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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
NX icon
2051
Quanex
NX
$854M
$714K ﹤0.01%
39,750
+5,853
+17% +$105K
NSA
2052
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$710K ﹤0.01%
23,039
-59,074
-72% -$1.62M
ORBK
2053
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$701K ﹤0.01%
+11,348
New +$701K
LSI
2054
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$691K ﹤0.01%
10,644
-13,245
-55% -$800K
GPT
2055
DELISTED
Gramercy Property Trust
GPT
$687K ﹤0.01%
+25,143
New +$644K
REGI
2056
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$687K ﹤0.01%
38,485
+1,479
+4% +$22.9K
AVD icon
2057
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$73.5M
$684K ﹤0.01%
29,785
+4,600
+18% +$102K
ABR icon
2058
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$960M
$681K ﹤0.01%
65,265
+19,036
+41% +$177K
CNS icon
2059
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.18B
$680K ﹤0.01%
16,302
-40,829
-71% -$1.64M
KBAL
2060
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$675K ﹤0.01%
41,739
+5,738
+16% +$95.1K
ITT icon
2061
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$673K ﹤0.01%
12,877
-251,584
-95% -$13.1M
NXRT
2062
NexPoint Residential Trust
NXRT
$665M
$673K ﹤0.01%
23,648
+2,086
+10% +$56.4K
HIFS icon
2063
Hingham Institution for Saving
HIFS
$614M
$662K ﹤0.01%
3,013
+519
+21% +$110K
SIGI icon
2064
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.74B
$662K ﹤0.01%
12,041
-10,540
-47% -$612K
HBMD
2065
DELISTED
Howard Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
HBMD
$661K ﹤0.01%
+36,743
New +$679K
SF
2066
Stifel
SF
$12.3B
$660K ﹤0.01%
28,424
-22,381
-44% -$582K
DTF
2067
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$659K ﹤0.01%
49,428
+50
+0.1% +$661
AMSC icon
2068
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.48B
$654K ﹤0.01%
93,372
+1,708
+2% +$11.2K
AFSI
2069
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
$653K ﹤0.01%
44,795
-224,711
-83% -$3.02M
FRBK
2070
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
$652K ﹤0.01%
83,040
+16,394
+25% +$139K
TSBK icon
2071
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$343M
$650K ﹤0.01%
17,403
+2,893
+20% +$95.8K
MFL
2072
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS INVESTMENT QUALITY FUND
MFL
$649K ﹤0.01%
+50,198
New +$645K
TMHC icon
2073
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$640K ﹤0.01%
30,808
+16,765
+119% +$373K
KRO icon
2074
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$761M
$637K ﹤0.01%
28,278
+4,045
+17% +$96.4K
MRCY icon
2075
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.2B
$637K ﹤0.01%
16,735
-22,320
-57% -$864K

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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.