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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
RNP icon
1301
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund
RNP
$991M
$3.45M 0.01%
177,682
+26,927
+18% +$504K
NI icon
1302
NiSource
NI
$22.4B
$3.44M 0.01%
131,091
-416,615
-76% -$10.2M
NSIT icon
1303
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.55B
$3.44M 0.01%
70,377
-2,689
-4% -$116K
LKFN icon
1304
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.52B
$3.44M 0.01%
71,370
+137
+0.2% +$6.66K
UCB
1305
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.22B
$3.44M 0.01%
112,074
-1,012
-0.9% -$33K
SEDG icon
1306
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.59B
$3.43M 0.01%
71,652
+3,979
+6% +$220K
FPEI icon
1307
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.91B
$3.42M 0.01%
+180,146
New +$3.49M
AEO icon
1308
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.85B
$3.42M 0.01%
146,939
-18,347
-11% -$407K
DAR icon
1309
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
$3.42M 0.01%
171,797
+13,911
+9% +$252K
CWST icon
1310
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.69B
$3.4M 0.01%
+132,933
New +$3.28M
VER
1311
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$3.4M 0.01%
91,411
-17,228
-16% -$605K
DNR
1312
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$3.4M 0.01%
+706,331
New +$2.65M
AAN.A
1313
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$3.4M 0.01%
78,164
-9,900
-11% -$430K
CMD
1314
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$3.39M 0.01%
34,465
+6,387
+23% +$714K
PETS icon
1315
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$3.38M 0.01%
76,829
+20,634
+37% +$799K
CBT icon
1316
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.65B
$3.38M 0.01%
54,643
-206,543
-79% -$12.2M
NEOG icon
1317
Neogen
NEOG
$2.05B
$3.37M 0.01%
84,156
+28,466
+51% +$1.05M
PRSP
1318
DELISTED
Perspecta Inc. Common Stock
PRSP
$3.37M 0.01%
+163,968
New +$3.67M
HIW icon
1319
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$3.37M 0.01%
66,393
+43,836
+194% +$2.02M
SMCI icon
1320
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.5B
$3.37M 0.01%
1,423,060
+316,850
+29% +$692K
AZTA icon
1321
Azenta
AZTA
$1.26B
$3.36M 0.01%
103,073
+23,540
+30% +$701K
EDIT icon
1322
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$399M
$3.36M 0.01%
+93,829
New +$3.32M
MINI
1323
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$3.36M 0.01%
71,690
+37,845
+112% +$1.71M
CTLT
1324
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$3.36M 0.01%
80,152
-118,786
-60% -$4.8M
LBTYA icon
1325
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$3.35M 0.01%
121,795
+13,453
+12% +$406K

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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.