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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
GAM
1526
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.54B
$2.44M 0.01%
71,173
+7,985
+13% +$274K
DBI icon
1527
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$2.44M 0.01%
94,554
-54,547
-37% -$1.3M
MLCO icon
1528
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.1B
$2.44M 0.01%
87,077
-21,615
-20% -$662K
LXP icon
1529
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.53B
$2.43M 0.01%
55,615
+11,246
+25% +$466K
CARS icon
1530
Cars.com
CARS
$641M
$2.42M 0.01%
+85,392
New +$2.35M
AMCX icon
1531
AMC Global Media
AMCX
$430M
$2.42M 0.01%
38,943
-2,922
-7% -$167K
JQC icon
1532
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
JQC
$702M
$2.42M 0.01%
304,701
+104,948
+53% +$844K
NOAH
1533
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$588M
$2.42M 0.01%
46,394
-22,114
-32% -$1.25M
TY icon
1534
TRI-Continental Corp
TY
$1.86B
$2.42M 0.01%
91,186
+11,627
+15% +$312K
XNET
1535
Xunlei
XNET
$351M
$2.4M 0.01%
+224,579
New +$2.79M
VNQ icon
1536
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
VNQ
$39.9B
$2.4M 0.01%
29,452
-2,208
-7% -$171K
KALU icon
1537
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.67B
$2.39M 0.01%
22,949
+9,894
+76% +$1.05M
ARR
1538
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.02B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
20,905
+2,790
+15% +$320K
KRG icon
1539
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.95B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
139,511
+28,733
+26% +$446K
XNCR icon
1540
Xencor
XNCR
$1.44B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
+64,248
New +$2.21M
DAN icon
1541
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.91B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
117,734
-6,377
-5% -$152K
CHSP
1542
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
74,947
-767
-1% -$23.4K
BGH
1543
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
BGH
$281M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
125,856
+14,531
+13% +$272K
HBI
1544
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
107,260
-25,303
-19% -$477K
GPI icon
1545
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.94B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
37,322
+4,414
+13% +$301K
CHCO icon
1546
City Holding Co
CHCO
$1.97B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
31,212
+12,968
+71% +$959K
FCN icon
1547
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.82B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
38,572
+8,082
+27% +$469K
ENPH icon
1548
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$4.84B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
345,806
-125,337
-27% -$648K
CPE
1549
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
21,515
+10,089
+88% +$1.25M
CHS
1550
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
283,748
-34,062
-11% -$322K

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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.