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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
IPGP icon
201
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$47.9M 0.11%
205,218
-5,285
-3% -$1.3M
BEN icon
202
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$47.5M 0.11%
1,368,769
+249,124
+22% +$10.1M
SIVB
203
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$47.4M 0.11%
197,596
+41,353
+26% +$10.4M
PEP icon
204
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$47.4M 0.11%
434,279
+70,920
+20% +$8.07M
CAH icon
205
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$47.1M 0.11%
751,051
+91,849
+14% +$6.3M
ESRX
206
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$47M 0.11%
679,850
-57,066
-8% -$4.35M
WSM icon
207
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$46.7M 0.11%
1,770,186
+231,022
+15% +$6.11M
NOW icon
208
ServiceNow
NOW
$102B
$46.7M 0.11%
1,410,495
-255,350
-15% -$7.88M
KYNB
209
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
$46.4M 0.11%
40,166
+9,100
+29% +$12M
SGEN
210
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$46.2M 0.11%
883,173
+249,379
+39% +$13.6M
TRV icon
211
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$46.2M 0.11%
332,683
-130,912
-28% -$18.3M
EWBC icon
212
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.9B
$46.1M 0.11%
737,418
+105,363
+17% +$6.91M
IONS icon
213
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$45.3M 0.1%
1,028,312
+96,291
+10% +$4.89M
ES icon
214
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$45.1M 0.1%
765,850
-89,528
-10% -$5.3M
LNT icon
215
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$45.1M 0.1%
1,104,105
+259,881
+31% +$10.3M
LYB icon
216
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$45M 0.1%
425,403
-159,651
-27% -$17.8M
GIS icon
217
General Mills
GIS
$19.2B
$44.5M 0.1%
988,690
+61,986
+7% +$3.36M
AEE icon
218
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$44.5M 0.1%
785,675
-112,618
-13% -$6.23M
WM icon
219
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$44.3M 0.1%
526,665
+114,752
+28% +$9.85M
MA icon
220
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$44.3M 0.1%
252,881
-4,574
-2% -$782K
CBRE icon
221
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$43.9M 0.1%
930,250
+506,165
+119% +$23.1M
DFS
222
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$43.7M 0.1%
608,181
+234,141
+63% +$18.1M
CNC icon
223
Centene
CNC
$31.3B
$43.5M 0.1%
814,682
-3,914
-0.5% -$204K
D icon
224
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$43.5M 0.1%
645,098
+71,718
+13% +$5.3M
MNST icon
225
Monster Beverage
MNST
$91.4B
$43.3M 0.1%
1,514,098
+316,128
+26% +$9.87M

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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.