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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
TD icon
526
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$22M 0.05%
380,315
+3,707
+1% +$212K
BMS
527
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$22M 0.05%
520,975
-158,356
-23% -$6.83M
MAXR
528
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$21.8M 0.05%
+431,858
New +$20.4M
ACHC icon
529
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$3.17B
$21.7M 0.05%
531,455
-260,608
-33% -$10.5M
TFCF
530
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$21.7M 0.05%
440,863
+341,873
+345% +$13.4M
BUD icon
531
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$21.7M 0.05%
215,423
+22,293
+12% +$2.21M
EPR icon
532
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$21.7M 0.05%
334,605
+136,809
+69% +$8.1M
ABM icon
533
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.8B
$21.7M 0.05%
742,904
+117,668
+19% +$3.63M
RDS.B
534
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$21.7M 0.04%
298,212
-18,044
-6% -$1.3M
GSK icon
535
GSK
GSK
$103B
$21.6M 0.04%
428,186
-16,583
-4% -$835K
NVO
536
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$21.5M 0.04%
933,262
+913,966
+4,737% +$21.7M
CYBR
537
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$21.5M 0.04%
341,741
+67,607
+25% +$3.95M
DEO icon
538
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$21.5M 0.04%
148,967
-8,359
-5% -$1.2M
ROK icon
539
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$21.4M 0.04%
128,576
-35,137
-21% -$6.11M
CAJ
540
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$21.3M 0.04%
652,803
+65,638
+11% +$2.27M
BMO icon
541
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$21.3M 0.04%
275,930
-746
-0.3% -$57.4K
WPP icon
542
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$21.3M 0.04%
271,059
-920
-0.3% -$76.3K
UL icon
543
Unilever
UL
$131B
$21.3M 0.04%
342,466
-7,151
-2% -$444K
IFF icon
544
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$19.4B
$21.3M 0.04%
171,505
-35,472
-17% -$4.64M
RY icon
545
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$21.2M 0.04%
282,130
+13,036
+5% +$998K
PH icon
546
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
$21.2M 0.04%
136,274
-41,431
-23% -$7.06M
CLH icon
547
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.1B
$21.2M 0.04%
382,307
+222,672
+139% +$11.4M
LPNT
548
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$21.2M 0.04%
434,659
-59,871
-12% -$3.1M
ABB
549
DELISTED
ABB Ltd
ABB
$21.1M 0.04%
971,245
+79,153
+9% +$1.84M
BNS icon
550
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$21.1M 0.04%
369,408
+31,590
+9% +$1.9M

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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.