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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
FFNW
2376
DELISTED
First Financial Northwest, Inc
FFNW
$209K ﹤0.01%
+12,600
New +$229K
GOV
2377
DELISTED
Government Properties Income Trust
GOV
$208K ﹤0.01%
18,391
+2,832
+18% +$44K
ATRO icon
2378
Astronics
ATRO
$3.45B
$206K ﹤0.01%
6,543
-33,448
-84% -$1.02M
FUNC icon
2379
First United
FUNC
$288M
$202K ﹤0.01%
+10,756
New +$210K
VCTR icon
2380
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$6.08B
$187K ﹤0.01%
+19,601
New +$193K
MHF
2381
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
MHF
$151M
$184K ﹤0.01%
25,929
-1,094
-4% -$7.87K
BRT
2382
BRT Apartments
BRT
$282M
$183K ﹤0.01%
+15,158
New +$195K
BKK
2383
DELISTED
Blackrock Municipal 2020 Term Trust
BKK
$183K ﹤0.01%
+12,337
New +$185K
AFT
2384
DELISTED
Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.
AFT
$182K ﹤0.01%
11,379
+964
+9% +$15.5K
CNH
2385
CNH Industrial
CNH
$13.8B
$177K ﹤0.01%
16,949
-9,967
-37% -$99.2K
JPS
2386
DELISTED
Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund
JPS
$177K ﹤0.01%
20,095
+1,806
+10% +$16K
CLCT
2387
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
$176K ﹤0.01%
+11,914
New +$168K
NWY
2388
DELISTED
New York & Co Inc
NWY
$174K ﹤0.01%
+45,022
New +$212K
NAC icon
2389
Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAC
$1.83B
$167K ﹤0.01%
12,878
-187
-1% -$2.5K
IRT icon
2390
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$3.92B
$165K ﹤0.01%
15,634
-95,894
-86% -$979K
MUC icon
2391
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
MUC
$1B
$165K ﹤0.01%
13,123
-86
-0.7% -$1.12K
FSP
2392
Franklin Street Properties
FSP
$44.8M
$163K ﹤0.01%
20,358
+3,173
+18% +$26.8K
VCV icon
2393
Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust
VCV
$515M
$158K ﹤0.01%
13,508
-386
-3% -$4.6K
PFIE
2394
DELISTED
Profire Energy, Inc
PFIE
$158K ﹤0.01%
+49,661
New +$158K
MCA
2395
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC
MCA
$152K ﹤0.01%
11,901
-27
-0.2% -$358
GNE icon
2396
Genie Energy
GNE
$378M
$151K ﹤0.01%
+27,960
New +$156K
LAKE icon
2397
Lakeland Industries
LAKE
$106M
$151K ﹤0.01%
+11,341
New +$152K
MXWL
2398
DELISTED
Maxwell Technologies Inc
MXWL
$148K ﹤0.01%
42,350
+3,159
+8% +$12.8K
MYC
2399
DELISTED
Blackrock Muni Yield California Fund, Inc.
MYC
$139K ﹤0.01%
10,925
+10
+0.1% +$133
AAC
2400
DELISTED
AAC Holdings
AAC
$137K ﹤0.01%
+17,932
New +$161K
94 95
96
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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.