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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TRI icon
551
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$20.5M 0.05%
456,855
+18,313
+4% +$876K
CHL
552
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$20.5M 0.05%
447,276
+43,238
+11% +$2.1M
NLY icon
553
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$16.9B
$20.4M 0.05%
490,184
-61,930
-11% -$2.64M
NSC icon
554
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$20.3M 0.05%
149,573
+1,384
+0.9% +$199K
APA icon
555
APA Corp
APA
$12.8B
$20.3M 0.05%
526,582
+288,150
+121% +$11.6M
WAT icon
556
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$20.3M 0.05%
101,944
+35,046
+52% +$7.25M
UNM icon
557
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$20M 0.05%
419,465
-492
-0.1% -$25.7K
STZ icon
558
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$20M 0.05%
87,583
-5,756
-6% -$1.27M
AGCO icon
559
AGCO
AGCO
$8.78B
$19.9M 0.05%
307,149
+132,220
+76% +$9.13M
AAL icon
560
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.58B
$19.9M 0.05%
383,201
-138,808
-27% -$7.44M
BF.B icon
561
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$19.8M 0.05%
364,811
+276,394
+313% +$13.1M
RS icon
562
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$20.8B
$19.8M 0.05%
230,916
+17,059
+8% +$1.52M
VEDL
563
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$19.7M 0.05%
1,123,498
+118,485
+12% +$2.39M
JEF icon
564
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$19.7M 0.05%
968,833
-91,327
-9% -$2.07M
AGNC icon
565
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
$19.7M 0.05%
1,040,780
+30,362
+3% +$576K
TMO icon
566
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$19.7M 0.05%
95,339
-51,754
-35% -$10.9M
VMI icon
567
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$19.6M 0.04%
133,736
+27,957
+26% +$4.37M
VRSK icon
568
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
$19.4M 0.04%
186,362
+113,052
+154% +$11.3M
EXEL icon
569
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
$19.3M 0.04%
873,018
+237,256
+37% +$6.56M
HCA icon
570
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$84.8B
$19.3M 0.04%
199,017
+32,595
+20% +$3.16M
ECL icon
571
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$19.2M 0.04%
140,430
+17,741
+14% +$2.39M
TAP icon
572
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
$19.2M 0.04%
255,300
+33,285
+15% +$2.66M
MSI icon
573
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$19.1M 0.04%
181,702
+89,539
+97% +$9.15M
MAN icon
574
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.39B
$19M 0.04%
164,775
+29,259
+22% +$3.62M
AGO icon
575
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$18.9M 0.04%
522,972
+99,909
+24% +$3.52M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.