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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
PRGS icon
1876
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.55B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
30,411
-19,391
-39% -$736K
GFY
1877
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
70,507
+2,282
+3% +$38.6K
FBNK
1878
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
38,547
+6,431
+20% +$170K
PLUS icon
1879
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
25,042
-11,478
-31% -$501K
BTA
1880
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
104,041
-377
-0.4% -$4.25K
KN icon
1881
Knowles
KN
$3.22B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
76,714
+45,397
+145% +$627K
NHA
1882
DELISTED
Nuveen Municipal 2021 Target Term Fund
NHA
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
123,006
-972
-0.8% -$9.21K
TRNO icon
1883
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.68B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
30,789
+3,499
+13% +$129K
CORT icon
1884
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$10.2B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
73,652
-56,514
-43% -$983K
IBB icon
1885
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$9.31B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
10,533
-322
-3% -$34.4K
MBIN icon
1886
Merchants Bancorp
MBIN
$2.19B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
+60,836
New +$989K
IQI icon
1887
Invesco Quality Municipal Securities
IQI
$526M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
96,975
+21,726
+29% +$258K
DNKN
1888
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
16,730
-46,914
-74% -$3.02M
NFBK
1889
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
69,449
+12,287
+21% +$199K
IRT icon
1890
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.92B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
111,528
+15,938
+17% +$153K
UVSP icon
1891
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.23B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
41,633
+7,737
+23% +$222K
FORM icon
1892
FormFactor
FORM
$8.11B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
85,780
-76,634
-47% -$1.04M
GNBC
1893
DELISTED
Green Bancorp, Inc
GNBC
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
52,769
-18,800
-26% -$431K
CCNE icon
1894
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$1.03B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
37,889
+6,233
+20% +$187K
GIII icon
1895
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.47B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
25,632
+3,829
+18% +$156K
NCOM
1896
DELISTED
National Commerce Corporation
NCOM
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
24,396
+4,303
+21% +$196K
JSD
1897
DELISTED
NUVEEN SHORT DURATION CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
JSD
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
65,459
+1,432
+2% +$24.4K
MQT
1898
DELISTED
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II
MQT
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
91,756
+229
+0.3% +$2.75K
FBMS
1899
DELISTED
The First Bancshares, Inc.
FBMS
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
30,612
+8,759
+40% +$295K
INVH icon
1900
Invitation Homes
INVH
$17.7B
$1.1M ﹤0.01%
+47,635
New +$1.08M

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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.