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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

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
AET
801
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$11.5M 0.02%
56,543
+2,968
+6% +$580K
MANT
802
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$11.5M 0.02%
181,047
-182,487
-50% -$11.4M
CIT
803
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$11.4M 0.02%
220,930
+27,081
+14% +$1.44M
LEN icon
804
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
$11.4M 0.02%
251,415
+169,647
+207% +$8.54M
PAG icon
805
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.3B
$11.3M 0.02%
238,445
-5,085
-2% -$259K
EEFT icon
806
Euronet Worldwide
EEFT
$3.02B
$11.3M 0.02%
112,676
+108,430
+2,554% +$10.2M
EQH icon
807
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$13.1B
$11.3M 0.02%
525,695
+155,542
+42% +$3.41M
HOLX
808
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$11.2M 0.02%
273,594
-521,143
-66% -$21.1M
TCF
809
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$11.2M 0.02%
209,418
+10,874
+5% +$615K
LHX icon
810
L3Harris
LHX
$55.9B
$11.2M 0.02%
65,962
-194,448
-75% -$30.9M
MTZ icon
811
MasTec
MTZ
$26.7B
$11M 0.02%
246,756
+33,383
+16% +$1.55M
TCF
812
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$10.8M 0.02%
454,565
+70,440
+18% +$1.79M
HAS icon
813
Hasbro
HAS
$12.6B
$10.8M 0.02%
102,840
-38,074
-27% -$3.81M
EQC
814
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$10.8M 0.02%
335,720
+317,802
+1,774% +$10.1M
NAVI icon
815
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$10.8M 0.02%
798,378
+93,528
+13% +$1.27M
HLF icon
816
Herbalife
HLF
$1.23B
$10.7M 0.02%
196,518
-95,473
-33% -$5.27M
WRK
817
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$10.7M 0.02%
200,306
-108,494
-35% -$6.08M
PMT
818
PennyMac Mortgage Investment
PMT
$849M
$10.7M 0.02%
528,307
+393,727
+293% +$7.73M
WNS
819
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$10.7M 0.02%
210,023
-24,634
-10% -$1.26M
GBX icon
820
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$10.6M 0.02%
176,934
+3,467
+2% +$200K
STT icon
821
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$10.6M 0.02%
126,111
-9,165
-7% -$805K
BALL icon
822
Ball Corp
BALL
$17B
$10.6M 0.02%
239,932
-8,319
-3% -$338K
PK icon
823
Park Hotels & Resorts
PK
$2.97B
$10.5M 0.02%
321,373
-112,399
-26% -$3.63M
YUMC icon
824
Yum China
YUMC
$14.9B
$10.5M 0.02%
300,225
-153,511
-34% -$5.47M
GGG icon
825
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$10.4M 0.02%
224,120
-133,445
-37% -$6.22M

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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.