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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 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
DGX icon
276
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.1B
$37.9M 0.09%
377,877
+160,835
+74% +$16.5M
ZTS icon
277
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$37.7M 0.09%
451,716
+328,805
+268% +$25.9M
ANSS
278
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$37.4M 0.09%
238,722
+216,949
+996% +$34.7M
NEE icon
279
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$37.3M 0.09%
912,440
-109,872
-11% -$4.24M
MDLZ icon
280
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$37.2M 0.09%
891,521
+145,024
+19% +$6.3M
BG icon
281
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
$37.1M 0.09%
502,409
+22,627
+5% +$1.71M
CAVM
282
DELISTED
Cavium, Inc.
CAVM
$37.1M 0.09%
467,345
+447,852
+2,298% +$39.1M
EXC icon
283
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$37M 0.09%
1,330,861
-114,677
-8% -$3.1M
ACM icon
284
Aecom
ACM
$9.07B
$36.9M 0.08%
1,036,694
+234,068
+29% +$8.64M
BPOP icon
285
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$36.9M 0.08%
887,078
+540,913
+156% +$22.2M
CMCSA icon
286
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.1B
$36.8M 0.08%
1,077,469
+669,488
+164% +$26M
SWK icon
287
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$36.7M 0.08%
239,518
+66,386
+38% +$10.8M
MCK icon
288
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$36.4M 0.08%
258,490
+6,603
+3% +$1.03M
CBOE icon
289
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$36.1M 0.08%
316,675
-5,709
-2% -$694K
AJG icon
290
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$36.1M 0.08%
525,380
-55,492
-10% -$3.74M
BMY icon
291
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$36.1M 0.08%
569,986
-373,740
-40% -$24M
MS icon
292
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$35.9M 0.08%
665,491
-34,843
-5% -$1.93M
SON icon
293
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$35.7M 0.08%
735,931
-39,711
-5% -$2.02M
AIZ icon
294
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$35.6M 0.08%
389,785
-40,349
-9% -$3.69M
SYY icon
295
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$35.5M 0.08%
591,932
-79,793
-12% -$4.83M
WMT icon
296
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$35.5M 0.08%
1,196,049
-734,385
-38% -$23.6M
TEAM icon
297
Atlassian
TEAM
$22B
$35.2M 0.08%
653,017
+469,775
+256% +$25.6M
TEL icon
298
TE Connectivity
TEL
$58.8B
$35.2M 0.08%
352,225
+176,029
+100% +$17.8M
AVT icon
299
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$34.8M 0.08%
833,126
+91,843
+12% +$3.88M
ROP icon
300
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.3B
$34.8M 0.08%
123,913
-44,380
-26% -$12.2M

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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.