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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
AMG icon
676
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$14.7M 0.03%
99,009
+52,844
+114% +$8.71M
OPTU
677
Optimum Communications Inc
OPTU
$316M
$14.7M 0.03%
+859,982
New +$15.9M
RHI icon
678
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$14.5M 0.03%
222,940
-318,601
-59% -$20.2M
FE icon
679
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.9B
$14.3M 0.03%
398,942
+160,373
+67% +$5.49M
COR icon
680
Cencora
COR
$60.3B
$14.3M 0.03%
167,843
-72,394
-30% -$6.36M
APLE icon
681
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.96B
$14.2M 0.03%
794,205
+119,179
+18% +$2.18M
SBAC icon
682
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$14.1M 0.03%
+85,671
New +$13.8M
RBS.PRS.CL
683
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$14.1M 0.03%
549,750
+9,968
+2% +$255K
NRG icon
684
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$14M 0.03%
454,696
+22,679
+5% +$733K
WAB icon
685
Wabtec
WAB
$51.1B
$13.8M 0.03%
139,922
+132,304
+1,737% +$12.3M
ZION icon
686
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$10.1B
$13.6M 0.03%
258,012
-18,691
-7% -$1.03M
AQUA
687
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
$13.6M 0.03%
+662,609
New +$13.5M
RDY icon
688
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$9.82B
$13.6M 0.03%
2,106,065
+296,170
+16% +$1.87M
DOC icon
689
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.4B
$13.5M 0.03%
524,486
-199,721
-28% -$4.71M
JCI icon
690
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$13.5M 0.03%
403,172
-317,574
-44% -$11M
POST icon
691
Post Holdings
POST
$4.12B
$13.5M 0.03%
239,370
+105,733
+79% +$5.52M
VMI icon
692
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$13.4M 0.03%
88,978
-44,758
-33% -$6.54M
AWK icon
693
American Water Works
AWK
$26.3B
$13.4M 0.03%
156,934
-59,374
-27% -$4.91M
MPT
694
Medical Properties Trust
MPT
$2.89B
$13.4M 0.03%
952,160
-71,296
-7% -$944K
S
695
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$13.3M 0.03%
2,451,036
+1,308,054
+114% +$7.07M
NTNX icon
696
Nutanix
NTNX
$14.9B
$13.3M 0.03%
258,347
+22,983
+10% +$1.26M
PK icon
697
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.97B
$13.3M 0.03%
433,772
-248
-0.1% -$7.41K
CBOE icon
698
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$13.2M 0.03%
126,367
-190,308
-60% -$20.1M
CACC icon
699
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6B
$13.1M 0.03%
37,095
-9,439
-20% -$3.24M
VAR
700
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$13.1M 0.03%
114,987
+72,478
+171% +$8.67M

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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.