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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
AVNS icon
1701
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$1.17B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
29,256
+11,837
+68% +$625K
XNTK icon
1702
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
17,891
-1,296
-7% -$119K
SMMU icon
1703
PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund
SMMU
$1.14B
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
33,403
-139
-0.4% -$6.91K
SPN
1704
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
+17,128
New +$1.76M
RDS.A
1705
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
24,032
-2,051
-8% -$142K
VCSH icon
1706
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
21,278
-1,022
-5% -$79.8K
SEMG
1707
DELISTED
SEMGROUP CORPORATION
SEMG
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
65,449
+48,610
+289% +$1.19M
EXTR icon
1708
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.86B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
208,521
-67,162
-24% -$645K
CRVL icon
1709
CorVel
CRVL
$3.05B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
92,064
-19,320
-17% -$333K
BIT icon
1710
BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust
BIT
$696M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
96,875
+11,305
+13% +$193K
RBCAA icon
1711
Republic Bancorp
RBCAA
$1.84B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
36,525
+6,174
+20% +$266K
MSGN
1712
DELISTED
MSG Networks Inc.
MSGN
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
68,813
-5,339
-7% -$113K
EMF
1713
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
EMF
$314M
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
111,820
+13,214
+13% +$205K
UVE icon
1714
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
46,836
-21,823
-32% -$743K
IBP icon
1715
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.13B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
29,003
-11,680
-29% -$692K
IWN icon
1716
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
IWN
$14.4B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
12,412
-352
-3% -$45.4K
NID
1717
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NID
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
131,599
-210
-0.2% -$2.61K
QCRH icon
1718
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.65B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
34,429
-18,711
-35% -$882K
SPR
1719
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
19,006
-984
-5% -$82.7K
RYAM icon
1720
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$565M
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
95,126
+45,323
+91% +$872K
FWRD icon
1721
Forward Air
FWRD
$482M
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
27,482
+5,167
+23% +$296K
NNI icon
1722
Nelnet
NNI
$4.79B
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
27,725
-6,208
-18% -$359K
PSDO
1723
DELISTED
Presidio, Inc. Common Stock
PSDO
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
+123,625
New +$1.8M
LION
1724
DELISTED
Fidelity Southern Corporation
LION
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
63,341
+10,825
+21% +$261K
RDUS
1725
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
47,592
+21,380
+82% +$682K

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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.