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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
BPFH
1551
DELISTED
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
BPFH
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
144,807
-6,261
-4% -$103K
AYX
1552
DELISTED
Alteryx Inc
AYX
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
+60,251
New +$2.1M
AVK
1553
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$544M
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
154,338
+17,596
+13% +$262K
CLDT
1554
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$630M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
+108,164
New +$2.16M
VLY icon
1555
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.93B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
188,594
-116,098
-38% -$1.46M
WRLD icon
1556
World Acceptance Corp
WRLD
$950M
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
20,641
+14,695
+247% +$1.6M
CARO
1557
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
53,301
+12,693
+31% +$527K
AVAV icon
1558
AeroVironment
AVAV
$7.57B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
31,913
-23,763
-43% -$1.35M
AMRC icon
1559
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.15B
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
189,623
+163,413
+623% +$1.95M
ARRY
1560
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
135,467
+45,451
+50% +$723K
BLBD icon
1561
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$2.41B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
100,893
+91,198
+941% +$2M
VALE icon
1562
Vale
VALE
$62.9B
$2.25M ﹤0.01%
175,148
-9,882
-5% -$135K
UNVR
1563
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$2.24M ﹤0.01%
85,397
-69,913
-45% -$1.93M
ICFI icon
1564
ICF International
ICFI
$1.44B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
31,444
-3,830
-11% -$260K
VVV icon
1565
Valvoline
VVV
$4.97B
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
103,428
-106,132
-51% -$2.24M
BNCL
1566
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
137,454
-1,195
-0.9% -$19.4K
TWNK
1567
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
+163,568
New +$2.25M
TIMB icon
1568
TIM SA
TIMB
$10.2B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
+131,355
New +$2.58M
COBZ
1569
DELISTED
CoBiz Financial,Inc
COBZ
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
103,096
+17,121
+20% +$361K
CJ
1570
DELISTED
C&J Energy Services, Inc.
CJ
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
+93,695
New +$2.57M
FFG
1571
DELISTED
FBL Financial Group
FFG
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
28,012
+9,667
+53% +$752K
JTD
1572
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$2.2M ﹤0.01%
133,331
+17,532
+15% +$294K
BMCH
1573
DELISTED
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc
BMCH
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
105,249
+55,071
+110% +$1.09M
MTX icon
1574
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.31B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
29,074
-3,000
-9% -$216K
SUI icon
1575
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$2.19M ﹤0.01%
22,339
-11,629
-34% -$1.09M

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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.