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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
SHYF
1276
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
$3.93M 0.01%
266,289
+35,759
+16% +$534K
FRTA
1277
DELISTED
Forterra, Inc
FRTA
$3.92M 0.01%
525,801
-19,338
-4% -$167K
RNST icon
1278
Renasant Corp
RNST
$4.05B
$3.92M 0.01%
95,019
+4,789
+5% +$217K
HZNP
1279
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
$3.91M 0.01%
199,691
+114,205
+134% +$2.17M
FNY icon
1280
First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
FNY
$588M
$3.91M 0.01%
+84,424
New +$3.83M
HTD
1281
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$3.91M 0.01%
167,610
+3,688
+2% +$86.1K
AMN icon
1282
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.3B
$3.91M 0.01%
71,402
+8,916
+14% +$511K
HLI icon
1283
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.82B
$3.9M 0.01%
86,727
-40,973
-32% -$1.99M
EDIT icon
1284
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$410M
$3.9M 0.01%
122,425
+28,596
+30% +$924K
KMT icon
1285
Kennametal
KMT
$2.69B
$3.88M 0.01%
89,066
+34,753
+64% +$1.38M
EFOR
1286
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$887M
$3.88M 0.01%
49,126
-8,430
-15% -$728K
GPN icon
1287
Global Payments
GPN
$22.5B
$3.88M 0.01%
30,438
-180,238
-86% -$21.7M
LEGR icon
1288
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF
LEGR
$129M
$3.86M 0.01%
127,225
+76,625
+151% +$2.29M
CNSL
1289
DELISTED
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
CNSL
$3.85M 0.01%
295,048
-13,089
-4% -$162K
SMTC icon
1290
Semtech
SMTC
$11B
$3.85M 0.01%
69,151
+10,051
+17% +$526K
DAR icon
1291
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.57B
$3.84M 0.01%
198,720
+26,923
+16% +$530K
RGEN icon
1292
Repligen
RGEN
$7.47B
$3.84M 0.01%
+69,181
New +$3.57M
TPIC
1293
DELISTED
TPI Composites
TPIC
$3.83M 0.01%
134,340
+83,780
+166% +$2.43M
TFCF
1294
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$3.8M 0.01%
83,012
-357,851
-81% -$16.2M
GMED icon
1295
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.6B
$3.8M 0.01%
66,978
-27,318
-29% -$1.44M
TOWN icon
1296
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.43B
$3.8M 0.01%
123,183
+3,992
+3% +$129K
AJRD
1297
DELISTED
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
AJRD
$3.77M 0.01%
110,872
+68,451
+161% +$2.28M
BEP icon
1298
Brookfield Renewable
BEP
$9.84B
$3.76M 0.01%
+233,544
New +$3.83M
VNQ icon
1299
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$3.76M 0.01%
46,570
+17,118
+58% +$1.41M
RNP icon
1300
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$995M
$3.75M 0.01%
192,038
+14,356
+8% +$282K

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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.