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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
ESRT icon
2251
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$976M
$420K ﹤0.01%
25,288
+4,441
+21% +$75.8K
EXTR icon
2252
Extreme Networks
EXTR
$3.86B
$419K ﹤0.01%
76,413
-132,108
-63% -$937K
HYMB icon
2253
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.07B
$419K ﹤0.01%
14,908
-3,516
-19% -$99.3K
RM icon
2254
Regional Management Corp
RM
$384M
$418K ﹤0.01%
14,505
+3,721
+35% +$124K
TBNK
2255
DELISTED
Territorial Bancorp Inc.
TBNK
$416K ﹤0.01%
14,090
+330
+2% +$9.98K
SYNH
2256
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$416K ﹤0.01%
8,073
+2,942
+57% +$144K
ZVO
2257
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
$416K ﹤0.01%
40,991
+9,991
+32% +$105K
MRLN
2258
DELISTED
Marlin Business Services Corp
MRLN
$414K ﹤0.01%
14,358
+4,225
+42% +$123K
TGI
2259
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$411K ﹤0.01%
+17,632
New +$369K
RICK icon
2260
RCI Hospitality Holdings
RICK
$199M
$406K ﹤0.01%
13,728
+3,596
+35% +$115K
CHMI
2261
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp
CHMI
$83M
$396K ﹤0.01%
21,865
+5,713
+35% +$105K
MCB icon
2262
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.13B
$395K ﹤0.01%
+9,598
New +$447K
WLDN icon
2263
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.1B
$395K ﹤0.01%
11,642
+3,004
+35% +$93.7K
RDI icon
2264
Reading International Class A
RDI
$32.9M
$394K ﹤0.01%
24,922
+6,822
+38% +$109K
FNHC
2265
DELISTED
FedNat Holding Company Common Stock
FNHC
$389K ﹤0.01%
+15,278
New +$373K
RBNC
2266
DELISTED
Reliant Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
RBNC
$389K ﹤0.01%
+15,232
New +$422K
BCS icon
2267
Barclays
BCS
$94.1B
$384K ﹤0.01%
44,931
-5,607
-11% -$52K
POLY
2268
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$383K ﹤0.01%
6,357
+1,692
+36% +$116K
AXTI icon
2269
AXT Inc
AXTI
$3.09B
$382K ﹤0.01%
+53,410
New +$406K
PLUG icon
2270
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.92B
$382K ﹤0.01%
198,852
-22,136
-10% -$43.1K
MERC icon
2271
Mercer International
MERC
$44.9M
$379K ﹤0.01%
22,557
-32,097
-59% -$559K
SAN icon
2272
Banco Santander
SAN
$194B
$375K ﹤0.01%
78,310
-10,940
-12% -$55.1K
GRBK icon
2273
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.13B
$373K ﹤0.01%
36,978
+19,746
+115% +$198K
DBD
2274
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$372K ﹤0.01%
82,754
+4,691
+6% +$34.2K
ADTN icon
2275
Adtran
ADTN
$798M
$367K ﹤0.01%
+20,787
New +$347K
89 90
91
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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.