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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
MMP
1026
DELISTED
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
MMP
$5.71M 0.01%
82,710
-25,501
-24% -$1.71M
RH icon
1027
RH
RH
$3.3B
$5.7M 0.01%
+40,814
New +$4.42M
RNR icon
1028
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$13.7B
$5.7M 0.01%
+47,345
New +$6.12M
TNET icon
1029
TriNet
TNET
$2.84B
$5.7M 0.01%
101,815
+24,544
+32% +$1.29M
EHC icon
1030
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.2B
$5.69M 0.01%
+105,680
New +$5.28M
MOH icon
1031
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$10.3B
$5.66M 0.01%
+57,773
New +$5.04M
MIK
1032
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$5.63M 0.01%
293,775
-175,231
-37% -$3.33M
HRTX icon
1033
Heron Therapeutics
HRTX
$86.3M
$5.62M 0.01%
+144,760
New +$4.61M
TPR icon
1034
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$5.62M 0.01%
+120,329
New +$5.79M
WTW icon
1035
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$27.9B
$5.6M 0.01%
36,968
+7,600
+26% +$1.16M
MKTX icon
1036
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$4.15B
$5.59M 0.01%
28,260
-2,205
-7% -$457K
HOMB icon
1037
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
$5.59M 0.01%
247,723
+43,147
+21% +$998K
CHE icon
1038
Chemed
CHE
$6.78B
$5.58M 0.01%
17,348
+3,213
+23% +$1.01M
PFGC icon
1039
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$17.5B
$5.58M 0.01%
152,054
+15,471
+11% +$523K
WDFC icon
1040
WD-40
WDFC
$3.1B
$5.57M 0.01%
38,086
+8,068
+27% +$1.11M
HGV icon
1041
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.84B
$5.55M 0.01%
159,986
-124,134
-44% -$5.02M
TUP
1042
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$5.52M 0.01%
133,828
-84,855
-39% -$3.72M
SCI icon
1043
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
$5.51M 0.01%
153,903
-28,951
-16% -$1.07M
JEF icon
1044
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$5.5M 0.01%
269,936
-698,897
-72% -$14.6M
IBOC icon
1045
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
$5.49M 0.01%
128,333
+18,878
+17% +$793K
CVG
1046
DELISTED
Convergys
CVG
$5.47M 0.01%
223,974
+105,004
+88% +$2.5M
AGX icon
1047
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$5.47M 0.01%
133,565
-39,999
-23% -$1.56M
BST icon
1048
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
BST
$1.57B
$5.47M 0.01%
164,455
-19,711
-11% -$635K
EVR icon
1049
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$5.46M 0.01%
51,773
-10,919
-17% -$1.13M
LGF.A
1050
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$5.44M 0.01%
219,163
+86,311
+65% +$2.14M

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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.