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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
NWN icon
551
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$21.1M 0.04%
331,254
-98,204
-23% -$5.9M
WGL
552
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$21.1M 0.04%
238,132
-11,955
-5% -$1.04M
TRI icon
553
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$21.1M 0.04%
451,628
-5,227
-1% -$240K
ECL icon
554
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$21.1M 0.04%
150,384
+9,954
+7% +$1.44M
SNY icon
555
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$21.1M 0.04%
526,418
+3,960
+0.8% +$156K
AVA icon
556
Avista
AVA
$3.47B
$21.1M 0.04%
399,823
-23,410
-6% -$1.22M
HIG icon
557
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.5B
$21M 0.04%
409,931
+294,381
+255% +$15.4M
HSY icon
558
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$20.9M 0.04%
225,024
-16,144
-7% -$1.51M
AXS icon
559
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.59B
$20.9M 0.04%
376,037
-49,590
-12% -$2.83M
ERIE icon
560
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$20.9M 0.04%
177,998
-23,701
-12% -$2.74M
DXCM icon
561
DexCom
DXCM
$27.6B
$20.9M 0.04%
878,804
+511,660
+139% +$10.8M
LBRDK icon
562
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.15B
$20.7M 0.04%
+273,746
New +$20.7M
OII icon
563
Oceaneering
OII
$5.25B
$20.7M 0.04%
812,975
+514,553
+172% +$11.5M
SJR
564
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$20.7M 0.04%
1,016,630
-81,503
-7% -$1.66M
MNDT
565
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
$20.7M 0.04%
1,343,821
+525,719
+64% +$9.14M
IPG
566
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$20.6M 0.04%
878,948
-385,949
-31% -$9.08M
FISV
567
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$20.6M 0.04%
277,628
+76,892
+38% +$5.58M
EVHC
568
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$20.6M 0.04%
467,202
+212,404
+83% +$8.72M
W icon
569
Wayfair
W
$11.1B
$20.5M 0.04%
172,983
-39,385
-19% -$3.42M
USFD icon
570
US Foods
USFD
$21.4B
$20.5M 0.04%
542,706
-2,662
-0.5% -$94.2K
STL
571
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
$20.5M 0.04%
873,376
-56,524
-6% -$1.35M
RITM icon
572
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.09B
$20.5M 0.04%
1,171,824
-89,471
-7% -$1.57M
ROL icon
573
Rollins
ROL
$18.6B
$20.5M 0.04%
875,513
+597,777
+215% +$13.6M
SAIC icon
574
Saic
SAIC
$5.03B
$20.3M 0.04%
251,322
+41,599
+20% +$3.53M
BBY icon
575
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
$20.3M 0.04%
272,598
-176,569
-39% -$13.1M

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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.