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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
UCFC
1826
DELISTED
United Community Financial Corp
UCFC
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
148,064
+20,950
+16% +$221K
AM
1827
DELISTED
ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP
AM
$1.43M ﹤0.01%
49,756
-15,718
-24% -$482K
MYOK
1828
DELISTED
MyoKardia, Inc. Common Stock
MYOK
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
21,820
-17,657
-45% -$1.04M
FBMS
1829
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
36,366
+5,754
+19% +$225K
CHH icon
1830
Choice Hotels
CHH
$5.03B
$1.42M ﹤0.01%
17,021
-64,964
-79% -$5.09M
YELP icon
1831
Yelp
YELP
$1.38B
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
28,735
-16,248
-36% -$710K
ANCX
1832
DELISTED
Access National Corp
ANCX
$1.41M ﹤0.01%
51,882
+5,727
+12% +$160K
FBP icon
1833
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.4B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
154,225
-85,630
-36% -$725K
SRLN icon
1834
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.31B
$1.4M ﹤0.01%
29,492
+8,882
+43% +$419K
ADC icon
1835
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.68B
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
26,175
+21,426
+451% +$1.16M
SOHU
1836
Sohu.com
SOHU
$336M
$1.39M ﹤0.01%
69,785
-6,830
-9% -$173K
NIC icon
1837
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.57B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
25,378
+3,878
+18% +$215K
CWB icon
1838
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF
CWB
$5.64B
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
25,612
+5,491
+27% +$294K
WASH icon
1839
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$732M
$1.38M ﹤0.01%
24,995
+584
+2% +$34.3K
SIG icon
1840
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.55B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
20,833
-267,919
-93% -$16.5M
PSK icon
1841
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF
PSK
$693M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
32,209
+9,506
+42% +$410K
JEF icon
1842
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.9B
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
69,671
-200,265
-74% -$4.17M
DQ
1843
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$790M
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
262,175
-15,685
-6% -$110K
WFT
1844
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
$1.37M ﹤0.01%
505,027
+468,876
+1,297% +$1.38M
HDP
1845
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
59,530
-113,152
-66% -$2.36M
AIG icon
1846
American International
AIG
$41.9B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
25,493
+5,406
+27% +$290K
IBP icon
1847
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.13B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
34,784
+5,781
+20% +$291K
MGLN
1848
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
18,829
+5,873
+45% +$473K
PFGC icon
1849
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$17.5B
$1.36M ﹤0.01%
40,716
-111,338
-73% -$3.92M
VIPS icon
1850
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.84B
$1.35M ﹤0.01%
216,642
-222,512
-51% -$1.83M

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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.