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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
UNVR
1126
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$5.03M 0.01%
164,133
+78,736
+92% +$2.19M
AAN.A
1127
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$5.03M 0.01%
92,380
+14,216
+18% +$774K
KBR icon
1128
KBR
KBR
$4.68B
$5.03M 0.01%
237,926
-7,036
-3% -$140K
APTV icon
1129
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
$5.02M 0.01%
59,851
+30,051
+101% +$2.75M
CRZO
1130
DELISTED
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc
CRZO
$5.02M 0.01%
199,194
+149,854
+304% +$3.87M
BST icon
1131
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
BST
$1.57B
$5.01M 0.01%
142,937
-21,518
-13% -$736K
COLM icon
1132
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.19B
$5.01M 0.01%
+53,831
New +$4.89M
CRUS icon
1133
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.74B
$5.01M 0.01%
129,802
+26,132
+25% +$1.08M
CRI icon
1134
Carter's
CRI
$1.43B
$5M 0.01%
50,693
+3,766
+8% +$398K
GPOR
1135
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$5M 0.01%
480,075
-1,371,980
-74% -$15.7M
BXP icon
1136
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
$4.99M 0.01%
40,515
+16,522
+69% +$2.1M
CAKE icon
1137
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$4.21B
$4.98M 0.01%
92,994
-321
-0.3% -$17.4K
ETG
1138
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
ETG
$1.74B
$4.98M 0.01%
278,264
+7,534
+3% +$133K
FIZZ icon
1139
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.87B
$4.98M 0.01%
+85,372
New +$4.79M
CVBF icon
1140
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
$4.98M 0.01%
222,965
+66,787
+43% +$1.58M
NRG icon
1141
NRG Energy
NRG
$29.8B
$4.96M 0.01%
132,716
-321,980
-71% -$10.8M
TIF
1142
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$4.95M 0.01%
38,409
+22,603
+143% +$2.95M
MTG icon
1143
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.27B
$4.95M 0.01%
371,620
+95,628
+35% +$1.19M
SONC
1144
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$4.94M 0.01%
113,937
+98,125
+621% +$3.53M
CUBE icon
1145
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.53B
$4.93M 0.01%
172,877
+21,470
+14% +$656K
CRS icon
1146
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$4.93M 0.01%
83,635
+65,765
+368% +$3.77M
OMCL icon
1147
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.86B
$4.93M 0.01%
68,552
+63,467
+1,248% +$4M
J icon
1148
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$4.93M 0.01%
77,854
-155,547
-67% -$9.13M
PRI icon
1149
Primerica
PRI
$9.81B
$4.91M 0.01%
40,747
+10,915
+37% +$1.27M
JNK icon
1150
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$4.91M 0.01%
45,394
-17,881
-28% -$1.92M

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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.