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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
WTRG icon
351
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$32.3M 0.07%
917,579
-65,342
-7% -$2.24M
FNB icon
352
FNB Corp
FNB
$6.78B
$32.3M 0.07%
2,403,497
-131,884
-5% -$1.78M
RMD icon
353
ResMed
RMD
$28.3B
$32.2M 0.07%
310,612
+49,800
+19% +$5.04M
BEN icon
354
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$32.2M 0.07%
1,003,305
-365,464
-27% -$12.2M
SABR icon
355
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$32.1M 0.07%
1,303,900
+1,246,779
+2,183% +$28.9M
ESRX
356
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$32M 0.07%
414,338
-265,512
-39% -$19.9M
GL icon
357
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$31.9M 0.07%
392,389
+235,655
+150% +$20M
R icon
358
Ryder
R
$10.4B
$31.7M 0.07%
441,360
+118,530
+37% +$8.31M
ATO icon
359
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$31.7M 0.07%
351,470
-23,336
-6% -$2.02M
DHR icon
360
Danaher
DHR
$135B
$31.7M 0.07%
362,074
-23,413
-6% -$2.09M
HOLX
361
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$31.6M 0.07%
794,737
+117,304
+17% +$4.51M
BNY
362
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$31.5M 0.07%
584,535
+8,004
+1% +$442K
AL
363
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$31.5M 0.07%
751,019
+17,650
+2% +$765K
UHS icon
364
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.43B
$31.4M 0.07%
282,152
-70,752
-20% -$8.29M
AOS icon
365
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$31.3M 0.06%
528,867
+164,325
+45% +$10.4M
IBN icon
366
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
$31.2M 0.06%
3,889,276
+431,510
+12% +$3.7M
WM icon
367
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$31.2M 0.06%
383,132
-143,533
-27% -$11.9M
BPOP icon
368
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$31.1M 0.06%
686,805
-200,273
-23% -$9.16M
LOW icon
369
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$116B
$30.9M 0.06%
323,345
+179,389
+125% +$16.2M
ASB icon
370
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.82B
$30.9M 0.06%
1,130,438
-134,643
-11% -$3.61M
SAVE
371
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$30.8M 0.06%
847,463
+57,293
+7% +$2.12M
VTRS icon
372
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$30.7M 0.06%
849,554
-84,656
-9% -$3.32M
GWRE icon
373
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$11.5B
$30.6M 0.06%
344,859
+222,914
+183% +$19.7M
STLD icon
374
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$35.6B
$30.6M 0.06%
665,847
-10,832
-2% -$513K
CAG icon
375
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$30.4M 0.06%
852,204
-21,505
-2% -$801K

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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.