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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 14.6%
2 Technology 12.04%
3 Consumer Staples 11.05%
4 Healthcare 10.47%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.83%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
LEA icon
326
Lear
LEA
$6.36B
$24.1M 0.08%
217,146
-22,269
-9% -$2.36M
NVAX icon
327
Novavax
NVAX
$1.68B
$24.1M 0.08%
233,244
-443,038
-66% -$47.5M
NLSN
328
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$23.9M 0.08%
453,862
-209,952
-32% -$10.2M
JPM icon
329
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$940B
$23.9M 0.08%
403,374
-39,952
-9% -$2.33M
TE
330
DELISTED
TECO ENERGY INC
TE
$23.8M 0.08%
865,648
+151,418
+21% +$4.13M
FL
331
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$23.8M 0.08%
368,405
-280,676
-43% -$18.2M
MAT icon
332
Mattel
MAT
$4.04B
$23.7M 0.08%
703,746
-909,221
-56% -$27.6M
ADP icon
333
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$106B
$23.5M 0.08%
261,783
-38,752
-13% -$3.25M
SPWR
334
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
$23.2M 0.07%
1,583,809
+1,250,314
+375% +$19.4M
TRV icon
335
Travelers Companies
TRV
$76.3B
$23.1M 0.07%
198,298
-78,766
-28% -$8.6M
HLF icon
336
Herbalife
HLF
$1.3B
$23.1M 0.07%
750,990
-3,148,146
-81% -$81.3M
O icon
337
Realty Income
O
$57.7B
$23.1M 0.07%
381,064
+27,085
+8% +$1.51M
MCK icon
338
McKesson
MCK
$104B
$23M 0.07%
146,249
-140,849
-49% -$22.8M
BEN icon
339
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.6B
$23M 0.07%
588,779
-197,463
-25% -$6.99M
OTEX icon
340
Open Text
OTEX
$5.66B
$22.9M 0.07%
886,054
-14,040
-2% -$338K
NOC icon
341
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$73.7B
$22.9M 0.07%
115,907
-3,875
-3% -$732K
VG
342
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$22.9M 0.07%
5,017,194
-2,083,351
-29% -$10.3M
TWX
343
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$22.8M 0.07%
314,297
+223,480
+246% +$15.4M
BKNG icon
344
Booking.com
BKNG
$135B
$22.7M 0.07%
440,000
-293,775
-40% -$14.1M
WOOF
345
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$22.7M 0.07%
392,722
-830,245
-68% -$43M
CHTR icon
346
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.4B
$22.7M 0.07%
111,895
-44,133
-28% -$7.92M
GNTX icon
347
Gentex
GNTX
$4.8B
$22.6M 0.07%
1,438,417
+11,508
+0.8% +$168K
CDW icon
348
CDW
CDW
$18.1B
$22.6M 0.07%
543,421
-80,418
-13% -$3.13M
VTRS icon
349
Viatris
VTRS
$19.1B
$22.5M 0.07%
486,435
-771,715
-61% -$37.3M
SAP icon
350
SAP
SAP
$244B
$22.5M 0.07%
279,961
-4,914
-2% -$382K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Staples.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.