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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
BJZ
2326
DELISTED
Blackrock Ca Muni 2018 Term Tr
BJZ
$275K ﹤0.01%
+18,412
New +$273K
GOOS
2327
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$868M
$268K ﹤0.01%
4,150
-29
-0.7% -$1.69K
NOV icon
2328
NOV
NOV
$7.45B
$268K ﹤0.01%
6,221
+573
+10% +$25.6K
VERI icon
2329
Veritone
VERI
$96.7M
$268K ﹤0.01%
+25,651
New +$339K
XFLT
2330
XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust
XFLT
$268M
$268K ﹤0.01%
5,469
+863
+19% +$42.3K
CNS icon
2331
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.18B
$265K ﹤0.01%
6,536
-9,766
-60% -$409K
NSSC icon
2332
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.28B
$264K ﹤0.01%
35,252
+8,524
+32% +$65.9K
RETA
2333
DELISTED
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RETA
$263K ﹤0.01%
+3,222
New +$227K
ABCD
2334
DELISTED
Cambium Learning Group, Inc.
ABCD
$263K ﹤0.01%
+22,251
New +$275K
FCCO icon
2335
First Community Corp
FCCO
$316M
$260K ﹤0.01%
+10,742
New +$272K
NHTC icon
2336
Natural Health Trends
NHTC
$15.4M
$257K ﹤0.01%
+11,059
New +$271K
PKBK icon
2337
Parke Bancorp
PKBK
$390M
$257K ﹤0.01%
+12,574
New +$266K
UN
2338
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$257K ﹤0.01%
4,624
-684
-13% -$38.7K
FARO
2339
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$255K ﹤0.01%
+3,959
New +$252K
MDGL icon
2340
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$12.6B
$255K ﹤0.01%
+1,193
New +$299K
TCS
2341
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$255K ﹤0.01%
1,533
+219
+17% +$32.7K
ISD
2342
PGIM High Yield Bond Fund
ISD
$414M
$253K ﹤0.01%
17,907
+1,473
+9% +$20.8K
PCMI
2343
DELISTED
PCM, Inc
PCMI
$252K ﹤0.01%
+12,882
New +$264K
SBOW
2344
DELISTED
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
SBOW
$250K ﹤0.01%
+9,391
New +$279K
GLD icon
2345
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$131B
$249K ﹤0.01%
2,206
+193
+10% +$22.1K
SHLO
2346
DELISTED
Shiloh Industries Inc
SHLO
$246K ﹤0.01%
+22,400
New +$209K
MNR
2347
DELISTED
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp
MNR
$246K ﹤0.01%
14,739
+2,546
+21% +$43K
TBHC
2348
DELISTED
The Brand House Collective
TBHC
$240K ﹤0.01%
+23,823
New +$258K
SMB icon
2349
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$312M
$240K ﹤0.01%
13,974
+1,447
+12% +$25K
CWH icon
2350
Camping World
CWH
$363M
$239K ﹤0.01%
+11,204
New +$247K
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.