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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
PBFX
976
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
$6.41M 0.01%
305,191
-1,281
-0.4% -$25.9K
PE
977
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$6.41M 0.01%
211,552
+86,511
+69% +$2.55M
ENTG icon
978
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$6.38M 0.01%
188,223
-5,713
-3% -$202K
FHB icon
979
First Hawaiian
FHB
$3.42B
$6.37M 0.01%
219,657
+6,780
+3% +$196K
WLY icon
980
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.52B
$6.35M 0.01%
101,753
+23,333
+30% +$1.55M
ATR icon
981
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.45B
$6.34M 0.01%
67,909
-42,966
-39% -$4M
RMR icon
982
The RMR Group
RMR
$342M
$6.33M 0.01%
80,724
+73,796
+1,065% +$5.68M
SPXC icon
983
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$6.31M 0.01%
179,960
+30,223
+20% +$1.03M
QTWO icon
984
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$3.42B
$6.29M 0.01%
110,267
+88,324
+403% +$4.82M
HWC icon
985
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.13B
$6.29M 0.01%
134,737
+17,571
+15% +$891K
TFSL icon
986
TFS Financial
TFSL
$5.1B
$6.27M 0.01%
397,489
+68,261
+21% +$1.05M
FIVE icon
987
Five Below
FIVE
$11.2B
$6.26M 0.01%
64,081
-350
-0.5% -$28.1K
AXON
988
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
$6.25M 0.01%
+98,914
New +$5.35M
ECON icon
989
Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
ECON
$327M
$6.23M 0.01%
255,641
-24,185
-9% -$621K
SWX icon
990
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.74B
$6.21M 0.01%
81,366
+27,711
+52% +$2.02M
CHH icon
991
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.03B
$6.2M 0.01%
81,985
+6,762
+9% +$542K
PRA
992
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$6.19M 0.01%
174,529
+103,684
+146% +$4.33M
NWE icon
993
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.48B
$6.18M 0.01%
108,043
-37,928
-26% -$2.06M
EXPO icon
994
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$6.16M 0.01%
127,619
+18,265
+17% +$838K
AFG icon
995
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.9B
$6.13M 0.01%
57,161
-127,256
-69% -$14.1M
SEP
996
DELISTED
Spectra Engy Parters Lp
SEP
$6.12M 0.01%
172,670
-26,030
-13% -$849K
AON icon
997
Aon
AON
$77.3B
$6.11M 0.01%
44,536
+31,385
+239% +$4.42M
NBR icon
998
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$6.09M 0.01%
19,018
+7,990
+72% +$2.93M
DK icon
999
Delek US
DK
$3.87B
$6.05M 0.01%
+120,582
New +$6M
NHI icon
1000
National Health Investors
NHI
$3.9B
$6.05M 0.01%
82,106
+17,059
+26% +$1.21M

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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.