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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
ACN icon
151
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$82.1M 0.15%
482,652
+47,168
+11% +$7.85M
ALNY icon
152
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
$82M 0.15%
937,025
+277,259
+42% +$27.9M
UNH icon
153
UnitedHealth
UNH
$382B
$81.7M 0.15%
307,144
+54,187
+21% +$14.1M
ZNGA
154
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$81.2M 0.15%
20,256,659
+3,559,056
+21% +$14.3M
TROW icon
155
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25B
$80.9M 0.15%
741,319
+83,484
+13% +$9.67M
ASML icon
156
ASML
ASML
$675B
$80.3M 0.15%
427,108
+22,492
+6% +$4.51M
DUK icon
157
Duke Energy
DUK
$102B
$78.6M 0.15%
981,801
+5,840
+0.6% +$472K
LUV icon
158
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$22B
$78.5M 0.15%
1,257,418
+361,607
+40% +$21.1M
MRK icon
159
Merck
MRK
$324B
$76.6M 0.14%
1,131,391
-100,341
-8% -$6.39M
GIS icon
160
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$76.3M 0.14%
1,777,089
+457,134
+35% +$20.7M
PFG icon
161
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$23.6B
$76.1M 0.14%
1,299,262
+600,798
+86% +$33.5M
HD icon
162
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$74.3M 0.14%
358,552
+74,563
+26% +$15M
TMO icon
163
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$74M 0.14%
303,090
+145,619
+92% +$33.5M
LUMN icon
164
Lumen
LUMN
$6.53B
$72.8M 0.14%
3,432,271
+66,376
+2% +$1.39M
STI
165
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$72M 0.13%
1,077,416
-744,707
-41% -$53.1M
TWLO icon
166
Twilio
TWLO
$29.1B
$71.5M 0.13%
828,895
+723,257
+685% +$52.9M
HBAN icon
167
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$35.1B
$71.5M 0.13%
4,793,005
+41,657
+0.9% +$651K
OMC icon
168
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$70.8M 0.13%
1,040,355
+215,308
+26% +$15.1M
WBA
169
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$70.2M 0.13%
962,978
+179,746
+23% +$12.2M
FTV icon
170
Fortive
FTV
$19B
$69.8M 0.13%
1,315,016
+376,966
+40% +$19.3M
CVS icon
171
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$69.2M 0.13%
878,621
-115,922
-12% -$8.29M
WFC icon
172
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$68.9M 0.13%
1,310,674
-502,315
-28% -$28.7M
DELL icon
173
Dell
DELL
$283B
$67.5M 0.13%
2,476,005
+2,148,725
+657% +$57.3M
ZEN
174
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$67.3M 0.13%
948,098
+746,170
+370% +$47.6M
BLK icon
175
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$67.1M 0.13%
142,435
+11,002
+8% +$5.35M

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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.