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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
ROCK icon
1726
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.34B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
42,710
+18,334
+75% +$681K
SAM icon
1727
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
5,336
-3,341
-39% -$814K
SCS
1728
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
118,022
-56,313
-32% -$798K
HNI icon
1729
HNI Corp
HNI
$3B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
42,766
+7,489
+21% +$274K
MUI
1730
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
MUI
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
120,460
-157
-0.1% -$2.06K
HMHC
1731
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
+208,021
New +$1.48M
ESNT icon
1732
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.06B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
44,285
-31,197
-41% -$1.13M
LABL
1733
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
24,488
+14,668
+149% +$980K
PGC icon
1734
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$822M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
45,622
+8,529
+23% +$291K
CCF
1735
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
13,423
-942
-7% -$109K
GMS
1736
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
57,930
-18,815
-25% -$571K
BPMC
1737
DELISTED
Blueprint Medicines
BPMC
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
24,702
-36,483
-60% -$2.9M
TEF
1738
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$1.57M ﹤0.01%
227,171
-22,636
-9% -$173K
FCB
1739
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
26,583
+737
+3% +$43.3K
VC icon
1740
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
12,072
-16,651
-58% -$2.08M
CAF
1741
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund
CAF
$334M
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
67,491
+21,819
+48% +$554K
MAC icon
1742
Macerich
MAC
$7.32B
$1.56M ﹤0.01%
27,409
-2,595
-9% -$147K
KELYA icon
1743
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$526M
$1.55M ﹤0.01%
+68,882
New +$1.8M
GKOS icon
1744
Glaukos
GKOS
$9.02B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
+37,972
New +$1.35M
NUV icon
1745
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$1.54M ﹤0.01%
161,136
-134
-0.1% -$1.27K
CDP icon
1746
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.31B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
52,922
+29,211
+123% +$801K
EQBK icon
1747
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.03B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
36,868
+7,442
+25% +$301K
ARII
1748
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
38,686
-19,702
-34% -$763K
LZB icon
1749
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$1.53M ﹤0.01%
49,869
-10,534
-17% -$324K
PCH
1750
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$1.52M ﹤0.01%
29,983
+2,322
+8% +$118K

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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.