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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
BITA
1576
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
101,498
-9,935
-9% -$227K
NCOM
1577
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
56,459
+32,063
+131% +$1.44M
OPB
1578
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
85,082
+34,122
+67% +$976K
WABC icon
1579
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
38,721
+958
+3% +$58.9K
RVTY icon
1580
Revvity
RVTY
$12.3B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
23,928
-127,074
-84% -$10.9M
BMTC
1581
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
49,611
-20,811
-30% -$1M
DO
1582
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
116,078
-19,554
-14% -$359K
VC icon
1583
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
24,969
+12,897
+107% +$1.49M
NNI icon
1584
Nelnet
NNI
$4.79B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
40,559
+12,834
+46% +$751K
ECPG icon
1585
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$1.93B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
64,517
+34,690
+116% +$1.31M
ARNA
1586
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
50,256
-8,187
-14% -$332K
HAFC icon
1587
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$943M
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
92,812
+16,347
+21% +$431K
BE icon
1588
Bloom Energy
BE
$52.6B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
+67,788
New +$1.9M
MB
1589
DELISTED
MINDBODY, Inc. Class A Common Stock
MB
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
56,789
-23,165
-29% -$905K
KALU icon
1590
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.67B
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
21,128
-1,821
-8% -$198K
EBSB
1591
DELISTED
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EBSB
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
134,988
-56,084
-29% -$1.02M
RLJ icon
1592
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
104,092
-33,666
-24% -$749K
WUBA
1593
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
31,153
-14,423
-32% -$997K
ABG icon
1594
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.19B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
33,307
+11,900
+56% +$857K
CENX icon
1595
Century Aluminum
CENX
$4.57B
$2.29M ﹤0.01%
191,237
+103,939
+119% +$1.34M
PATK icon
1596
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.8B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
57,860
-17,530
-23% -$721K
AIN icon
1597
Albany International
AIN
$2.14B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
28,717
-14,946
-34% -$1.08M
LGIH icon
1598
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.4B
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
48,083
-7,003
-13% -$385K
SPPI
1599
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
135,609
+111,513
+463% +$2.41M
DNR
1600
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
367,118
-339,213
-48% -$1.69M

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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.