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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
FBT icon
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
+$676M
2
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$158M
3
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$103M
4
DBX icon
Dropbox
DBX
+$88.8M
5
AMD icon
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
+$81.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FTXO icon
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
+$607M
2
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$98.4M
3
FDN icon
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
+$73.8M
4
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
+$73.6M
5
EGOV
NIC Inc
EGOV
+$71.2M

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
ASXC
2101
DELISTED
Asensus Surgical, Inc.
ASXC
$654K ﹤0.01%
+8,674
New +$587K
EOT
2102
Eaton Vance National Municipal Opportunities Trust
EOT
$267M
$653K ﹤0.01%
30,386
-14,300
-32% -$308K
AMBA icon
2103
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$650K ﹤0.01%
16,795
+9,490
+130% +$368K
NUVA
2104
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$649K ﹤0.01%
9,137
-7,370
-45% -$469K
FTA icon
2105
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$648K ﹤0.01%
11,968
+754
+7% +$40.8K
JAG
2106
DELISTED
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
JAG
$647K ﹤0.01%
46,751
-36,115
-44% -$489K
HVT icon
2107
Haverty Furniture Companies
HVT
$401M
$645K ﹤0.01%
29,165
+7,282
+33% +$157K
DCO icon
2108
Ducommun
DCO
$2.68B
$644K ﹤0.01%
15,759
+4,021
+34% +$150K
MT icon
2109
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.4B
$644K ﹤0.01%
20,861
-21,988
-51% -$666K
BFX
2110
DELISTED
BowFlex Inc.
BFX
$642K ﹤0.01%
46,028
-13,836
-23% -$199K
TACO
2111
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$639K ﹤0.01%
54,100
+13,137
+32% +$171K
KN icon
2112
Knowles
KN
$3.22B
$638K ﹤0.01%
38,361
-38,353
-50% -$645K
WHG icon
2113
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$182M
$638K ﹤0.01%
12,340
+3,144
+34% +$180K
CCF
2114
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$636K ﹤0.01%
5,294
-8,129
-61% -$1M
HELE icon
2115
Helen of Troy
HELE
$663M
$633K ﹤0.01%
+4,837
New +$570K
WMC
2116
DELISTED
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation
WMC
$633K ﹤0.01%
+6,321
New +$685K
FBNK
2117
DELISTED
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc
FBNK
$633K ﹤0.01%
21,433
-17,114
-44% -$533K
ZAGG
2118
DELISTED
ZAGG Inc Common Stock (Delaware)
ZAGG
$632K ﹤0.01%
+42,839
New +$681K
BOJA
2119
DELISTED
Bojangles', Inc. Common Stock
BOJA
$631K ﹤0.01%
40,208
+27,447
+215% +$388K
ALG icon
2120
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.01B
$630K ﹤0.01%
6,881
-14,208
-67% -$1.34M
CONN
2121
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
$629K ﹤0.01%
+17,784
New +$636K
KREF
2122
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust
KREF
$472M
$628K ﹤0.01%
+31,145
New +$640K
DECK icon
2123
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$13.3B
$627K ﹤0.01%
31,734
-792
-2% -$15.4K
FG
2124
DELISTED
FGL Holdings Ordinary Shares
FG
$626K ﹤0.01%
+69,953
New +$625K
SHOE
2125
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$395M
$624K ﹤0.01%
+32,400
New +$576K
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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.