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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
+6.67%
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
$53.7B
AUM Growth
+$5.48B
Cap. Flow
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.82%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.99%
Holding
2,619
New
214
Increased
1,332
Reduced
871
Closed
199

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$676M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$158M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$103M
4
DBX icon
Dropbox
DBX
+$88.8M
5
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$81.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXO icon
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
+$607M
2
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$98.4M
3
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$73.8M
4
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
+$73.6M
5
EGOV
NIC Inc
EGOV
+$71.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.17%
2 Healthcare 12.61%
3 Financials 10.99%
4 Communication Services 10.58%
5 Industrials 8.45%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
BAX icon
601
Baxter International
BAX
$11.6B
$21.2M 0.04%
275,323
+161,657
+142% +$12M
S
602
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$20.9M 0.04%
3,195,106
+744,070
+30% +$4.42M
TAP icon
603
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
$20.9M 0.04%
339,529
+65,650
+24% +$4.34M
BURL icon
604
Burlington
BURL
$22B
$20.9M 0.04%
128,039
-21,452
-14% -$3.42M
TCOM icon
605
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$20.8M 0.04%
560,922
+11,277
+2% +$458K
POST icon
606
Post Holdings
POST
$4.12B
$20.7M 0.04%
323,082
+83,712
+35% +$5.14M
SIRI icon
607
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10B
$20.5M 0.04%
324,855
+42,241
+15% +$2.94M
CMA
608
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$20.5M 0.04%
226,871
-153,945
-40% -$14.7M
AOS icon
609
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$20.5M 0.04%
383,285
-145,582
-28% -$8.55M
ACHC icon
610
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$3.17B
$20.4M 0.04%
580,377
+48,922
+9% +$1.95M
AME icon
611
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$20.3M 0.04%
257,132
-149,241
-37% -$11.4M
FIS icon
612
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$21.5B
$20.3M 0.04%
186,264
+66,093
+55% +$7.12M
WLK icon
613
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$20.3M 0.04%
244,001
+3,744
+2% +$366K
TFX icon
614
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$20.2M 0.04%
75,843
+15,648
+26% +$4.06M
AYI icon
615
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$20.2M 0.04%
128,236
+31,698
+33% +$4.55M
FL
616
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$20M 0.04%
392,905
+36,393
+10% +$1.8M
AGNC icon
617
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
$20M 0.04%
1,074,863
+198,271
+23% +$3.78M
AGCO icon
618
AGCO
AGCO
$8.78B
$20M 0.04%
329,372
+75,383
+30% +$4.56M
NFG icon
619
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.84B
$19.9M 0.04%
354,530
+16,106
+5% +$889K
GAP
620
The Gap Inc
GAP
$6.84B
$19.9M 0.04%
688,195
+8,335
+1% +$250K
CTLT
621
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$19.8M 0.04%
435,632
+355,480
+444% +$15M
CF icon
622
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$19.8M 0.04%
364,437
-88,860
-20% -$4.28M
CHTR icon
623
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$19.8M 0.04%
60,830
+3,089
+5% +$943K
JCI icon
624
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$19.8M 0.04%
565,932
+162,760
+40% +$6M
COF icon
625
Capital One
COF
$124B
$19.7M 0.04%
207,435
-4,793
-2% -$466K
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,619 positions worth $53.7B, up 11% from $48.2B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $3.13B of net new capital in Q3 2018, opening 214 new positions and adding to 1,332 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Bankunited, an estimated $98.4M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2018 buy was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund: 4,470,114 shares worth $708M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2018, an estimated $158M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was Bankunited, cutting an estimated $98.4M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $607M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $53.7B portfolio in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 214 new positions and closed 199 in Q3 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $53.7B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 25 Oct 2018.