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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
RBC icon
851
RBC Bearings
RBC
$18.8B
$9.72M 0.02%
64,632
+11,570
+22% +$1.67M
NTRS icon
852
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
$9.69M 0.02%
94,847
+8,589
+10% +$920K
NVR icon
853
NVR
NVR
$17.2B
$9.59M 0.02%
3,881
+2,210
+132% +$6.1M
Z icon
854
Zillow
Z
$7.04B
$9.5M 0.02%
214,769
-266,889
-55% -$13.9M
FRME icon
855
First Merchants
FRME
$2.72B
$9.44M 0.02%
209,872
+109,254
+109% +$5.2M
ENLK
856
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$9.42M 0.02%
505,217
-36,300
-7% -$630K
VSM
857
DELISTED
Versum Materials, Inc.
VSM
$9.4M 0.02%
261,137
-8,700
-3% -$328K
AEGN
858
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$9.39M 0.02%
370,033
+3,419
+0.9% +$85.3K
OUT icon
859
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.64B
$9.35M 0.02%
476,359
-101,155
-18% -$2.01M
PR
860
Permian Resources
PR
$17.9B
$9.33M 0.02%
427,038
+251,956
+144% +$4.74M
FIX icon
861
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
$9.22M 0.02%
163,476
+17,704
+12% +$949K
TPC
862
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.57B
$9.2M 0.02%
489,582
+99,903
+26% +$1.94M
NVCR icon
863
NovoCure
NVCR
$2.04B
$9.18M 0.02%
175,208
+32,543
+23% +$1.3M
PNFP icon
864
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.5B
$9.16M 0.02%
152,280
+8,275
+6% +$524K
NGVT icon
865
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.55B
$9.1M 0.02%
89,313
+9,392
+12% +$907K
NNN icon
866
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.39B
$9.05M 0.02%
201,905
-61,111
-23% -$2.75M
AYR
867
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$9.03M 0.02%
412,259
+5,195
+1% +$108K
EFSC icon
868
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.41B
$8.95M 0.02%
168,774
+86,719
+106% +$4.83M
MORN icon
869
Morningstar
MORN
$6.56B
$8.91M 0.02%
70,792
+38,359
+118% +$5.17M
AMED
870
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$8.89M 0.02%
71,182
+19,680
+38% +$2.17M
BG icon
871
Bunge Global
BG
$23.6B
$8.88M 0.02%
129,253
+18,600
+17% +$1.23M
VIRT icon
872
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
$8.84M 0.02%
432,485
+177,109
+69% +$4.04M
GLPI icon
873
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
$8.84M 0.02%
250,633
-64,565
-20% -$2.29M
ALB icon
874
Albemarle
ALB
$13.5B
$8.83M 0.02%
88,512
+686
+0.8% +$66.4K
HRB icon
875
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$8.81M 0.02%
342,190
+165,757
+94% +$4.21M

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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.