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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
IBCP icon
1751
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$776M
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
71,619
+14,048
+24% +$351K
VREX icon
1752
Varex Imaging
VREX
$460M
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
59,106
+5,125
+9% +$169K
SITC icon
1753
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
161,699
+124,791
+338% +$1.36M
NEAR icon
1754
iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF
NEAR
$4.8B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
33,621
-352
-1% -$17.6K
XENT
1755
DELISTED
Intersect ENT, Inc
XENT
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
58,493
-30,688
-34% -$922K
MLCO icon
1756
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.1B
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
79,493
-7,584
-9% -$176K
SEM
1757
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
169,390
+24,537
+17% +$254K
ACC
1758
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
40,738
+1,284
+3% +$53.7K
MBIN icon
1759
Merchants Bancorp
MBIN
$2.19B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
98,219
+37,383
+61% +$670K
BRY
1760
DELISTED
Berry Corp
BRY
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
+94,337
New +$1.4M
CPS icon
1761
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$504M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
13,835
-2,508
-15% -$336K
EBS icon
1762
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
25,193
-30,151
-54% -$1.76M
BTT icon
1763
BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term Trust
BTT
$1.43B
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
79,981
-2,906
-4% -$61.8K
AIMC
1764
DELISTED
Altra Industrial Motion Corp
AIMC
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
40,081
-2,060
-5% -$86.1K
CDP icon
1765
COPT Defense Properties
CDP
$4.31B
$1.65M ﹤0.01%
55,405
+2,483
+5% +$74.4K
MOG.A icon
1766
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$13B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
19,119
-8,776
-31% -$692K
MMI icon
1767
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.15B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
47,331
+33,978
+254% +$1.29M
WD icon
1768
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.65B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
30,989
-34,536
-53% -$1.92M
MTW icon
1769
Manitowoc
MTW
$516M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
68,284
+54,917
+411% +$1.34M
XNTK icon
1770
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$2.06B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
17,317
-574
-3% -$54K
REXR icon
1771
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.7B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
51,024
+12,012
+31% +$377K
VCSH icon
1772
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCSH
$44.7B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
20,845
-433
-2% -$33.8K
JOYY
1773
JOYY Inc
JOYY
$3.73B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
21,713
-16,144
-43% -$1.36M
ASMB icon
1774
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$506M
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
+3,644
New +$1.71M
HMHC
1775
DELISTED
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
HMHC
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
230,828
+22,807
+11% +$154K

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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.