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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
XLNX
101
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$81.4M 0.19%
1,127,412
-146,878
-12% -$10.6M
ASML icon
102
ASML
ASML
$675B
$80.5M 0.18%
405,380
-28,897
-7% -$5.69M
CERN
103
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$80.3M 0.18%
1,384,063
+200,641
+17% +$13M
CCOI icon
104
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
$80.1M 0.18%
1,845,856
+398,034
+27% +$17.5M
NTGR icon
105
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
$79.3M 0.18%
1,386,698
+219,224
+19% +$13.5M
BAC icon
106
Bank of America
BAC
$435B
$77.9M 0.18%
2,596,310
+21,446
+0.8% +$674K
NKTR icon
107
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$77.8M 0.18%
48,792
-64,917
-57% -$83.6M
VRTX icon
108
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$77.7M 0.18%
476,971
-65,461
-12% -$10.7M
CSOD
109
DELISTED
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
CSOD
$77.7M 0.18%
1,985,804
+228,613
+13% +$9.28M
NBIX icon
110
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
$76.9M 0.18%
927,471
+74,636
+9% +$6.3M
FFIV icon
111
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$76.8M 0.18%
530,991
-7,350
-1% -$1.05M
TROW icon
112
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25B
$75.7M 0.17%
701,440
+111,082
+19% +$12.4M
AVXS
113
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
$75.7M 0.17%
612,821
+585,739
+2,163% +$69.6M
EGHT icon
114
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$247M
$75.1M 0.17%
4,024,653
+283,023
+8% +$5.01M
GRPN icon
115
Groupon
GRPN
$980M
$74.6M 0.17%
859,497
+274,973
+47% +$26.7M
EBIX
116
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$74.5M 0.17%
1,000,126
+212,837
+27% +$17.3M
DUK icon
117
Duke Energy
DUK
$102B
$74.5M 0.17%
961,207
+36,884
+4% +$2.85M
GLW icon
118
Corning
GLW
$126B
$74.1M 0.17%
2,657,322
+361,535
+16% +$11.1M
STI
119
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$72.2M 0.17%
1,061,706
+47,565
+5% +$3.3M
ADSK icon
120
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
$71.9M 0.17%
572,159
-151,422
-21% -$18M
MTCH icon
121
Match Group
MTCH
$8.84B
$70.6M 0.16%
1,588,589
+157,186
+11% +$6.08M
HBAN icon
122
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$69.5M 0.16%
4,604,201
+2,653,802
+136% +$41.7M
CMA
123
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$68.7M 0.16%
716,493
+373,718
+109% +$35.6M
ACN icon
124
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$68.4M 0.16%
445,799
+123,580
+38% +$19.6M
TGT icon
125
Target
TGT
$62.1B
$68.2M 0.16%
982,967
-145,370
-13% -$10.6M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.