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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
MATX icon
1426
Matsons
MATX
$6.17B
$3.06M 0.01%
77,249
-7,624
-9% -$282K
NMIH icon
1427
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.26B
$3.04M 0.01%
134,381
-119,545
-47% -$2.5M
ESS icon
1428
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$3.04M 0.01%
12,330
+1,986
+19% +$478K
ADSW
1429
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
$3.04M 0.01%
112,083
+77,611
+225% +$1.99M
CASH icon
1430
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.83B
$3.02M 0.01%
109,689
-38,442
-26% -$1.15M
TPZ
1431
Tortoise Electrification Infrastructure ETF
TPZ
$130M
$3.02M 0.01%
158,241
+2,045
+1% +$39.4K
TIVO
1432
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$3.02M 0.01%
242,409
+41,000
+20% +$530K
PBH icon
1433
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.4B
$3.01M 0.01%
79,389
+6,130
+8% +$232K
HK
1434
DELISTED
Halcon Resources Corporation
HK
$3M 0.01%
670,911
+174,162
+35% +$730K
CEO
1435
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$2.99M 0.01%
15,146
-1,466
-9% -$249K
TUSK icon
1436
Mammoth Energy Services
TUSK
$129M
$2.99M 0.01%
102,713
+45,591
+80% +$1.5M
LTXB
1437
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$2.99M 0.01%
70,152
-34,514
-33% -$1.51M
SLM icon
1438
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.76B
$2.98M 0.01%
267,050
+23,190
+10% +$269K
MUNI icon
1439
PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
MUNI
$3.06B
$2.96M 0.01%
56,319
+2,332
+4% +$123K
TEN
1440
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$2.95M 0.01%
69,968
+30,375
+77% +$1.33M
MDC
1441
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$2.94M 0.01%
116,018
+3,721
+3% +$99.7K
SMAR
1442
DELISTED
Smartsheet Inc.
SMAR
$2.93M 0.01%
93,689
-5,917
-6% -$158K
MRTN icon
1443
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.28B
$2.93M 0.01%
208,680
+3,510
+2% +$52.3K
PLAY icon
1444
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$351M
$2.93M 0.01%
44,201
+27,172
+160% +$1.47M
CBM
1445
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$2.93M 0.01%
42,775
+17,041
+66% +$1.05M
XNCR icon
1446
Xencor
XNCR
$1.47B
$2.92M 0.01%
75,007
+10,759
+17% +$439K
ARR
1447
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.03B
$2.92M 0.01%
26,027
+5,122
+25% +$598K
HQH
1448
abrdn Healthcare Investors
HQH
$1.25B
$2.91M 0.01%
125,803
+9,335
+8% +$211K
AVX
1449
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$2.91M 0.01%
161,199
-17,158
-10% -$331K
WRLD icon
1450
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$930M
$2.9M 0.01%
25,332
+4,691
+23% +$538K

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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.