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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
+5.51%
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
$48.2B
AUM Growth
+$4.68B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
6.15%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.49%
Holding
2,555
New
260
Increased
1,265
Reduced
879
Closed
150

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SNAP icon
Snap
SNAP
+$130M
2
OKTA icon
Okta
OKTA
+$109M
3
IQV icon
IQVIA
IQV
+$99.2M
4
DXC icon
DXC Technology
DXC
+$90.4M
5
BKU icon
Bankunited
BKU
+$87.7M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M
2
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$99.8M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$81.2M
4
AVXS
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
+$75.7M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$68M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 23.01%
2 Financials 12.35%
3 Communication Services 11.37%
4 Healthcare 9.49%
5 Industrials 8.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NICE icon
2451
Nice
NICE
$5.27B
-7,123
Closed -$669K
NVEC icon
2452
NVE Corp
NVEC
$551M
-17,016
Closed -$1.41M
NVMI
2453
Nova
NVMI
$14.2B
-14,631
Closed -$397K
NXPI icon
2454
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68.4B
-45,698
Closed -$5.35M
NYT icon
2455
New York Times
NYT
$11.6B
-60,857
Closed -$1.47M
OIS icon
2456
Oil States International
OIS
$525M
-12,142
Closed -$318K
OMER icon
2457
Omeros
OMER
$719M
-62,467
Closed -$698K
OSIS icon
2458
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.58B
-19,720
Closed -$1.29M
PAGP icon
2459
Plains GP Holdings
PAGP
$5.25B
-20,058
Closed -$436K
PCRX icon
2460
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$1.02B
-18,733
Closed -$584K
PLXS icon
2461
Plexus
PLXS
$6.9B
-31,167
Closed -$1.86M
PRO
2462
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
-30,569
Closed -$1.01M
QUAD icon
2463
Quad
QUAD
$432M
-82,526
Closed -$2.09M
RGR icon
2464
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$612M
-15,393
Closed -$808K
RYAAY icon
2465
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.8B
-110,283
Closed -$5.42M
SAFE
2466
Safehold
SAFE
$1.19B
-23,313
Closed -$1.15M
SBSW icon
2467
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$6B
-38,212
Closed -$147K
SCSC icon
2468
Scansource
SCSC
$1.12B
-64,659
Closed -$2.3M
SGRY icon
2469
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.07B
-95,223
Closed -$1.63M
SHBI icon
2470
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$798M
-14,838
Closed -$280K
SMG icon
2471
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$4.03B
-24,872
Closed -$2.13M
SNN icon
2472
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.8B
-11,564
Closed -$441K
SPB icon
2473
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.03B
-12,939
Closed -$1.34M
SSTK icon
2474
Shutterstock
SSTK
$210M
-31,873
Closed -$1.53M
STC icon
2475
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.07B
-46,321
Closed -$2.04M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2018, First Trust Advisors held 2,555 positions worth $48.2B, up 11% from $43.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.97B of net new capital in Q2 2018, opening 260 new positions and adding to 1,265 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 23% of assets, up from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Communication Services.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Intel, an estimated $116M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was Snap: 10,109,232 shares worth $132M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Bankunited in Q2 2018, an estimated $87.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Intel, cutting an estimated $116M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited AveXis, Inc. Common Stock in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $75.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $48.2B portfolio in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 260 new positions and closed 150 in Q2 2018.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 11% quarter-over-quarter to $48.2B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 2 Aug 2018.