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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
ELME
1976
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$903K ﹤0.01%
29,777
+10,600
+55% +$303K
VGR
1977
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
$897K ﹤0.01%
73,056
-46,885
-39% -$591K
BPK
1978
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni 2018 Term Tr
BPK
$892K ﹤0.01%
59,463
-545
-0.9% -$8.16K
FLIC
1979
DELISTED
First of Long Island Corp
FLIC
$890K ﹤0.01%
35,828
+7,023
+24% +$183K
SMP icon
1980
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$861M
$886K ﹤0.01%
18,331
-20,366
-53% -$954K
BANC icon
1981
Banc of California
BANC
$3.28B
$881K ﹤0.01%
45,059
-16,606
-27% -$318K
E icon
1982
ENI
E
$76B
$876K ﹤0.01%
23,603
-3,456
-13% -$130K
AMH icon
1983
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12B
$874K ﹤0.01%
39,398
-9,945
-20% -$203K
HONE
1984
DELISTED
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
$873K ﹤0.01%
82,771
+14,207
+21% +$144K
ALX
1985
Alexander's
ALX
$1.4B
$872K ﹤0.01%
2,278
+1,571
+222% +$608K
LCII icon
1986
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.51B
$871K ﹤0.01%
+9,660
New +$897K
MHO icon
1987
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.83B
$869K ﹤0.01%
32,831
+5,598
+21% +$167K
XCRA
1988
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
$869K ﹤0.01%
62,233
+9,516
+18% +$125K
PZZA icon
1989
Papa John's
PZZA
$999M
$865K ﹤0.01%
+17,048
New +$956K
USNA icon
1990
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$863K ﹤0.01%
7,486
-5,018
-40% -$549K
UTL icon
1991
Unitil
UTL
$1,000M
$860K ﹤0.01%
16,842
+2,610
+18% +$126K
NUVA
1992
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$860K ﹤0.01%
16,507
+12,125
+277% +$635K
KTOS icon
1993
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$8.88B
$859K ﹤0.01%
74,667
+53,131
+247% +$585K
CCS icon
1994
Century Communities
CCS
$2B
$858K ﹤0.01%
27,191
+4,255
+19% +$131K
ADSW
1995
DELISTED
Advanced Disposal Services Inc
ADSW
$854K ﹤0.01%
34,472
+942
+3% +$21.9K
SKT icon
1996
Tanger
SKT
$4.82B
$849K ﹤0.01%
36,139
+3,946
+12% +$86.8K
PEB icon
1997
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
PEB
$2.16B
$844K ﹤0.01%
21,754
-38,217
-64% -$1.44M
BHBK
1998
DELISTED
Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc.
BHBK
$843K ﹤0.01%
37,971
+6,599
+21% +$138K
HPP
1999
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$834M
$840K ﹤0.01%
3,388
-993
-23% -$235K
HR icon
2000
Healthcare Realty
HR
$7.42B
$838K ﹤0.01%
31,087
-9,206
-23% -$234K

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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.