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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
PLCE icon
1876
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
9,748
-8,019
-45% -$1.02M
TRTN
1877
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
37,426
-4,693
-11% -$165K
UBNK
1878
DELISTED
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
UBNK
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
73,958
+1,882
+3% +$33.1K
MYE icon
1879
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.18B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
+53,470
New +$1.15M
STAG icon
1880
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
45,101
+26,154
+138% +$729K
ETX
1881
Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust
ETX
$202M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
63,518
-2,817
-4% -$55.6K
CARO
1882
DELISTED
Carolina Financial Corp.
CARO
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
32,789
-20,512
-38% -$850K
HYT icon
1883
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund
HYT
$1.36B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
116,550
+99,683
+591% +$1.06M
SNLN
1884
DELISTED
Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF
SNLN
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
67,076
+66
+0.1% +$1.2K
NVRO
1885
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
21,464
-747
-3% -$46.7K
FLR icon
1886
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
21,026
-1,358
-6% -$74K
NGHC
1887
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
45,108
+9,335
+26% +$253K
HYD icon
1888
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.44B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
19,435
-9,546
-33% -$599K
TILE icon
1889
Interface
TILE
$1.91B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
51,782
+32,127
+163% +$745K
VICR icon
1890
Vicor
VICR
$9.62B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
+26,286
New +$1.45M
BOOT icon
1891
Boot Barn
BOOT
$4.55B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
+42,522
New +$1.12M
PZZA icon
1892
Papa John's
PZZA
$999M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
23,488
+6,440
+38% +$298K
SYBT icon
1893
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.41B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
32,907
+775
+2% +$29.6K
ADEA icon
1894
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
302,956
+184,370
+155% +$784K
CTBI icon
1895
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
25,682
-3,034
-11% -$149K
BLKB icon
1896
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.5B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
11,719
-20,175
-63% -$2.11M
GFY
1897
DELISTED
Western Asset Variable Rate Strategic Fund, Inc
GFY
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
72,039
+1,532
+2% +$25.2K
TLRD
1898
DELISTED
Tailored Brands, Inc.
TLRD
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
46,823
+22,732
+94% +$522K
CPE
1899
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
9,812
-11,703
-54% -$1.31M
NZF icon
1900
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
NZF
$2.4B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
81,542
-3,177
-4% -$46.2K

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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.