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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
ERII icon
1251
Energy Recovery
ERII
$437M
$4.11M 0.01%
459,058
-104,358
-19% -$923K
CMG icon
1252
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$42.3B
$4.1M 0.01%
450,550
+207,100
+85% +$1.97M
HFWA icon
1253
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.23B
$4.09M 0.01%
116,400
+17,289
+17% +$621K
INVH icon
1254
Invitation Homes
INVH
$17.7B
$4.08M 0.01%
178,138
+130,503
+274% +$3.04M
ABCB icon
1255
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.82B
$4.08M 0.01%
89,207
-12,488
-12% -$619K
PRTY
1256
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
$4.07M 0.01%
300,255
+50,955
+20% +$781K
IRM icon
1257
Iron Mountain
IRM
$37.4B
$4.05M 0.01%
117,439
-439
-0.4% -$15.6K
DENN
1258
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
$4.05M 0.01%
275,289
+23,462
+9% +$355K
MDSO
1259
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
$4.05M 0.01%
55,259
+50,578
+1,080% +$4.05M
MZTI
1260
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.98B
$4.05M 0.01%
27,134
-6,874
-20% -$1.02M
ENTA icon
1261
Enanta Pharmaceuticals
ENTA
$376M
$4.04M 0.01%
47,319
-21,957
-32% -$2.2M
GDV icon
1262
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
GDV
$2.62B
$4.04M 0.01%
169,106
+3,314
+2% +$78.7K
WW
1263
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$4.03M 0.01%
55,971
-18,057
-24% -$1.47M
GWB
1264
DELISTED
Great Western Bancorp, Inc.
GWB
$4.03M 0.01%
95,506
+12,036
+14% +$513K
AXGN icon
1265
Axogen
AXGN
$2.17B
$4.02M 0.01%
109,142
+2,586
+2% +$113K
NEOG icon
1266
Neogen
NEOG
$2.06B
$4.02M 0.01%
112,460
+28,304
+34% +$1.21M
SRCE icon
1267
1st Source
SRCE
$2.08B
$4.01M 0.01%
76,144
+4,878
+7% +$272K
MYGN icon
1268
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$527M
$4.01M 0.01%
87,093
+73,936
+562% +$3.29M
CHGG icon
1269
Chegg
CHGG
$109M
$4M 0.01%
140,638
+8,690
+7% +$259K
SUI icon
1270
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$3.98M 0.01%
39,157
+16,818
+75% +$1.68M
THQ
1271
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund
THQ
$774M
$3.98M 0.01%
212,173
+7,502
+4% +$136K
BCO icon
1272
Brink's
BCO
$4.91B
$3.97M 0.01%
56,941
+38,763
+213% +$2.99M
ODP
1273
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$3.96M 0.01%
123,395
-5,870
-5% -$176K
ALLE icon
1274
Allegion
ALLE
$13.2B
$3.95M 0.01%
43,588
-73,985
-63% -$6.24M
HAIN icon
1275
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$46.7M
$3.93M 0.01%
144,843
+27,211
+23% +$776K

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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.