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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
(+11%)
Cap. Flow
+$3.13B
Cap. Flow
% of AUM
5.82%
Top 10 Holdings %
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.99%
Holding
2,619
New
214
Increased
1,332
Reduced
871
Closed
199
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
|
+$676M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
Snap
SNAP
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Dropbox
DBX
|
+$88.8M |
| 5 |
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
|
+$81.7M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF
FTXO
|
+$607M |
| 2 |
Bankunited
BKU
|
+$98.4M |
| 3 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Amazon
AMZN
$2.51T
| $1.11B | 2.07% |
11,107,700
-715,560
| -6% | -$67.3M |
|
|
2
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.54T
| $929M | 1.73% |
5,648,824
+872,401
| +18% | +$158M |
|
|
3
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
FBT
$2.81B
| $708M | 1.32% |
+4,470,114
| New | +$676M |
|
4
First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
QTEC
$4.51B
| $708M | 1.32% |
8,917,992
+939,384
| +12% | +$74.7M |
|
|
5
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF
FDN
$4.84B
| $703M | 1.31% |
4,965,698
-520,413
| -9% | -$73.8M |
|
6
First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund
FXR
$730M
| $703M | 1.31% |
16,581,920
+1,142,582
| +7% | +$47.5M |
|
7
First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
FXL
$2.51B
| $702M | 1.31% |
11,049,584
-314,584
| -3% | -$19.1M |
|
8
Netflix
NFLX
$287B
| $666M | 1.24% |
17,806,920
+303,070
| +2% | +$11M |
|
9
Salesforce
CRM
$129B
| $658M | 1.23% |
4,139,737
-33,194
| -0.8% | -$4.93M |
|
10
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$3.89T
| $626M | 1.17% |
10,377,980
+100,360
| +1% | +$6.08M |
|
11
PayPal
PYPL
$49.4B
| $576M | 1.07% |
6,562,321
-175,657
| -3% | -$15.5M |
|
|
12
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$3.89T
| $515M | 0.96% |
8,622,680
-66,640
| -0.8% | -$3.99M |
|
13
Cisco
CSCO
$444B
| $347M | 0.65% |
7,138,077
+228,417
| +3% | +$10.3M |
|
|
JNPR
14
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $338M | 0.63% |
11,283,859
+273,253
| +2% | +$7.63M |
|
|
CTXS
15
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
| $336M | 0.63% |
3,021,416
+209,493
| +7% | +$23.2M |
|
16
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
| $333M | 0.62% |
4,554,723
+699,457
| +18% | +$52.6M |
|
17
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
| $316M | 0.59% |
5,593,584
+91,036
| +2% | +$4.74M |
|
18
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
| $313M | 0.58% |
9,476,950
+1,245,198
| +15% | +$43.2M |
|
|
TWTR
19
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
| $296M | 0.55% |
10,400,990
+1,616,515
| +18% | +$57.2M |
|
20
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.6B
| $292M | 0.54% |
3,504,696
-44,561
| -1% | -$3.48M |
|
21
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
| $292M | 0.54% |
1,822,904
+54,837
| +3% | +$8.4M |
|
22
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
| $281M | 0.52% |
2,453,336
+64,831
| +3% | +$7.03M |
|
|
GRUB
23
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $268M | 0.5% |
967,342
+70,633
| +8% | +$18.2M |
|
24
Arista Networks
ANET
$222B
| $253M | 0.47% |
15,196,576
-814,656
| -5% | -$13.9M |
|
25
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
| $251M | 0.47% |
2,305,073
-248,174
| -10% | -$22.5M |
|
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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.