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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
VIRT icon
951
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
$6.78M 0.01%
255,376
+36,532
+17% +$1.18M
HEP
952
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
$6.77M 0.01%
239,576
+56,398
+31% +$1.64M
RYN icon
953
Rayonier
RYN
$6.49B
$6.76M 0.01%
192,502
-105,460
-35% -$3.61M
FMI
954
DELISTED
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
FMI
$6.75M 0.01%
49,357
+7,001
+17% +$636K
OVV icon
955
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$6.74M 0.01%
103,271
-28,227
-21% -$1.77M
JNK icon
956
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$6.74M 0.01%
63,275
-1,387
-2% -$149K
FEMB icon
957
First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF
FEMB
$354M
$6.73M 0.01%
179,384
-36,498
-17% -$1.47M
CVA
958
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$6.71M 0.01%
406,618
-201,502
-33% -$3.17M
FIX icon
959
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
$6.68M 0.01%
145,772
-16,995
-10% -$758K
ST icon
960
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.65B
$6.67M 0.01%
+140,167
New +$7.3M
MTDR icon
961
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.31B
$6.62M 0.01%
220,352
+5,743
+3% +$173K
XHR
962
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.98B
$6.55M 0.01%
269,074
+135,395
+101% +$3.09M
ENBL
963
DELISTED
ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
ENBL
$6.55M 0.01%
382,612
-71,898
-16% -$1.1M
HLI icon
964
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.68B
$6.54M 0.01%
127,700
-9,512
-7% -$455K
TAL icon
965
TAL Education Group
TAL
$5.71B
$6.53M 0.01%
177,541
-44,734
-20% -$1.76M
SLGN icon
966
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.91B
$6.52M 0.01%
243,173
+186,335
+328% +$5.12M
RSPP
967
DELISTED
RSP Permian, Inc.
RSPP
$6.52M 0.01%
148,193
+35,204
+31% +$1.59M
TOL icon
968
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$6.51M 0.01%
175,902
-75,067
-30% -$3.07M
GE icon
969
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$6.47M 0.01%
99,216
-1,217,757
-92% -$81.2M
CLGX
970
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
$6.47M 0.01%
124,646
+39,774
+47% +$2M
NGVT icon
971
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.55B
$6.46M 0.01%
79,921
+32,825
+70% +$2.61M
EMWP
972
DELISTED
Eros Media World PLC
EMWP
$6.45M 0.01%
24,803
-3,154
-11% -$776K
ANAT
973
DELISTED
American National Group, Inc. Common Stock
ANAT
$6.44M 0.01%
53,854
+37,023
+220% +$4.45M
BCS.PRD.CL
974
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$6.43M 0.01%
244,173
+10,147
+4% +$266K
DBX icon
975
Dropbox
DBX
$6.81B
$6.42M 0.01%
+197,942
New +$6.19M

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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.