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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
PAGP icon
2276
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.23B
$367K ﹤0.01%
+14,980
New +$371K
BFO
2277
DELISTED
Blackrock Florida Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BFO
$367K ﹤0.01%
25,761
-1,048
-4% -$14.9K
IEI icon
2278
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEI
$18.1B
$366K ﹤0.01%
3,071
+900
+41% +$108K
VPV icon
2279
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust
VPV
$194M
$366K ﹤0.01%
30,792
+6,445
+26% +$77.3K
TS icon
2280
Tenaris
TS
$29.1B
$361K ﹤0.01%
10,774
-1,595
-13% -$55.3K
EQGP
2281
DELISTED
EQGP Holdings, LP
EQGP
$361K ﹤0.01%
+17,337
New +$388K
PAA icon
2282
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.4B
$359K ﹤0.01%
+14,365
New +$362K
FNKO icon
2283
Funko
FNKO
$323M
$356K ﹤0.01%
+15,020
New +$302K
BGSF icon
2284
BGSF Inc
BGSF
$59.1M
$354K ﹤0.01%
13,025
+3,808
+41% +$99.2K
SP
2285
DELISTED
SP Plus Corporation
SP
$353K ﹤0.01%
9,667
-16,089
-62% -$620K
TCP
2286
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$350K ﹤0.01%
11,554
-60,581
-84% -$1.91M
CIVI
2287
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
$349K ﹤0.01%
23,661
+6,622
+39% +$104K
BKN
2288
DELISTED
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust
BKN
$348K ﹤0.01%
26,197
-1,064
-4% -$14.8K
TYPE
2289
DELISTED
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.
TYPE
$348K ﹤0.01%
17,210
+2,446
+17% +$50.5K
RPT
2290
Rithm Property Trust
RPT
$90.5M
$346K ﹤0.01%
4,389
+1,245
+40% +$97.3K
BWX icon
2291
State Street SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
BWX
$1.32B
$344K ﹤0.01%
12,561
+1,031
+9% +$28.5K
ITIC
2292
Investors Title Co
ITIC
$533M
$342K ﹤0.01%
2,035
+409
+25% +$76.1K
WEYS icon
2293
Weyco Group
WEYS
$364M
$337K ﹤0.01%
+9,568
New +$347K
SPWH icon
2294
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$43.7M
$336K ﹤0.01%
+57,391
New +$312K
TSBK icon
2295
Timberland Bancorp
TSBK
$343M
$334K ﹤0.01%
10,699
-6,704
-39% -$239K
VLGEA icon
2296
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$631M
$333K ﹤0.01%
+12,238
New +$352K
ORN icon
2297
Orion Group Holdings
ORN
$514M
$331K ﹤0.01%
+43,882
New +$377K
FLXS icon
2298
Flexsteel Industries
FLXS
$306M
$330K ﹤0.01%
11,095
+2,727
+33% +$97.2K
ONTO icon
2299
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$13.6B
$329K ﹤0.01%
8,775
-18,325
-68% -$721K
CLUB
2300
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$329K ﹤0.01%
+37,995
New +$404K
90 91
92
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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.