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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
AXP icon
901
American Express
AXP
$223B
$8.27M 0.02%
77,654
+67,547
+668% +$7.03M
BXMT icon
902
Blackstone Mortgage Trust
BXMT
$2.82B
$8.16M 0.02%
243,559
-3,980
-2% -$133K
NBR icon
903
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$8.13M 0.02%
26,391
+7,373
+39% +$2.28M
VISN
904
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
$8.1M 0.02%
263,282
+7,296
+3% +$224K
THO icon
905
Thor Industries
THO
$3.99B
$8.03M 0.01%
95,887
+63,952
+200% +$6.12M
IR icon
906
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33B
$8M 0.01%
282,112
+86,044
+44% +$2.41M
XRAY icon
907
Dentsply Sirona
XRAY
$2.59B
$7.98M 0.01%
211,374
+48,380
+30% +$2.01M
CBOE icon
908
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$29.8B
$7.97M 0.01%
83,069
-43,298
-34% -$4.37M
BANR icon
909
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$7.91M 0.01%
127,178
-9,657
-7% -$617K
SSB icon
910
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
$7.9M 0.01%
96,290
+44,128
+85% +$3.73M
MPLX icon
911
MPLX
MPLX
$59.5B
$7.89M 0.01%
227,624
+657
+0.3% +$23.5K
LGND icon
912
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$6.02B
$7.89M 0.01%
46,096
+9,612
+26% +$1.45M
RDWR icon
913
Radware
RDWR
$1.24B
$7.89M 0.01%
298,014
+145,696
+96% +$3.91M
BEAT
914
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$7.85M 0.01%
121,867
+59,845
+96% +$3.34M
DKS icon
915
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
$7.85M 0.01%
221,289
+18,021
+9% +$646K
HUN icon
916
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$2.24B
$7.82M 0.01%
287,295
-47,565
-14% -$1.45M
BMI icon
917
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.66B
$7.82M 0.01%
147,614
-39,572
-21% -$2.06M
RWT
918
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$7.76M 0.01%
477,661
+38,477
+9% +$637K
MELI icon
919
Mercado Libre
MELI
$91.3B
$7.74M 0.01%
22,720
-948
-4% -$321K
DNB
920
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$7.73M 0.01%
54,260
+27,873
+106% +$3.79M
HEP
921
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$7.73M 0.01%
245,744
+6,168
+3% +$188K
TSCO icon
922
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.3B
$7.73M 0.01%
425,250
+46,490
+12% +$774K
CVNA icon
923
Carvana
CVNA
$43.3B
$7.72M 0.01%
653,015
+71,560
+12% +$766K
MTDR icon
924
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.31B
$7.71M 0.01%
233,433
+13,081
+6% +$418K
AAP icon
925
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$7.69M 0.01%
45,660
+8,125
+22% +$1.25M

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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.