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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
KMX icon
1001
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$6.59M 0.01%
88,211
+9,113
+12% +$695K
AZTA icon
1002
Azenta
AZTA
$1.26B
$6.58M 0.01%
187,800
+84,727
+82% +$2.78M
VIV icon
1003
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$22.4B
$6.58M 0.01%
676,187
+183,860
+37% +$1.94M
KNOP icon
1004
KNOT Offshore Partners
KNOP
$355M
$6.47M 0.01%
298,317
+72,588
+32% +$1.6M
GLP icon
1005
Global Partners
GLP
$1.64B
$6.46M 0.01%
354,996
-44,366
-11% -$828K
FIBK icon
1006
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.7B
$6.44M 0.01%
143,703
+5,375
+4% +$239K
CTRA
1007
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$6.43M 0.01%
285,748
-32,206
-10% -$752K
SHO icon
1008
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.19B
$6.43M 0.01%
393,239
-21,889
-5% -$361K
IRTC icon
1009
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$3.59B
$6.4M 0.01%
67,586
+18,151
+37% +$1.58M
TRCO
1010
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$6.39M 0.01%
166,238
+74,286
+81% +$2.67M
MMP
1011
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$6.36M 0.01%
93,853
+11,143
+13% +$773K
ONB icon
1012
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$10.1B
$6.34M 0.01%
328,599
+9,407
+3% +$185K
LOPE icon
1013
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.71B
$6.34M 0.01%
56,173
+20,255
+56% +$2.36M
EWZ icon
1014
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$9.05B
$6.33M 0.01%
+187,777
New +$6.32M
H icon
1015
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17.6B
$6.3M 0.01%
79,118
+9,466
+14% +$744K
ENBL
1016
DELISTED
ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
ENBL
$6.29M 0.01%
373,537
-9,075
-2% -$155K
RCL icon
1017
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.7B
$6.28M 0.01%
48,300
-6,888
-12% -$807K
HOMB icon
1018
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
$6.25M 0.01%
285,483
+37,760
+15% +$877K
PENN icon
1019
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.74B
$6.25M 0.01%
189,913
+99,670
+110% +$3.32M
NXPI icon
1020
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68B
$6.25M 0.01%
+73,113
New +$7.01M
GKOS icon
1021
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.02B
$6.25M 0.01%
96,245
+58,273
+153% +$2.86M
PBFX
1022
DELISTED
PBF LOGISTICS LP
PBFX
$6.22M 0.01%
288,508
-16,683
-5% -$361K
BCS.PRD.CL
1023
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$6.19M 0.01%
237,695
-6,478
-3% -$171K
HLT icon
1024
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
$6.17M 0.01%
76,374
-56,343
-42% -$4.44M
BANF icon
1025
BancFirst
BANF
$3.92B
$6.14M 0.01%
102,400
+26,761
+35% +$1.67M

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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.