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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
TGT icon
176
Target
TGT
$62.1B
$66.5M 0.12%
753,364
-57,117
-7% -$4.75M
EIGI
177
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
$66.2M 0.12%
7,527,601
+1,014,662
+16% +$9.65M
EMR icon
178
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.9B
$66.1M 0.12%
863,636
+153,225
+22% +$11.3M
TFC icon
179
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.2B
$65.8M 0.12%
1,354,797
-330,824
-20% -$17M
AJG icon
180
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$65.8M 0.12%
883,336
+356,273
+68% +$25.5M
CDW icon
181
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$65.6M 0.12%
737,445
+105,061
+17% +$9.09M
PBCT
182
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$64.7M 0.12%
3,776,696
-1,067,554
-22% -$19.5M
SO icon
183
Southern Company
SO
$110B
$63.5M 0.12%
1,456,589
+71,821
+5% +$3.31M
TEAM icon
184
Atlassian
TEAM
$22B
$63.4M 0.12%
658,969
-175,908
-21% -$13.9M
SJM icon
185
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$63.3M 0.12%
616,943
+134,569
+28% +$14.7M
ATVI
186
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$63.2M 0.12%
760,041
+215,394
+40% +$16.3M
MA icon
187
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$62.9M 0.12%
282,605
+12,968
+5% +$2.71M
PRU icon
188
Prudential Financial
PRU
$41.7B
$62.8M 0.12%
619,697
+74,707
+14% +$7.36M
ED icon
189
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$62.1M 0.12%
815,094
+88,778
+12% +$7M
TJX icon
190
TJX Companies
TJX
$170B
$62M 0.12%
1,107,194
+78,242
+8% +$4.02M
PSX icon
191
Phillips 66
PSX
$82.9B
$62M 0.12%
549,734
-211,550
-28% -$24.5M
CMCSA icon
192
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.7B
$61.8M 0.12%
1,745,673
+65,096
+4% +$2.3M
DOV icon
193
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
$61.5M 0.11%
694,805
+164,727
+31% +$13.6M
INFY icon
194
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$61.3M 0.11%
6,032,323
-126,425
-2% -$1.29M
RNG icon
195
RingCentral
RNG
$4.05B
$61.3M 0.11%
658,381
+583,706
+782% +$50.4M
MSI icon
196
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$61M 0.11%
468,444
+49,825
+12% +$6.16M
CTAS icon
197
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$60M 0.11%
1,213,084
-35,264
-3% -$1.82M
RTX icon
198
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$59.9M 0.11%
680,750
+36,623
+6% +$3.08M
ALK icon
199
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.15B
$59.8M 0.11%
868,310
+174,128
+25% +$11.3M
HUM icon
200
Humana
HUM
$46.7B
$59.8M 0.11%
176,558
-5,732
-3% -$1.86M

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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.