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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
KRA
1251
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$3.76M 0.01%
81,445
+64,747
+388% +$3.14M
FNX icon
1252
First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FNX
$1.38B
$3.75M 0.01%
54,773
+7,380
+16% +$498K
BTU icon
1253
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.78B
$3.75M 0.01%
+82,417
New +$3.38M
ABAX
1254
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
$3.74M 0.01%
45,097
+39,187
+663% +$3.01M
GDV icon
1255
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.6B
$3.74M 0.01%
165,792
+20,169
+14% +$452K
ERF
1256
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
$3.73M 0.01%
295,992
-26,168
-8% -$314K
SBH icon
1257
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.4B
$3.72M 0.01%
232,275
-47,947
-17% -$762K
ARGO
1258
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
$3.72M 0.01%
63,967
-12,743
-17% -$766K
CARG icon
1259
CarGurus
CARG
$3.01B
$3.71M 0.01%
+106,827
New +$3.6M
UFS
1260
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$3.71M 0.01%
77,729
-252,972
-76% -$11.7M
NBTB icon
1261
NBT Bancorp
NBTB
$2.72B
$3.71M 0.01%
97,165
+24,196
+33% +$913K
SBGI icon
1262
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$974M
$3.7M 0.01%
115,196
+39,189
+52% +$1.17M
VST icon
1263
Vistra
VST
$55.1B
$3.7M 0.01%
+156,554
New +$3.6M
EEP
1264
DELISTED
Enbridge Energy Partners
EEP
$3.69M 0.01%
337,500
CNMD icon
1265
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
$3.68M 0.01%
50,330
+42,320
+528% +$2.88M
TTC icon
1266
Toro Company
TTC
$8.93B
$3.68M 0.01%
61,134
+285
+0.5% +$17.2K
CW icon
1267
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$3.67M 0.01%
30,826
+19,480
+172% +$2.54M
DLR icon
1268
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$73.7B
$3.67M 0.01%
32,874
-9,675
-23% -$1.03M
CHGG icon
1269
Chegg
CHGG
$108M
$3.67M 0.01%
131,948
+47,810
+57% +$1.2M
AMN icon
1270
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.28B
$3.66M 0.01%
62,486
+3,024
+5% +$180K
EBSB
1271
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$3.66M 0.01%
191,072
+32,269
+20% +$630K
WD icon
1272
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
$3.65M 0.01%
65,525
+36,615
+127% +$2.11M
AUB icon
1273
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.99B
$3.63M 0.01%
93,363
-9,242
-9% -$364K
GTN icon
1274
Gray Television
GTN
$407M
$3.62M 0.01%
228,935
+56,573
+33% +$679K
SCG
1275
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$3.61M 0.01%
93,828
-704,022
-88% -$25.6M

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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.