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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
EL icon
426
Estee Lauder
EL
$36.8B
$18.3M 0.06%
194,353
+32,907
+20% +$2.93M
MA icon
427
Mastercard
MA
$500B
$18.3M 0.06%
193,855
-102,747
-35% -$9.08M
LAMR icon
428
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.2B
$18.2M 0.06%
295,296
+258,016
+692% +$14.7M
CPGX
429
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PIPELINE GROUP IN COM STK (DE)
CPGX
$18.1M 0.06%
721,691
+440,318
+156% +$8.53M
SWK icon
430
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.2B
$18.1M 0.06%
171,857
+110,067
+178% +$10.7M
USB icon
431
US Bancorp
USB
$97.4B
$18M 0.06%
442,988
+61,752
+16% +$2.46M
TSLA icon
432
Tesla
TSLA
$1.45T
$18M 0.06%
1,173,375
-548,205
-32% -$7.21M
NAVI icon
433
Navient
NAVI
$888M
$17.9M 0.06%
1,498,804
+833,033
+125% +$8.66M
NSC icon
434
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$73.7B
$17.9M 0.06%
215,015
-56,196
-21% -$4.25M
WLL
435
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$17.8M 0.06%
7,433
+6,702
+917% +$13.2M
TSM icon
436
TSMC
TSM
$2.28T
$17.8M 0.06%
677,926
-61,974
-8% -$1.45M
AJG icon
437
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$64.5B
$17.6M 0.06%
396,793
+21,393
+6% +$854K
ARG
438
DELISTED
Airgas Inc
ARG
$17.5M 0.06%
123,377
+22,829
+23% +$3.2M
WEC icon
439
WEC Energy
WEC
$34.9B
$17.4M 0.06%
289,953
-75,550
-21% -$4.23M
TWC
440
DELISTED
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
$17.4M 0.06%
85,014
-118,916
-58% -$22.5M
AVT icon
441
Avnet
AVT
$7.59B
$17.3M 0.06%
390,490
-63,345
-14% -$2.6M
MFA
442
MFA Financial
MFA
$896M
$17.3M 0.06%
630,681
-103,227
-14% -$2.71M
CB icon
443
Chubb
CB
$130B
$17.1M 0.06%
143,625
-86,416
-38% -$9.93M
HST icon
444
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.1B
$17.1M 0.05%
1,021,776
+113,275
+12% +$1.7M
PWR icon
445
Quanta Services
PWR
$96.1B
$17M 0.05%
755,461
+190,640
+34% +$3.78M
JD icon
446
JD.com
JD
$37.4B
$17M 0.05%
641,577
-96,056
-13% -$2.52M
MOS icon
447
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$8.43B
$17M 0.05%
628,301
-3,895
-0.6% -$102K
CST
448
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$16.9M 0.05%
440,837
-230,793
-34% -$8.47M
BC icon
449
Brunswick
BC
$4.66B
$16.8M 0.05%
350,607
-166,110
-32% -$7.18M
ENH
450
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$16.8M 0.05%
257,263
-98,775
-28% -$6.18M

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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.