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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $170B
1-Year Est. Return 46.21%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.08%
1 Year Est. Return
+46.21%
3 Year Est. Return
+117.8%
5 Year Est. Return
+135.17%
10 Year Est. Return
+586.77%
AUM
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$625M
Cap. Flow
-$236M
Cap. Flow %
-0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.3%
Holding
2,505
New
295
Increased
1,011
Reduced
958
Closed
236

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$105M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$92.4M
3
BG icon
Bunge Global
BG
+$79M
4
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$75.3M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$68.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$133M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$104M
3
KDP icon
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
+$97.6M
4
NRG icon
NRG Energy
NRG
+$90.7M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$85.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 13.82%
2 Technology 12.28%
3 Consumer Staples 11.24%
4 Healthcare 10.05%
5 Communication Services 9.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VG
226
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$33M 0.1%
5,406,144
+388,950
+8% +$1.84M
GDDY icon
227
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.9B
$33M 0.1%
1,056,564
+971,994
+1,149% +$30.5M
WKC icon
228
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.82B
$32.8M 0.1%
690,455
+53,961
+8% +$2.51M
WFC icon
229
Wells Fargo
WFC
$271B
$32.5M 0.1%
687,612
+233,501
+51% +$11.4M
BIIB icon
230
Biogen
BIIB
$31.1B
$32.4M 0.1%
134,116
-3,029
-2% -$798K
HES
231
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$32.2M 0.1%
536,102
-347,924
-39% -$20.1M
PTEN icon
232
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.93B
$32.2M 0.1%
1,510,156
-111,847
-7% -$2.11M
CELG
233
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$32.1M 0.1%
325,702
-264,392
-45% -$27.3M
NE
234
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$32.1M 0.1%
3,889,634
+236,283
+6% +$2.25M
BDX icon
235
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$49B
$32M 0.1%
193,378
-89,758
-32% -$14.4M
GRFS
236
Grifois
GRFS
$5.32B
$32M 0.1%
1,916,972
-179,242
-9% -$2.82M
WBD icon
237
Warner Bros
WBD
$70B
$32M 0.1%
1,266,472
+394,224
+45% +$10.8M
UHS icon
238
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
$31.9M 0.1%
237,873
+3,389
+1% +$447K
WOOF
239
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$31.7M 0.1%
468,234
+75,512
+19% +$4.79M
EL icon
240
Estee Lauder
EL
$35.7B
$31.5M 0.1%
346,145
+151,792
+78% +$14.2M
HPQ icon
241
HP
HPQ
$29.2B
$31.5M 0.1%
2,509,964
-934,072
-27% -$11.6M
ACN icon
242
Accenture
ACN
$108B
$31.4M 0.1%
277,164
+39,217
+16% +$4.55M
EBIX
243
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$31.3M 0.1%
654,025
-62,463
-9% -$2.87M
ALKS icon
244
Alkermes
ALKS
$7.62B
$31.3M 0.1%
724,267
-152,101
-17% -$6.27M
TSCO icon
245
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$17.7B
$31.2M 0.1%
1,710,360
+372,355
+28% +$6.92M
DG icon
246
Dollar General
DG
$27.5B
$31.1M 0.1%
330,564
+141,843
+75% +$12.2M
BMRN icon
247
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.5B
$31M 0.1%
398,816
-45,955
-10% -$3.91M
ABT icon
248
Abbott
ABT
$182B
$31M 0.1%
788,995
+446,085
+130% +$17.8M
WEC icon
249
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.6B
$30.9M 0.1%
473,404
+183,451
+63% +$11M
ADP icon
250
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$105B
$30.6M 0.1%
332,593
+70,810
+27% +$6.25M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,505 positions worth $31.8B, up 2% from $31.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 filing shows 295 new, 1,011 increased, 958 reduced and 236 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $133M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 14% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2016 buy was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Verizon in Q2 2016, an estimated $105M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $133M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited EP Energy Corporation in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $36.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 295 new positions and closed 236 in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 4 Aug 2016.