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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
CTSH icon
51
Cognizant
CTSH
$20.3B
$144M 0.3%
1,826,864
+367,365
+25% +$28.9M
LRCX icon
52
Lam Research
LRCX
$400B
$144M 0.3%
8,320,060
+1,395,040
+20% +$26.9M
CVX icon
53
Chevron
CVX
$387B
$144M 0.3%
1,135,887
-75,715
-6% -$9.4M
VMW
54
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$139M 0.29%
943,676
-77,240
-8% -$10.6M
HYLS icon
55
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF
HYLS
$1.61B
$139M 0.29%
2,945,116
-277,123
-9% -$13.2M
MU icon
56
Micron Technology
MU
$1.12T
$139M 0.29%
2,641,494
-79,495
-3% -$4.3M
PG icon
57
Procter & Gamble
PG
$342B
$137M 0.28%
1,757,773
+98,485
+6% +$7.41M
KHC icon
58
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.1B
$137M 0.28%
2,179,768
+585,694
+37% +$34.8M
CA
59
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$136M 0.28%
3,815,795
-1,132,947
-23% -$39.9M
HUBS icon
60
HubSpot
HUBS
$9.73B
$135M 0.28%
1,079,990
+71,931
+7% +$8.52M
ADI icon
61
Analog Devices
ADI
$185B
$135M 0.28%
1,409,279
-30,214
-2% -$2.85M
NEWR
62
DELISTED
New Relic, Inc.
NEWR
$135M 0.28%
1,339,880
-88,946
-6% -$7.9M
SNAP icon
63
Snap
SNAP
$7.42B
$132M 0.27%
+10,109,232
New +$130M
TWOU
64
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$129M 0.27%
51,344
+4,446
+9% +$11.8M
GEN icon
65
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.1B
$126M 0.26%
6,116,614
+2,268,620
+59% +$54.5M
HPE icon
66
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.1B
$126M 0.26%
8,603,281
+1,250,834
+17% +$20.7M
ABBV icon
67
AbbVie
ABBV
$454B
$124M 0.26%
1,342,129
+346,459
+35% +$33.8M
MXIM
68
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$123M 0.25%
2,088,408
+422,378
+25% +$24.6M
AMAT icon
69
Applied Materials
AMAT
$447B
$122M 0.25%
2,652,003
+402,400
+18% +$20.7M
CHKP icon
70
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$12.9B
$121M 0.25%
1,239,304
+192,417
+18% +$19.1M
STI
71
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$120M 0.25%
1,822,123
+760,417
+72% +$51.7M
WDAY icon
72
Workday
WDAY
$31.6B
$120M 0.25%
989,908
+299,251
+43% +$38.3M
RHT
73
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$120M 0.25%
891,428
+153,670
+21% +$24.8M
FITB
74
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$51.8B
$118M 0.25%
4,120,217
+33,996
+0.8% +$1.08M
BKU icon
75
Bankunited
BKU
$3.41B
$116M 0.24%
2,851,760
+2,114,308
+287% +$87.7M

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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.