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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
+2.72%
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
$43.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.54B
Cap. Flow
+$1.03B
Cap. Flow %
2.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.81%
Holding
2,485
New
111
Increased
1,290
Reduced
894
Closed
190

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$95.6M
2
NKTR icon
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
+$83.6M
3
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$75.3M
4
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$74.4M
5
NFLX icon
Netflix
NFLX
+$59.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 22.85%
2 Financials 12.95%
3 Communication Services 9.69%
4 Industrials 9.65%
5 Healthcare 9.02%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
MEOH icon
2001
Methanex
MEOH
$4.32B
$548K ﹤0.01%
+9,043
New +$530K
SBI
2002
Western Asset Intermediate Muni Fund
SBI
$109M
$544K ﹤0.01%
63,020
+7,466
+13% +$67.5K
STAG icon
2003
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.86B
$542K ﹤0.01%
22,677
-2,828
-11% -$68.9K
NXRT
2004
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$665M
$536K ﹤0.01%
21,562
+670
+3% +$17.1K
AMSC icon
2005
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.48B
$533K ﹤0.01%
+91,664
New +$470K
LRN icon
2006
Stride
LRN
$3.69B
$530K ﹤0.01%
37,393
+2,441
+7% +$38.2K
SUB icon
2007
iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF
SUB
$11.3B
$529K ﹤0.01%
5,047
+780
+18% +$81.8K
ELME
2008
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$524K ﹤0.01%
19,177
-2,312
-11% -$63.2K
CMTL icon
2009
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$522K ﹤0.01%
+17,471
New +$421K
BSX icon
2010
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
$521K ﹤0.01%
19,058
-485,367
-96% -$13.2M
UIS icon
2011
Unisys
UIS
$227M
$520K ﹤0.01%
48,408
+3,295
+7% +$33.1K
FYX icon
2012
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund
FYX
$1.36B
$519K ﹤0.01%
8,616
-926
-10% -$56.8K
MOD icon
2013
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$12.8B
$517K ﹤0.01%
+24,428
New +$556K
SGI
2014
Somnigroup International
SGI
$15.1B
$516K ﹤0.01%
45,556
-253,376
-85% -$3.48M
HIFS icon
2015
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$514K ﹤0.01%
2,494
-77
-3% -$16.1K
KMT icon
2016
Kennametal
KMT
$2.68B
$512K ﹤0.01%
12,737
-451
-3% -$20.6K
NIQ
2017
DELISTED
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE DURATION QUALITY MUNICIPAL TERM FUND
NIQ
$510K ﹤0.01%
40,612
+1,452
+4% +$18.3K
AVD icon
2018
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
$509K ﹤0.01%
25,185
+1,715
+7% +$35.6K
RPXC
2019
DELISTED
RPX Corporation
RPXC
$508K ﹤0.01%
47,546
+3,236
+7% +$39.6K
CNMD icon
2020
CONMED
CNMD
$1.29B
$507K ﹤0.01%
+8,010
New +$478K
UEIC icon
2021
Universal Electronics
UEIC
$57.2M
$506K ﹤0.01%
+9,715
New +$472K
AMBA icon
2022
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$504K ﹤0.01%
10,278
+1,034
+11% +$53.6K
CWBC
2023
Community West Bancshares
CWBC
$678M
$502K ﹤0.01%
25,666
+173
+0.7% +$3.45K
BECN
2024
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$497K ﹤0.01%
9,358
-13,229
-59% -$761K
HYMB icon
2025
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$494K ﹤0.01%
17,742
+2,416
+16% +$67K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,485 positions worth $43.5B, up 3.7% from $42B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2018 filing shows 111 new, 1,290 increased, 894 reduced and 190 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M. The largest sale was Snap, an estimated $95.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was Acadia Healthcare: 792,063 shares worth $31M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q1 2018, an estimated $146M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Nektar Therapeutics, cutting an estimated $83.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Snap in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $95.6M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $43.5B portfolio in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 111 new positions and closed 190 in Q1 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $43.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 23 Apr 2018.