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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
LVS icon
451
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$30.5B
$26M 0.05%
340,325
+195,696
+135% +$14.9M
MSCI icon
452
MSCI
MSCI
$40B
$26M 0.05%
157,047
-8,526
-5% -$1.35M
WLK icon
453
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$25.9M 0.05%
240,257
+19,352
+9% +$2.17M
ICE icon
454
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$82.4B
$25.6M 0.05%
348,178
+236,285
+211% +$17.2M
MTB icon
455
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.2B
$25.5M 0.05%
149,749
-12,487
-8% -$2.24M
CACI icon
456
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
$25.5M 0.05%
151,063
+28,126
+23% +$4.54M
BKH icon
457
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$25.4M 0.05%
415,246
-33,374
-7% -$1.9M
PACW
458
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$25.4M 0.05%
513,145
-31,305
-6% -$1.64M
SBNY
459
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$25.3M 0.05%
197,995
+32,191
+19% +$4.22M
BTI icon
460
British American Tobacco
BTI
$132B
$25.2M 0.05%
500,282
+54,704
+12% +$2.88M
QEP
461
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$25.2M 0.05%
2,057,371
+492,419
+31% +$5.85M
CM icon
462
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$25.2M 0.05%
578,822
+6,132
+1% +$270K
HON icon
463
Honeywell
HON
$77.1B
$25.1M 0.05%
192,938
-212,930
-52% -$28.3M
DVA icon
464
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$24.9M 0.05%
358,642
+29,196
+9% +$1.95M
ALE
465
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$24.9M 0.05%
321,665
-31,345
-9% -$2.35M
LSTR icon
466
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.8B
$24.9M 0.05%
228,018
+11,986
+6% +$1.32M
MCO icon
467
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$24.8M 0.05%
145,664
+16,326
+13% +$2.76M
GNTX icon
468
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
$24.8M 0.05%
1,077,845
+25,045
+2% +$594K
DD icon
469
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$24.8M 0.05%
+148,559
New +$24.9M
AR icon
470
Antero Resources
AR
$10.9B
$24.7M 0.05%
1,158,731
+380,164
+49% +$7.46M
SJI
471
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$24.7M 0.05%
739,099
-44,029
-6% -$1.38M
FLIR
472
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$24.7M 0.05%
475,170
-145,095
-23% -$7.75M
WMB icon
473
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$24.6M 0.05%
908,032
+569,980
+169% +$15M
VTR icon
474
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$24.6M 0.05%
431,560
+244,708
+131% +$12.8M
POR icon
475
Portland General Electric
POR
$6.02B
$24.6M 0.05%
574,697
-105,592
-16% -$4.34M

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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.