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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
GBNK
2001
DELISTED
Guaranty Bancorp
GBNK
$835K ﹤0.01%
28,030
-29,879
-52% -$917K
TBBK icon
2002
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.79B
$833K ﹤0.01%
79,589
+14,264
+22% +$157K
BAF
2003
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL INCOME INVESTMENT QUALITY TRUST
BAF
$832K ﹤0.01%
60,324
-14,516
-19% -$201K
IYE icon
2004
iShares US Energy ETF
IYE
$1.74B
$831K ﹤0.01%
19,815
-709
-3% -$29K
ASH icon
2005
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$829K ﹤0.01%
10,608
-8,123
-43% -$605K
CDE icon
2006
Coeur Mining
CDE
$15.6B
$819K ﹤0.01%
107,794
+544
+0.5% +$4.39K
LGI
2007
Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund
LGI
$235M
$818K ﹤0.01%
44,539
+5,869
+15% +$108K
VPL icon
2008
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$818K ﹤0.01%
11,686
-365
-3% -$26.6K
SUM
2009
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$815K ﹤0.01%
31,580
-144,634
-82% -$4.03M
PLAY icon
2010
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$343M
$811K ﹤0.01%
17,029
-3,169
-16% -$140K
SOXX icon
2011
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$44.2B
$807K ﹤0.01%
13,581
-801
-6% -$48.6K
SFST icon
2012
Southern First Bancshares
SFST
$582M
$801K ﹤0.01%
18,131
+3,081
+20% +$143K
PI icon
2013
Impinj
PI
$3.89B
$799K ﹤0.01%
36,131
+3,112
+9% +$52.7K
REVG
2014
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
$799K ﹤0.01%
+46,946
New +$832K
APEI icon
2015
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$795K ﹤0.01%
18,890
+2,841
+18% +$119K
ATRI
2016
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$795K ﹤0.01%
+1,327
New +$798K
NTUS
2017
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$789K ﹤0.01%
+22,864
New +$801K
SHM icon
2018
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
$3.47B
$785K ﹤0.01%
16,362
+587
+4% +$28K
BLE
2019
DELISTED
BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II
BLE
$778K ﹤0.01%
54,560
+2
+0% +$28
FBK icon
2020
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.95B
$771K ﹤0.01%
18,925
-41,648
-69% -$1.72M
INBK icon
2021
First Internet Bancorp
INBK
$231M
$769K ﹤0.01%
22,553
+5,123
+29% +$179K
NOK icon
2022
Nokia
NOK
$50.8B
$768K ﹤0.01%
133,592
+60,727
+83% +$359K
BP icon
2023
BP
BP
$113B
$767K ﹤0.01%
17,859
+398
+2% +$16.7K
NAD icon
2024
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
$2.71B
$767K ﹤0.01%
57,663
-30
-0.1% -$395
NEA icon
2025
Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
NEA
$3.36B
$767K ﹤0.01%
58,962
-38
-0.1% -$491

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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.