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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
+7.69%
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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.25%
2 Miscellaneous 16.83%
3 Technology 11.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Consumer Staples 9.75%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TOL icon
526
Toll Brothers
TOL
$12.6B
$14.7M 0.04%
441,141
-185,990
-30% -$6.64M
FNF icon
527
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12B
$14.7M 0.04%
610,080
+36,482
+6% +$890K
CMS icon
528
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.6B
$14.7M 0.04%
406,148
-115,739
-22% -$4.13M
FTI icon
529
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.7B
$14.6M 0.04%
676,924
+90,955
+16% +$2.2M
BOKF icon
530
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.25B
$14.6M 0.04%
244,053
+109,042
+81% +$7.14M
PLD icon
531
Prologis
PLD
$132B
$14.6M 0.04%
339,233
-48,392
-12% -$2.04M
GXP
532
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$14.6M 0.04%
533,037
-165,036
-24% -$4.47M
STWD icon
533
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$5.88B
$14.5M 0.04%
705,497
+227,048
+47% +$4.67M
WPX
534
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$14.5M 0.04%
2,521,507
+633,414
+34% +$4.71M
FIS icon
535
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$20.3B
$14.4M 0.04%
238,213
+121,490
+104% +$8.04M
PBCT
536
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$14.4M 0.04%
890,681
-288,561
-24% -$4.7M
PNR icon
537
Pentair
PNR
$9.36B
$14.4M 0.04%
431,493
+294,204
+214% +$10.8M
VIAB
538
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$14.3M 0.04%
347,099
+174,969
+102% +$8.21M
JKHY icon
539
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.2B
$14.3M 0.04%
182,697
+121,506
+199% +$9.33M
ITW icon
540
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.5B
$14.2M 0.04%
153,562
+12,208
+9% +$1.11M
EL icon
541
Estee Lauder
EL
$36.8B
$14.2M 0.04%
161,446
-137,053
-46% -$11.7M
DE icon
542
Deere & Co
DE
$184B
$14.2M 0.04%
186,155
+59,463
+47% +$4.6M
TEL icon
543
TE Connectivity
TEL
$59.3B
$14.2M 0.04%
219,503
-23,423
-10% -$1.51M
MRSH
544
Marsh
MRSH
$86.1B
$14.2M 0.04%
255,716
-22,044
-8% -$1.21M
CDK
545
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
$14.2M 0.04%
298,188
+170,290
+133% +$8.26M
STI
546
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
$14.2M 0.04%
330,301
+13,149
+4% +$554K
CFG icon
547
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.5B
$14.1M 0.04%
537,939
+26,426
+5% +$665K
WLY icon
548
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.47B
$14.1M 0.04%
312,354
+3,102
+1% +$154K
PGEN icon
549
Precigen
PGEN
$2.46B
$14M 0.04%
468,698
-1,145,737
-71% -$38.6M
HST icon
550
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$15.1B
$13.9M 0.04%
908,501
+536,371
+144% +$8.91M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 20% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.