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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SAP icon
151
SAP
SAP
$187B
$57.9M 0.13%
550,464
-45,211
-8% -$4.88M
CMI icon
152
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$57.8M 0.13%
356,621
+28,848
+9% +$4.96M
AEP icon
153
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.7B
$57.8M 0.13%
842,274
+242,167
+40% +$16.3M
WEB
154
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$57.7M 0.13%
3,188,319
+809,671
+34% +$16.5M
RTX icon
155
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$57.1M 0.13%
721,365
-12,631
-2% -$1.04M
EGOV
156
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
$56.8M 0.13%
4,271,239
+1,248,059
+41% +$18.5M
UTHR icon
157
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.3B
$56.5M 0.13%
502,547
-19,546
-4% -$2.48M
CVS icon
158
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$56.2M 0.13%
902,644
+120,799
+15% +$8.67M
SNA icon
159
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$55.9M 0.13%
379,131
-54,210
-13% -$8.91M
JNJ icon
160
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$634B
$55.7M 0.13%
434,658
+1,530
+0.4% +$207K
PGEN icon
161
Precigen
PGEN
$1.93B
$55.7M 0.13%
3,633,116
+1,384,705
+62% +$19.8M
CDW icon
162
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$55.4M 0.13%
787,812
-31,958
-4% -$2.33M
AGIO icon
163
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.16B
$55.3M 0.13%
675,756
-137,891
-17% -$10.7M
PBCT
164
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$55.2M 0.13%
2,958,818
+146,521
+5% +$2.85M
TSN icon
165
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$54.7M 0.13%
748,000
-65,209
-8% -$4.98M
FTNT icon
166
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
$54.6M 0.13%
5,099,225
+3,742,750
+276% +$36.5M
WBA
167
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$54.3M 0.12%
829,977
+81,556
+11% +$5.83M
ED icon
168
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$54M 0.12%
692,463
+9,383
+1% +$729K
DAL icon
169
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$55.9B
$53.8M 0.12%
981,759
+28,957
+3% +$1.6M
EIX icon
170
Edison International
EIX
$30.7B
$53.7M 0.12%
844,026
+160,036
+23% +$9.86M
ALXN
171
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$53.7M 0.12%
481,422
-20,187
-4% -$2.41M
CELG
172
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$53.5M 0.12%
600,036
-33,333
-5% -$3.2M
AFL icon
173
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$53.5M 0.12%
1,222,570
+229,146
+23% +$10.1M
ALKS icon
174
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$53.3M 0.12%
920,416
+119,664
+15% +$7M
HON icon
175
Honeywell
HON
$77B
$53M 0.12%
405,868
+31,186
+8% +$4.32M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.