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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
UAL icon
301
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$37.5M 0.08%
537,951
-196,647
-27% -$13.7M
CY
302
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$37.4M 0.08%
2,402,988
+377,554
+19% +$6.23M
AVT icon
303
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$37.3M 0.08%
869,574
+36,448
+4% +$1.48M
MIC
304
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$37.2M 0.08%
882,333
+550,250
+166% +$21.6M
PFG icon
305
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.6B
$37M 0.08%
698,464
+42,884
+7% +$2.49M
ANDV
306
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$36.8M 0.08%
+280,704
New +$37M
GWR
307
DELISTED
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
GWR
$36.7M 0.08%
451,874
+271,364
+150% +$20.6M
NKTR icon
308
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$36.6M 0.08%
49,942
+1,150
+2% +$1.33M
CNA icon
309
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.5B
$36.6M 0.08%
800,745
+165,647
+26% +$8M
STLA icon
310
Stellantis
STLA
$16.5B
$36.5M 0.08%
1,930,488
+56,349
+3% +$1.23M
SRE icon
311
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$36.5M 0.08%
628,038
-139,028
-18% -$7.6M
WSO icon
312
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$36.5M 0.08%
204,475
+59,096
+41% +$10.7M
PCAR icon
313
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$36.4M 0.08%
882,194
-84,847
-9% -$3.67M
TRV icon
314
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$36.4M 0.08%
297,407
-35,276
-11% -$4.62M
OZK icon
315
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.49B
$36.2M 0.08%
804,431
+108,351
+16% +$5.16M
APH icon
316
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$36.1M 0.07%
1,658,680
-336,396
-17% -$7.32M
EQT icon
317
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$36M 0.07%
1,199,949
+256,357
+27% +$7.15M
UGI icon
318
UGI
UGI
$8B
$35.6M 0.07%
684,508
-231,023
-25% -$11.2M
CLR
319
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$35.6M 0.07%
549,231
+309,005
+129% +$20M
AEE icon
320
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$35.4M 0.07%
581,620
-204,055
-26% -$11.7M
LEA icon
321
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
$35.3M 0.07%
190,222
-39,881
-17% -$7.8M
CSGP icon
322
CoStar Group
CSGP
$11.3B
$35M 0.07%
849,220
+246,310
+41% +$9.48M
TRN icon
323
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$35M 0.07%
1,418,377
+362,954
+34% +$8.73M
CMA
324
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$34.6M 0.07%
380,816
-335,677
-47% -$32.2M
ITRI icon
325
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$34.6M 0.07%
575,715
+197,199
+52% +$12.5M

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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.