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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
TVPT
1926
DELISTED
Travelport Worldwide Limited
TVPT
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
+55,644
New +$974K
WLL
1927
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+259
New +$895K
CONE
1928
DELISTED
CyrusOne Inc Common Stock
CONE
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
17,431
-106,270
-86% -$5.76M
SBT
1929
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
SBT
$1M ﹤0.01%
+74,918
New +$1.01M
DCI icon
1930
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
$999K ﹤0.01%
22,146
-154,333
-87% -$7.12M
THRM icon
1931
Gentherm
THRM
$1.31B
$998K ﹤0.01%
25,400
-43,800
-63% -$1.57M
DORM icon
1932
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.01B
$997K ﹤0.01%
+14,589
New +$983K
UFCS icon
1933
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.32B
$991K ﹤0.01%
18,171
+7,941
+78% +$413K
VGM icon
1934
Invesco Trust Investment Grade Municipals
VGM
$549M
$991K ﹤0.01%
80,135
+111
+0.1% +$1.37K
AXP icon
1935
American Express
AXP
$223B
$990K ﹤0.01%
10,107
-47,177
-82% -$4.64M
HBCP icon
1936
Home Bancorp
HBCP
$552M
$987K ﹤0.01%
21,213
+3,562
+20% +$159K
PSK icon
1937
State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF
PSK
$693M
$987K ﹤0.01%
+22,703
New +$976K
MUB icon
1938
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.1B
$983K ﹤0.01%
9,016
+281
+3% +$30.5K
VKQ icon
1939
Invesco Municipal Trust
VKQ
$536M
$983K ﹤0.01%
83,131
+169
+0.2% +$1.99K
EXP icon
1940
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.6B
$980K ﹤0.01%
9,334
-65,474
-88% -$6.89M
WIP icon
1941
State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF
WIP
$479M
$976K ﹤0.01%
17,996
+3,071
+21% +$173K
DEI icon
1942
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
$974K ﹤0.01%
24,229
-61,027
-72% -$2.3M
BB icon
1943
BlackBerry
BB
$5.01B
$972K ﹤0.01%
100,706
+17,058
+20% +$190K
TTP
1944
DELISTED
TORTOISE PIPELINE & ENERGY FUND, INC.
TTP
$971K ﹤0.01%
+14,150
New +$969K
KMPR icon
1945
Kemper
KMPR
$1.7B
$970K ﹤0.01%
12,817
+7,725
+152% +$543K
SRLN icon
1946
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
$5.31B
$968K ﹤0.01%
+20,610
New +$974K
DCT
1947
DELISTED
DCT Industrial Trust Inc.
DCT
$965K ﹤0.01%
14,464
-18,769
-56% -$1.18M
HL icon
1948
Hecla Mining
HL
$10.2B
$964K ﹤0.01%
277,004
+262,043
+1,752% +$998K
NBH
1949
Neuberger Municipal Fund Inc
NBH
$304M
$960K ﹤0.01%
70,439
+17,844
+34% +$244K
ONTO icon
1950
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$13.6B
$960K ﹤0.01%
27,100
+4,277
+19% +$147K

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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.