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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
+6.67%
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
$53.7B
AUM Growth
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.99%
Holding
2,619
New
214
Increased
1,332
Reduced
871
Closed
199

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.17%
2 Healthcare 12.61%
3 Financials 10.99%
4 Communication Services 10.58%
5 Industrials 8.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MDT icon
351
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$36.1M 0.07%
366,933
+15,258
+4% +$1.41M
WTRG icon
352
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$35.8M 0.07%
970,220
+52,641
+6% +$1.95M
OKE icon
353
Oneok
OKE
$58.7B
$35.8M 0.07%
527,768
+383,754
+266% +$26.3M
LH icon
354
Labcorp
LH
$24.3B
$35.7M 0.07%
239,505
+28,198
+13% +$4.29M
BRK.B icon
355
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$35.7M 0.07%
166,782
+16,635
+11% +$3.41M
PPG icon
356
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.9B
$35.7M 0.07%
327,158
+48,787
+18% +$5.32M
CPRT icon
357
Copart
CPRT
$25.9B
$35.7M 0.07%
2,768,316
-696,432
-20% -$10.4M
PACW
358
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$35.5M 0.07%
744,486
+231,341
+45% +$11.6M
CAG icon
359
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$35.4M 0.07%
1,042,912
+190,708
+22% +$6.97M
FAST icon
360
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$35.4M 0.07%
2,442,264
-1,062,924
-30% -$15.1M
ODFL icon
361
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$48.5B
$35.3M 0.07%
657,612
-246,552
-27% -$12.5M
KSU
362
DELISTED
Kansas City Southern
KSU
$35.3M 0.07%
311,206
+42,136
+16% +$4.8M
GL icon
363
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$35.1M 0.07%
405,279
+12,890
+3% +$1.11M
RGA icon
364
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$15.7B
$35.1M 0.07%
242,858
+41,853
+21% +$5.92M
EA icon
365
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$34.6M 0.06%
287,311
+43,403
+18% +$5.6M
MPWR icon
366
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$34.6M 0.06%
275,712
+240,965
+693% +$33.6M
NTNX icon
367
Nutanix
NTNX
$14.9B
$34.6M 0.06%
809,399
+551,052
+213% +$29.1M
SRE icon
368
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$34.6M 0.06%
607,874
-20,164
-3% -$1.17M
BAH icon
369
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$8.7B
$34.6M 0.06%
696,599
+399,589
+135% +$19.5M
COHR
370
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$34.5M 0.06%
+200,555
New +$35.3M
SNDR icon
371
Schneider National
SNDR
$6.59B
$34.4M 0.06%
1,377,914
+1,062,687
+337% +$28.4M
JBLU icon
372
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.96B
$34.2M 0.06%
1,769,014
+187,522
+12% +$3.56M
IP icon
373
International Paper
IP
$22.3B
$34.2M 0.06%
734,728
+58,850
+9% +$2.92M
R icon
374
Ryder
R
$10.3B
$34M 0.06%
465,590
+24,230
+5% +$1.85M
AVB icon
375
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.1B
$34M 0.06%
187,672
+14,851
+9% +$2.65M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,619 positions worth $53.7B, up 11% from $48.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.13B of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 214 new positions and adding to 1,332 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bankunited, an estimated $98.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2018 buy was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2018, an estimated $158M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Bankunited, cutting an estimated $98.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $607M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $53.7B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 214 new positions and closed 199 in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $53.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 25 Oct 2018.