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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
BSET icon
2301
Bassett Furniture
BSET
$169M
$326K ﹤0.01%
15,328
+3,872
+34% +$92.3K
HOLI
2302
DELISTED
Hollsys Automation Technologies INTERNATIONAL, LTD. COMMON (British Virgin Island)
HOLI
$321K ﹤0.01%
+15,000
New +$327K
FCPT icon
2303
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.86B
$319K ﹤0.01%
12,431
+2,797
+29% +$72.3K
TRK
2304
DELISTED
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
TRK
$310K ﹤0.01%
+17,394
New +$307K
FRBA icon
2305
First Bank
FRBA
$451M
$308K ﹤0.01%
23,399
+7,646
+49% +$108K
TWIN icon
2306
Twin Disc
TWIN
$335M
$307K ﹤0.01%
+13,338
New +$339K
OSG
2307
DELISTED
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
OSG
$307K ﹤0.01%
+97,615
New +$341K
MUS
2308
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$303K ﹤0.01%
26,180
-972
-4% -$11.7K
BGX
2309
Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund
BGX
$135M
$302K ﹤0.01%
18,853
+1,297
+7% +$21.5K
JBTM
2310
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$299K ﹤0.01%
2,509
-32,171
-93% -$3.5M
OBK icon
2311
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.66B
$297K ﹤0.01%
+7,878
New +$314K
NATI
2312
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
$297K ﹤0.01%
6,150
-396,547
-98% -$18.1M
PARA
2313
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$295K ﹤0.01%
+5,138
New +$284K
CFFI icon
2314
C&F Financial
CFFI
$254M
$291K ﹤0.01%
+4,948
New +$308K
PLPC icon
2315
Preformed Line Products
PLPC
$1.52B
$290K ﹤0.01%
+4,131
New +$340K
RCKY icon
2316
Rocky Brands
RCKY
$304M
$290K ﹤0.01%
+10,244
New +$299K
ZEUS
2317
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$290K ﹤0.01%
+13,877
New +$302K
SYNA icon
2318
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.41B
$289K ﹤0.01%
6,331
-1,241
-16% -$59K
CEVA icon
2319
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$1.01B
$287K ﹤0.01%
9,985
+539
+6% +$16.3K
CCEP icon
2320
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$46.5B
$285K ﹤0.01%
6,259
+658
+12% +$28K
ACNT icon
2321
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$137M
$284K ﹤0.01%
+12,433
New +$275K
JKS
2322
JinkoSolar
JKS
$775M
$284K ﹤0.01%
26,413
-3,011
-10% -$40K
COLD icon
2323
Americold
COLD
$4.09B
$279K ﹤0.01%
+11,169
New +$259K
FLOT icon
2324
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
FLOT
$10.1B
$278K ﹤0.01%
5,456
-756
-12% -$38.5K
ENFC
2325
DELISTED
Entegra Financial Corp.
ENFC
$278K ﹤0.01%
10,468
+2,662
+34% +$75.2K
91 92
93
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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.