09%
1,554,306
+712,521
+85% +$18.7M
ADP icon
259
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$43M 0.09%
320,327
-198,763
-38% -$25.2M
MDLZ icon
260
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$42.9M 0.09%
1,047,499
+155,978
+17% +$6.27M
EXPD icon
261
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.9B
$42.7M 0.09%
584,558
+188,911
+48% +$13.2M
KMB icon
262
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$42.7M 0.09%
405,576
+111,388
+38% +$11.6M
ISRG icon
263
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$121B
$42.5M 0.09%
266,784
+30,369
+13% +$4.63M
FAST icon
264
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$42.2M 0.09%
3,505,188
+687,000
+24% +$8.89M
CAT icon
265
Caterpillar
CAT
$409B
$42M 0.09%
309,530
-40,230
-12% -$6.01M
ALK icon
266
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$41.9M 0.09%
694,182
-114,684
-14% -$7.1M
PPLI
267
People Inc
PPLI
$3.1B
$41.9M 0.09%
1,538,233
+624,967
+68% +$17.1M
URI icon
268
United Rentals
URI
$71.1B
$41.8M 0.09%
283,460
-70,841
-20% -$11.6M
EL icon
269
Estee Lauder
EL
$29B
$41.8M 0.09%
293,098
+106,360
+57% +$15.7M
BKNG icon
270
Booking.com
BKNG
$138B
$41.6M 0.09%
+512,925
New +$43.2M
ATVI
271
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$41.6M 0.09%
544,647
-95,679
-15% -$6.77M
FNF icon
272
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$13.9B
$41.6M 0.09%
1,148,962
-227,401
-17% -$8.28M
MMM icon
273
3M
MMM
$89B
$41.5M 0.09%
252,026
-25,855
-9% -$4.41M
HPQ icon
274
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$41.2M 0.09%
1,817,924
+547,265
+43% +$12.2M
SYF icon
275
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$41.2M 0.09%
1,232,888
+69,376
+6% +$2.38M

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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.