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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
TDS icon
626
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.91B
$17.1M 0.04%
624,654
+153,508
+33% +$4.16M
PPC icon
627
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.82B
$17.1M 0.04%
849,579
+207,665
+32% +$4.46M
BRX icon
628
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.95B
$17.1M 0.04%
980,820
+126,346
+15% +$1.96M
TMUS icon
629
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
$17.1M 0.04%
286,062
-23,035
-7% -$1.36M
KMI icon
630
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.1B
$17.1M 0.04%
965,721
-464,188
-32% -$7.59M
VRNT
631
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$17M 0.04%
754,153
+172,082
+30% +$3.74M
AGO icon
632
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$17M 0.04%
476,709
-46,263
-9% -$1.68M
COL
633
DELISTED
Rockwell Collins
COL
$17M 0.04%
126,333
-51,494
-29% -$6.97M
SAFM
634
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$17M 0.04%
161,398
+42,017
+35% +$4.56M
CHTR icon
635
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$16.9M 0.04%
57,741
+13,461
+30% +$3.87M
NATI
636
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$16.9M 0.04%
402,697
+380,297
+1,698% +$16.9M
BCE icon
637
BCE
BCE
$19.9B
$16.7M 0.03%
413,547
+13,132
+3% +$551K
HXL icon
638
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$16.7M 0.03%
252,133
+42,369
+20% +$2.89M
WRI
639
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$16.7M 0.03%
542,411
+365,969
+207% +$10.4M
CPA icon
640
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.56B
$16.7M 0.03%
176,403
-60,959
-26% -$6.84M
CBRE icon
641
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$16.7M 0.03%
348,982
-581,268
-62% -$27.5M
SFM icon
642
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.04B
$16.6M 0.03%
753,067
+12,530
+2% +$283K
MHK icon
643
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.9B
$16.6M 0.03%
77,556
+20,517
+36% +$4.49M
CXW icon
644
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.1B
$16.5M 0.03%
691,889
+7,950
+1% +$168K
HRC
645
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$16.4M 0.03%
188,102
-11,925
-6% -$1.06M
AGNC icon
646
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$12.3B
$16.3M 0.03%
876,592
-164,188
-16% -$3.1M
PNR icon
647
Pentair
PNR
$10.2B
$16.2M 0.03%
385,712
+124,202
+47% +$5.58M
GGG icon
648
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$16.2M 0.03%
357,565
-188,277
-34% -$8.63M
LPLA icon
649
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$16.2M 0.03%
246,593
-12,689
-5% -$834K
MD icon
650
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.16B
$16.2M 0.03%
373,209
+3,416
+0.9% +$164K

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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.