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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
LYV icon
801
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$9.82M 0.02%
202,221
+16,214
+9% +$694K
GS icon
802
Goldman Sachs
GS
$313B
$9.81M 0.02%
44,491
-69,061
-61% -$16.5M
BBBY
803
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$9.81M 0.02%
492,150
-12,395
-2% -$231K
SWK icon
804
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$9.79M 0.02%
73,727
-165,791
-69% -$23.9M
HUN icon
805
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$9.78M 0.02%
334,860
-76,833
-19% -$2.38M
CIT
806
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$9.77M 0.02%
193,849
+148,671
+329% +$7.76M
WTFC icon
807
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$10.7B
$9.72M 0.02%
111,671
+19,949
+22% +$1.83M
PAYC icon
808
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
$9.71M 0.02%
98,297
+6,248
+7% +$674K
CI icon
809
Cigna
CI
$76.6B
$9.7M 0.02%
57,094
-108,923
-66% -$18.9M
IDCC icon
810
InterDigital
IDCC
$6.68B
$9.58M 0.02%
118,428
+30,858
+35% +$2.45M
GHC icon
811
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$9.55M 0.02%
16,296
+3,094
+23% +$1.86M
WU icon
812
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$9.54M 0.02%
469,018
+16,132
+4% +$321K
IT icon
813
Gartner
IT
$9.41B
$9.5M 0.02%
71,482
+47,779
+202% +$6.12M
ARI
814
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$887M
$9.46M 0.02%
517,797
+137,902
+36% +$2.53M
TCF
815
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$9.46M 0.02%
384,125
-189,334
-33% -$4.75M
AEGN
816
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$9.44M 0.02%
366,614
-46,051
-11% -$1.14M
FTC icon
817
First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FTC
$1.31B
$9.43M 0.02%
142,907
+94,696
+196% +$6.22M
FYC icon
818
First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FYC
$1.24B
$9.41M 0.02%
193,990
+136,670
+238% +$6.34M
KDP icon
819
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.4B
$9.38M 0.02%
76,929
-24,660
-24% -$2.96M
TNL icon
820
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.54B
$9.36M 0.02%
211,521
-98,005
-32% -$4.84M
OPLN
821
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
$9.33M 0.02%
449,999
+82,766
+23% +$1.69M
COUP
822
DELISTED
Coupa Software Incorporated
COUP
$9.31M 0.02%
149,566
+52,694
+54% +$2.8M
STZ icon
823
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$9.3M 0.02%
42,505
-45,078
-51% -$10.2M
HQY icon
824
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.91B
$9.28M 0.02%
123,528
+65,235
+112% +$4.69M
NAVI icon
825
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$9.18M 0.02%
704,850
-411,529
-37% -$5.61M

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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.