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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
ITW icon
276
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$41M 0.09%
295,833
+31,230
+12% +$4.62M
DIS icon
277
Walt Disney
DIS
$165B
$40.9M 0.08%
390,246
+66,042
+20% +$6.75M
ECHO
278
EchoStar
ECHO
$25.5B
$40.5M 0.08%
1,125,135
+1,066,302
+1,812% +$43.5M
DVN icon
279
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$40.4M 0.08%
918,944
+43,671
+5% +$1.69M
TRU icon
280
TransUnion
TRU
$14.8B
$40.4M 0.08%
563,446
+116,271
+26% +$7.75M
JD icon
281
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
$40.3M 0.08%
1,035,825
+70,630
+7% +$2.72M
IEX icon
282
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$40.2M 0.08%
294,613
+28,544
+11% +$3.99M
TSM icon
283
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$39.9M 0.08%
1,092,092
+119,402
+12% +$4.72M
ACAD icon
284
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.25B
$39.8M 0.08%
2,603,446
+840,425
+48% +$15M
AVY icon
285
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.3B
$39.6M 0.08%
387,535
+98,663
+34% +$10.4M
PNW icon
286
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.9B
$39.5M 0.08%
490,735
-144,824
-23% -$11.3M
MKC icon
287
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.4B
$39.4M 0.08%
677,920
+665,718
+5,456% +$34.9M
ULTI
288
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$39.2M 0.08%
152,509
+76,158
+100% +$19.5M
TU icon
289
Telus
TU
$16B
$38.9M 0.08%
2,191,548
+16,230
+0.7% +$287K
DOV icon
290
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
$38.8M 0.08%
530,078
+129,209
+32% +$9.89M
NEE icon
291
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$38.8M 0.08%
928,980
+16,540
+2% +$668K
SPGI icon
292
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$38.8M 0.08%
190,139
+15,064
+9% +$2.98M
BABA icon
293
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$38.5M 0.08%
207,394
-20,338
-9% -$3.88M
ANSS
294
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$38.3M 0.08%
219,712
-19,010
-8% -$3.16M
K
295
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$38.2M 0.08%
582,515
+224,293
+63% +$13.3M
TT icon
296
Trane Technologies
TT
$106B
$38.2M 0.08%
425,587
+319,301
+300% +$28M
MAA icon
297
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$38.2M 0.08%
379,326
+117,387
+45% +$11M
MCK icon
298
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$37.8M 0.08%
283,130
+24,640
+10% +$3.6M
LHX icon
299
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
$37.6M 0.08%
260,410
-4,760
-2% -$737K
CB icon
300
Chubb
CB
$140B
$37.6M 0.08%
295,796
+7,469
+3% +$992K

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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.