We are live on ! Find out more
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
PEBO icon
1426
Peoples Bancorp
PEBO
$1.45B
$2.82M 0.01%
74,662
+35,632
+91% +$1.32M
WOR icon
1427
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.76B
$2.82M 0.01%
108,979
-18,977
-15% -$537K
DBRG icon
1428
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.94B
$2.82M 0.01%
+112,841
New +$2.7M
GEF icon
1429
Greif
GEF
$4.47B
$2.81M 0.01%
53,211
+19,417
+57% +$1.12M
PBH icon
1430
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$2.81M 0.01%
73,259
+61,792
+539% +$2.08M
CQP icon
1431
Cheniere Energy
CQP
$31.8B
$2.81M 0.01%
+78,183
New +$2.57M
TSE
1432
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
$2.8M 0.01%
39,515
-16,892
-30% -$1.26M
ACOR
1433
DELISTED
Acorda Therapeutics
ACOR
$2.8M 0.01%
+813
New +$2.49M
IGSB icon
1434
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$2.8M 0.01%
54,010
-1,140
-2% -$59.1K
AVX
1435
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.79M 0.01%
178,357
-198,796
-53% -$3.16M
EBS icon
1436
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$2.79M 0.01%
55,344
+13,079
+31% +$681K
SLM icon
1437
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.57B
$2.79M 0.01%
243,860
-246,539
-50% -$2.85M
BEAT
1438
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
$2.79M 0.01%
62,022
+42,901
+224% +$1.71M
KANG
1439
DELISTED
iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.
KANG
$2.79M 0.01%
+136,313
New +$2.75M
CENTA icon
1440
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.79M 0.01%
86,086
+9,643
+13% +$296K
THG icon
1441
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.63B
$2.79M 0.01%
23,313
-10,170
-30% -$1.21M
KAI icon
1442
Kadant
KAI
$3.69B
$2.79M 0.01%
28,971
-2,141
-7% -$206K
YTRA icon
1443
Yatra Online
YTRA
$54.7M
$2.79M 0.01%
519,730
-139,254
-21% -$999K
NCI
1444
DELISTED
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
NCI
$2.79M 0.01%
+125,788
New +$2.86M
SMTC icon
1445
Semtech
SMTC
$11.7B
$2.78M 0.01%
59,100
+51,605
+689% +$2.31M
TTMI icon
1446
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$13.6B
$2.78M 0.01%
157,741
+84,109
+114% +$1.41M
VWOB icon
1447
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF
VWOB
$6.15B
$2.78M 0.01%
+36,884
New +$2.82M
CHA
1448
DELISTED
China Telecom Corporation, LTD
CHA
$2.77M 0.01%
59,718
+2,639
+5% +$123K
PGRE
1449
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$2.77M 0.01%
179,624
+172
+0.1% +$2.54K
HTHT icon
1450
Huazhu Hotels Group
HTHT
$12.4B
$2.77M 0.01%
65,847
-37,901
-37% -$1.51M

Similar funds

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.