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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
EMB icon
1001
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$6.03M 0.01%
56,507
-175
-0.3% -$19.1K
MKSI icon
1002
MKS Inc
MKSI
$22.2B
$6.01M 0.01%
62,840
-19,553
-24% -$2.13M
ETSY icon
1003
Etsy
ETSY
$7.65B
$5.96M 0.01%
141,156
-129
-0.1% -$4.2K
ICUI icon
1004
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$5.94M 0.01%
20,233
+402
+2% +$110K
ONB icon
1005
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$5.94M 0.01%
319,192
-125,755
-28% -$2.24M
BDX icon
1006
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$43.1B
$5.92M 0.01%
25,333
-9,025
-26% -$2.01M
TWLO icon
1007
Twilio
TWLO
$29.1B
$5.92M 0.01%
+105,638
New +$5.23M
FFIN icon
1008
First Financial Bankshares
FFIN
$4.97B
$5.91M 0.01%
232,328
+73,762
+47% +$1.9M
LEXEA
1009
DELISTED
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
LEXEA
$5.91M 0.01%
134,501
-72,891
-35% -$3.04M
WDR
1010
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$5.88M 0.01%
327,347
+13,659
+4% +$266K
GT icon
1011
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$5.87M 0.01%
252,128
-96,460
-28% -$2.48M
WHR icon
1012
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.42B
$5.86M 0.01%
40,044
-74,199
-65% -$11.3M
VIV icon
1013
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
$5.84M 0.01%
492,327
+46,329
+10% +$611K
FIBK icon
1014
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$5.84M 0.01%
138,328
+87,416
+172% +$3.67M
WH icon
1015
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$5.46B
$5.8M 0.01%
+98,639
New +$6.07M
TSCO icon
1016
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$16.3B
$5.79M 0.01%
378,760
-201,430
-35% -$2.8M
THC icon
1017
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$5.78M 0.01%
+172,083
New +$5.35M
CABO icon
1018
Cable One
CABO
$213M
$5.77M 0.01%
7,870
+436
+6% +$296K
DOCU
1019
DocuSign
DOCU
$9.63B
$5.76M 0.01%
+108,869
New +$5.5M
KMX icon
1020
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$5.76M 0.01%
79,098
+1,528
+2% +$102K
IR icon
1021
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$33B
$5.76M 0.01%
+196,068
New +$6.17M
PDCE
1022
DELISTED
PDC Energy, Inc.
PDCE
$5.75M 0.01%
95,072
-32,567
-26% -$1.88M
BL icon
1023
BlackLine
BL
$1.69B
$5.74M 0.01%
132,180
+63,638
+93% +$2.69M
DRH icon
1024
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.63B
$5.72M 0.01%
465,722
+231,557
+99% +$2.71M
RCL icon
1025
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
$5.72M 0.01%
55,188
-41,774
-43% -$4.59M

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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.