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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
UTHR icon
126
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.5B
$77.5M 0.16%
684,956
+182,409
+36% +$20.1M
DUK icon
127
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$77.2M 0.16%
975,961
+14,754
+2% +$1.13M
CDNS icon
128
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$91.7B
$77.1M 0.16%
1,780,388
-827,495
-32% -$34M
CERN
129
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$77.1M 0.16%
1,289,442
-94,621
-7% -$5.6M
TROW icon
130
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.7B
$76.4M 0.16%
657,835
-43,605
-6% -$5.07M
RARE icon
131
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.66B
$75.1M 0.16%
977,505
+16,713
+2% +$1.08M
KYNB
132
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.6M
$75.1M 0.16%
47,957
+7,791
+19% +$10.2M
TDC icon
133
Teradata
TDC
$2.65B
$75M 0.16%
1,868,971
+397,070
+27% +$16M
BIIB icon
134
Biogen
BIIB
$29.8B
$74.3M 0.15%
255,954
+20,608
+9% +$5.79M
MRK icon
135
Merck
MRK
$323B
$71.3M 0.15%
1,231,732
+742,456
+152% +$41.9M
ACN icon
136
Accenture
ACN
$87.7B
$71.2M 0.15%
435,484
-10,315
-2% -$1.6M
TECH icon
137
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$70.6M 0.15%
1,908,056
+246,696
+15% +$9.42M
ICPT
138
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$70.5M 0.15%
840,584
+22,310
+3% +$1.63M
HBAN icon
139
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.8B
$70.1M 0.15%
4,751,348
+147,147
+3% +$2.21M
EGOV
140
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$69.9M 0.14%
4,495,235
+223,996
+5% +$3.41M
GILD icon
141
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$69.4M 0.14%
979,839
-301,694
-24% -$21.3M
SGEN
142
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$69.2M 0.14%
1,042,574
+159,401
+18% +$9.13M
ZNGA
143
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$68M 0.14%
16,697,603
+2,464,392
+17% +$9.67M
ALXN
144
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$67.1M 0.14%
540,419
+58,997
+12% +$6.9M
RF icon
145
Regions Financial
RF
$26.1B
$66.6M 0.14%
3,746,318
-2,781,908
-43% -$52.1M
BMRN icon
146
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.4B
$66.3M 0.14%
703,851
+87,468
+14% +$7.66M
BA icon
147
Boeing
BA
$165B
$65.7M 0.14%
195,715
-158,561
-45% -$54.5M
BLK icon
148
Blackrock
BLK
$161B
$65.6M 0.14%
131,433
+69,448
+112% +$36.7M
FTNT icon
149
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
$65.4M 0.14%
5,237,750
+138,525
+3% +$1.64M
ON icon
150
ON Semiconductor
ON
$34.5B
$65.2M 0.14%
2,932,991
+356,661
+14% +$8.62M

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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.