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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

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
USNA icon
2126
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$394M
$623K ﹤0.01%
5,164
-2,322
-31% -$288K
ORBK
2127
DELISTED
Orbotech Ltd
ORBK
$621K ﹤0.01%
10,447
-901
-8% -$56.3K
BRKR icon
2128
Bruker
BRKR
$9.2B
$620K ﹤0.01%
18,528
-166,597
-90% -$5.49M
HES
2129
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$619K ﹤0.01%
8,647
+4,712
+120% +$311K
IJT icon
2130
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT
$8.22B
$618K ﹤0.01%
6,128
+3,788
+162% +$381K
AIR icon
2131
AAR Corp
AIR
$5.15B
$617K ﹤0.01%
12,879
+1,721
+15% +$79.1K
CRAI icon
2132
CRA International
CRAI
$1.1B
$616K ﹤0.01%
12,272
+3,116
+34% +$170K
DTF
2133
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund
DTF
$80.7M
$612K ﹤0.01%
47,624
-1,804
-4% -$23.7K
SAM icon
2134
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.88B
$612K ﹤0.01%
2,127
-3,209
-60% -$964K
CURO
2135
DELISTED
CURO Group Holdings Corp.
CURO
$611K ﹤0.01%
+20,206
New +$580K
LIND icon
2136
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$1.76B
$610K ﹤0.01%
+41,031
New +$581K
FRBK
2137
DELISTED
Republic First Bancorp Inc
FRBK
$608K ﹤0.01%
85,004
+1,964
+2% +$15K
LFCR icon
2138
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$162M
$607K ﹤0.01%
42,127
+10,891
+35% +$151K
HOFT icon
2139
Hooker Furnishings Corp
HOFT
$148M
$605K ﹤0.01%
17,912
+4,556
+34% +$201K
GTLS
2140
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
$603K ﹤0.01%
7,701
+1,257
+20% +$93.1K
SIMO icon
2141
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$9.19B
$602K ﹤0.01%
11,202
+51
+0.5% +$2.82K
SSP icon
2142
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$274M
$600K ﹤0.01%
36,339
-4,621
-11% -$66.9K
BBT
2143
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.53B
$596K ﹤0.01%
14,645
+1,803
+14% +$75K
SUP
2144
DELISTED
Superior Industries International
SUP
$596K ﹤0.01%
34,960
+8,605
+33% +$165K
BKR icon
2145
Baker Hughes
BKR
$56.8B
$594K ﹤0.01%
17,564
+10,075
+135% +$333K
RMT
2146
Royce Micro-Cap Trust
RMT
$736M
$594K ﹤0.01%
58,201
+1,238
+2% +$12.9K
ROG icon
2147
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.33B
$594K ﹤0.01%
4,029
-6,584
-62% -$866K
TLYS icon
2148
Tilly's
TLYS
$115M
$594K ﹤0.01%
31,320
+15,174
+94% +$261K
FBK icon
2149
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.95B
$592K ﹤0.01%
15,114
-3,811
-20% -$163K
DNOW icon
2150
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$2.63B
$590K ﹤0.01%
+35,632
New +$565K

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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.