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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
IDA icon
476
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$24.6M 0.05%
266,257
-18,627
-7% -$1.67M
VRNS icon
477
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$5.25B
$24.5M 0.05%
987,870
+144,555
+17% +$3.47M
VOD icon
478
Vodafone
VOD
$34.9B
$24.4M 0.05%
1,005,537
+113,986
+13% +$3.11M
AHL
479
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$24.2M 0.05%
595,393
+109,469
+23% +$4.72M
CFFN icon
480
Capitol Federal Financial
CFFN
$1.08B
$24.2M 0.05%
1,835,584
-54,026
-3% -$700K
PFPT
481
DELISTED
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
$24.1M 0.05%
209,231
+63,340
+43% +$7.69M
NTCT icon
482
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$24.1M 0.05%
811,075
+284,383
+54% +$7.91M
LLY icon
483
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$24M 0.05%
281,754
-256,036
-48% -$21M
MFA
484
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
$24M 0.05%
791,181
-25,193
-3% -$771K
AAL icon
485
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
$24M 0.05%
631,833
+248,632
+65% +$11M
JNJ icon
486
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$635B
$23.9M 0.05%
197,341
-237,317
-55% -$29.6M
OGS icon
487
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.05B
$23.9M 0.05%
320,052
-38,429
-11% -$2.73M
FDC
488
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
$23.9M 0.05%
1,142,274
+310,249
+37% +$5.75M
GM icon
489
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$23.9M 0.05%
606,428
-171,847
-22% -$6.77M
SC
490
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$23.8M 0.05%
1,248,147
+97,723
+8% +$1.78M
LNG icon
491
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$56.5B
$23.7M 0.05%
364,081
-57,715
-14% -$3.55M
DFS
492
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$23.7M 0.05%
336,421
-271,760
-45% -$19.9M
SR icon
493
Spire
SR
$4.92B
$23.7M 0.05%
335,162
-54,956
-14% -$3.87M
QVCGA
494
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$23.6M 0.05%
22,939
-1,146
-5% -$1.27M
PX
495
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$23.6M 0.05%
149,238
-25,482
-15% -$3.94M
TM icon
496
Toyota
TM
$210B
$23.6M 0.05%
183,219
+18,438
+11% +$2.43M
GPN icon
497
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
$23.5M 0.05%
210,676
+121,432
+136% +$13.7M
RRC icon
498
Range Resources
RRC
$9.11B
$23.5M 0.05%
1,401,800
+294,626
+27% +$4.46M
NJR icon
499
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$6.06B
$23.4M 0.05%
523,880
-59,621
-10% -$2.52M
NVS icon
500
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$23.4M 0.05%
345,545
+53,142
+18% +$3.67M

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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.