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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
JILL icon
2401
J. Jill
JILL
$252M
$131K ﹤0.01%
5,064
+1,875
+59% +$58.3K
CSR
2402
Centerspace
CSR
$936M
$128K ﹤0.01%
2,133
+345
+19% +$19K
JFR icon
2403
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund
JFR
$1.23B
$125K ﹤0.01%
12,060
+1,014
+9% +$10.5K
EVM
2404
DELISTED
Eaton Vance California Municipal Bond Fund
EVM
$117K ﹤0.01%
11,701
-95
-0.8% -$975
EFL
2405
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate 2022 Target Term Trust Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
EFL
$115K ﹤0.01%
12,460
+929
+8% +$8.67K
NCA icon
2406
Nuveen California Municipal Value Fund
NCA
$299M
$110K ﹤0.01%
11,727
-235
-2% -$2.24K
ATCO
2407
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$110K ﹤0.01%
13,160
-2,216
-14% -$19.9K
PEI
2408
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$110K ﹤0.01%
772
+76
+11% +$11.8K
AUO
2409
DELISTED
AU Optronics Corp
AUO
$110K ﹤0.01%
26,230
-4,416
-14% -$18.8K
CIG icon
2410
CEMIG Preferred Shares
CIG
$6.09B
$107K ﹤0.01%
122,493
-20,620
-14% -$20K
ENIC icon
2411
Enel Chile
ENIC
$5.96B
$107K ﹤0.01%
21,276
-3,581
-14% -$17.8K
ELP
2412
DELISTED
Companhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
ELP
$103K ﹤0.01%
48,765
-8,208
-14% -$17.4K
AHT
2413
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$21M
$97K ﹤0.01%
15
+2
+15% +$13.9K
VHI icon
2414
Valhi
VHI
$385M
$94K ﹤0.01%
+3,434
New +$173K
UMC icon
2415
United Microelectronic
UMC
$48.9B
$76K ﹤0.01%
29,649
-4,991
-14% -$13.6K
MUFG icon
2416
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$258B
$73K ﹤0.01%
11,771
– –
CDR
2417
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$67K ﹤0.01%
2,174
+572
+36% +$17.6K
TKC icon
2418
Turkcell
TKC
$4.84B
$61K ﹤0.01%
12,707
-2,139
-14% -$11.3K
ASX icon
2419
ASE Group
ASX
$80.8B
$58K ﹤0.01%
12,047
-2,027
-14% -$9.59K
GFI icon
2420
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.2B
$55K ﹤0.01%
22,788
-3,836
-14% -$11.5K
ACLS icon
2421
Axcelis
ACLS
$4.12B
– –
-36,504
Closed -$723K
AGM icon
2422
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.27B
– –
-10,441
Closed -$934K
ALNT icon
2423
Allient
ALNT
$1.47B
– –
-11,928
Closed -$381K
AMWD
2424
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
– –
-8,226
Closed -$753K
ANAB icon
2425
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.6B
– –
-18,511
Closed -$1.31M
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97
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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.