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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$676M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$158M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$103M
4
DBX icon
Dropbox
DBX
+$88.8M
5
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$81.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXO icon
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
+$607M
2
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$98.4M
3
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$73.8M
4
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
+$73.6M
5
EGOV
NIC Inc
EGOV
+$71.2M

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
BLMN icon
1901
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$680M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
59,278
+34,788
+142% +$679K
CXT icon
1902
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.04B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
+34,145
New +$1.06M
MCRN
1903
DELISTED
Milacron Holdings Corp.
MCRN
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
57,232
-57,203
-50% -$1.16M
CASS icon
1904
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$698M
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
21,342
+500
+2% +$29K
TSC
1905
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
41,879
-26,376
-39% -$754K
WEN icon
1906
Wendy's
WEN
$1.33B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
67,262
-108,920
-62% -$1.9M
MMD
1907
MainStay MacKay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund
MMD
$283M
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
58,641
-2,437
-4% -$47.9K
BANC icon
1908
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
60,748
+15,689
+35% +$309K
NEV
1909
DELISTED
NUVEEN ENHANCED MUNICIPAL VALUE FUND
NEV
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
87,548
-3,574
-4% -$49.3K
HCSG icon
1910
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
28,119
+18,774
+201% +$780K
NFBK
1911
DELISTED
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
71,598
+2,149
+3% +$35.3K
MOFG
1912
DELISTED
MidWestOne Financial Group
MOFG
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
34,199
-20,616
-38% -$692K
TXMD icon
1913
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$23.8M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
+3,472
New +$1.06M
STAY
1914
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
56,202
-63,947
-53% -$1.33M
GSBC icon
1915
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$863M
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
20,518
-12,564
-38% -$740K
CMD
1916
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
12,335
-22,130
-64% -$2.11M
BFYT
1917
DELISTED
Benefytt Technologies, Inc. Class A Common Stock
BFYT
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
18,387
+4,482
+32% +$204K
BTA
1918
DELISTED
BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust
BTA
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
100,315
-3,726
-4% -$42.3K
UVSP icon
1919
Univest Financial
UVSP
$1.23B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
42,660
+1,027
+2% +$28.6K
SAFT icon
1920
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.52B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
12,545
-5,107
-29% -$472K
MNP
1921
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
81,510
-2,780
-3% -$39.1K
FORM icon
1922
FormFactor
FORM
$8.11B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
81,475
-4,305
-5% -$59.4K
ERIC icon
1923
Ericsson
ERIC
$30.7B
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
127,134
+65,548
+106% +$537K
NHA
1924
DELISTED
Nuveen Municipal 2021 Target Term Fund
NHA
$1.12M ﹤0.01%
118,078
-4,928
-4% -$46.7K
SHOO icon
1925
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.12B
$1.11M ﹤0.01%
31,548
-28,122
-47% -$1.04M
75 76
77
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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.