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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
FLO icon
1051
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$5.43M 0.01%
260,746
-105,785
-29% -$2.26M
CATY icon
1052
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$5.43M 0.01%
134,064
-46,025
-26% -$1.91M
GLOP
1053
DELISTED
GASLOG PARTNERS LP
GLOP
$5.43M 0.01%
227,533
-16,924
-7% -$407K
ABCB icon
1054
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
$5.42M 0.01%
101,695
+40,090
+65% +$2.19M
GDOT icon
1055
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
$5.42M 0.01%
73,852
+25,228
+52% +$1.74M
NSP icon
1056
Insperity
NSP
$1.85B
$5.4M 0.01%
56,647
+5,335
+10% +$459K
UNT
1057
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$5.39M 0.01%
211,029
+43,537
+26% +$963K
FSS icon
1058
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
$5.38M 0.01%
231,222
+190,575
+469% +$4.43M
EAF icon
1059
GrafTech
EAF
$194M
$5.38M 0.01%
+29,912
New +$5.46M
MSEX icon
1060
Middlesex Water
MSEX
$1.05B
$5.38M 0.01%
127,597
+5,520
+5% +$229K
BRKR icon
1061
Bruker
BRKR
$9.2B
$5.38M 0.01%
185,125
-400,923
-68% -$12.2M
H icon
1062
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17.6B
$5.37M 0.01%
69,652
+38,350
+123% +$3.05M
COTY icon
1063
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$5.37M 0.01%
380,644
+347,437
+1,046% +$5.35M
SRCI
1064
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$5.37M 0.01%
+486,831
New +$5.43M
PB icon
1065
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.77B
$5.36M 0.01%
78,437
-39,565
-34% -$2.89M
NEU icon
1066
NewMarket
NEU
$7.17B
$5.36M 0.01%
13,249
-2,670
-17% -$1.04M
AXGN icon
1067
Axogen
AXGN
$2.1B
$5.35M 0.01%
+106,556
New +$4.7M
ECOL
1068
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$5.35M 0.01%
83,986
+14,627
+21% +$856K
ORA icon
1069
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.11B
$5.34M 0.01%
100,418
+34,678
+53% +$1.89M
WAT icon
1070
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$5.31M 0.01%
27,419
-74,525
-73% -$14.7M
FRTA
1071
DELISTED
Forterra, Inc
FRTA
$5.3M 0.01%
545,139
+12,666
+2% +$110K
WAFD icon
1072
WaFd
WAFD
$2.72B
$5.28M 0.01%
161,305
+1,217
+0.8% +$40K
PRGO icon
1073
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$5.27M 0.01%
72,342
+53,950
+293% +$4.16M
FCFS icon
1074
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.55B
$5.25M 0.01%
58,487
+36,833
+170% +$3.26M
RNG icon
1075
RingCentral
RNG
$4.05B
$5.25M 0.01%
74,675
+14,162
+23% +$1.01M

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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.