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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
BLUE
176
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$57.9M 0.12%
28,464
+5,269
+23% +$12M
XYZ
177
Block Inc
XYZ
$46.3B
$57.8M 0.12%
937,055
+103,549
+12% +$5.7M
CTAS icon
178
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$57.8M 0.12%
1,248,348
+56,088
+5% +$2.52M
WCG
179
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$57.7M 0.12%
234,329
+102,062
+77% +$22.2M
UNP icon
180
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$57.6M 0.12%
406,343
+98,761
+32% +$13.8M
INCY icon
181
Incyte
INCY
$23.6B
$57.3M 0.12%
854,987
+267,057
+45% +$18.3M
EWBC icon
182
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
$57.2M 0.12%
876,653
+139,235
+19% +$9.42M
SNA icon
183
Snap-on
SNA
$20.8B
$56.8M 0.12%
353,501
-25,630
-7% -$3.88M
ED icon
184
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$56.6M 0.12%
726,316
+33,853
+5% +$2.59M
GD icon
185
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$56.6M 0.12%
303,666
+131,618
+77% +$26.9M
EXEL icon
186
Exelixis
EXEL
$13.9B
$55.9M 0.12%
2,599,525
+1,726,507
+198% +$35.7M
SNV
187
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$55.9M 0.12%
1,057,997
+531,793
+101% +$28.3M
HD icon
188
Home Depot
HD
$330B
$55.4M 0.11%
283,989
-67,364
-19% -$12.6M
CMCSA icon
189
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.3B
$55.1M 0.11%
1,680,577
+603,108
+56% +$19.7M
HRL icon
190
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$54.9M 0.11%
1,475,450
-38,571
-3% -$1.38M
HUM icon
191
Humana
HUM
$47B
$54.3M 0.11%
182,290
+60,501
+50% +$17.7M
CELG
192
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$54.1M 0.11%
681,461
+81,425
+14% +$6.76M
ALKS icon
193
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.82B
$54.1M 0.11%
1,314,188
+393,772
+43% +$17.9M
NKE icon
194
Nike
NKE
$62B
$53.9M 0.11%
675,905
+421,842
+166% +$29.7M
PEG icon
195
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.9B
$53.7M 0.11%
992,272
+30,539
+3% +$1.57M
GRFS
196
Grifois
GRFS
$5.19B
$53.6M 0.11%
2,495,308
+527,595
+27% +$11.5M
ABMD
197
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$53.6M 0.11%
131,102
+22,901
+21% +$8.3M
PPL
198
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.4B
$53.5M 0.11%
1,874,054
-342,833
-15% -$9.49M
EW icon
199
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$48.3B
$53.1M 0.11%
1,094,652
+945,432
+634% +$44.1M
MA icon
200
Mastercard
MA
$472B
$53M 0.11%
269,637
+16,756
+7% +$3.15M

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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.