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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.1%
2 Miscellaneous 11.32%
3 Financials 10.28%
4 Industrials 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WR
326
DELISTED
Westar Energy Inc
WR
$26.7M 0.08%
474,168
-17,028
-3% -$968K
CMS icon
327
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.6B
$26.6M 0.08%
639,964
+286,202
+81% +$11.7M
LEA icon
328
Lear
LEA
$6.36B
$26.6M 0.08%
200,757
-184,342
-48% -$23.2M
ROST icon
329
Ross Stores
ROST
$73.3B
$26.5M 0.08%
404,105
-13,470
-3% -$881K
SWK icon
330
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$26.5M 0.08%
230,821
+176,358
+324% +$21M
GAP
331
The Gap Inc
GAP
$7.86B
$26.3M 0.08%
1,173,514
-767,211
-40% -$19.8M
WBD icon
332
Warner Bros
WBD
$70.5B
$26.3M 0.08%
959,651
-440,442
-31% -$11.9M
ELNK
333
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$26.3M 0.08%
4,662,976
+544,531
+13% +$3.1M
PGR icon
334
Progressive
PGR
$125B
$26.3M 0.08%
739,941
-136,746
-16% -$4.52M
CMCSA icon
335
Comcast
CMCSA
$93.4B
$26.3M 0.08%
760,438
-468,008
-38% -$15.6M
NBIX icon
336
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.8B
$26.2M 0.08%
678,210
+92,588
+16% +$4.19M
BEN icon
337
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.6B
$26.2M 0.08%
660,714
+38,655
+6% +$1.45M
HES
338
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$26.1M 0.08%
419,709
+121,777
+41% +$6.66M
PPC icon
339
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.14B
$26.1M 0.08%
1,375,922
-1,432,066
-51% -$28M
FANG icon
340
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$55.9B
$26.1M 0.08%
258,232
-123,211
-32% -$12.3M
THG icon
341
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.82B
$26M 0.08%
285,300
-2,141
-0.7% -$179K
WCG
342
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$26M 0.08%
189,372
-43,479
-19% -$5.54M
CXT icon
343
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.86B
$26M 0.08%
1,036,198
+583,012
+129% +$14.1M
ZNGA
344
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$25.9M 0.08%
10,085,672
+2,010,429
+25% +$5.67M
EMN icon
345
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.05B
$25.7M 0.08%
341,428
+16,087
+5% +$1.16M
IP icon
346
International Paper
IP
$19.3B
$25.6M 0.08%
509,466
-174,597
-26% -$8.07M
NKTR icon
347
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.58B
$25.6M 0.08%
138,895
+21,770
+19% +$4.43M
EW icon
348
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$50B
$25.5M 0.08%
816,960
-305,475
-27% -$9.9M
BRK.B icon
349
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.08T
$25.5M 0.08%
156,475
+28,653
+22% +$4.41M
AVB
350
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$25.5M 0.08%
143,922
-4,831
-3% -$814K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Financials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.