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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
MAS icon
526
Masco
MAS
$14B
$16.8M 0.05%
529,898
+201,567
+61% +$6.47M
BEAV
527
DELISTED
B/E Aerospace Inc
BEAV
$16.7M 0.05%
278,121
+265,891
+2,174% +$15.3M
AME icon
528
Ametek
AME
$54.5B
$16.7M 0.05%
343,866
+282,008
+456% +$13.4M
TJX icon
529
TJX Companies
TJX
$142B
$16.6M 0.05%
442,600
-337,886
-43% -$12.8M
NLSN
530
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$16.6M 0.05%
395,009
-121,657
-24% -$5.59M
ALB icon
531
Albemarle
ALB
$15.3B
$16.6M 0.05%
192,465
+91,891
+91% +$7.78M
THS
532
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$16.5M 0.05%
229,209
-903,079
-80% -$69M
MIDD icon
533
Middleby
MIDD
$4.91B
$16.5M 0.05%
128,412
+101,918
+385% +$12.8M
THO icon
534
Thor Industries
THO
$3.86B
$16.5M 0.05%
165,294
-189,609
-53% -$17.1M
STT icon
535
State Street
STT
$52.7B
$16.5M 0.05%
212,758
-103,138
-33% -$7.76M
RCL icon
536
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$70.7B
$16.5M 0.05%
201,211
-8,648
-4% -$681K
PCAR icon
537
PACCAR
PCAR
$64.5B
$16.5M 0.05%
387,128
+110,060
+40% +$4.44M
MSCI icon
538
MSCI
MSCI
$40.1B
$16.5M 0.05%
209,252
+62,094
+42% +$5M
UMPQ
539
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$16.5M 0.05%
876,618
+283,475
+48% +$4.83M
OTTR icon
540
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.78B
$16.4M 0.05%
402,524
+3,260
+0.8% +$121K
OSK icon
541
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.49B
$16.4M 0.05%
253,839
+156,659
+161% +$9.7M
ROP icon
542
Roper Technologies
ROP
$39.1B
$16.3M 0.05%
89,266
+45,801
+105% +$8.21M
CNP icon
543
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.4B
$16.3M 0.05%
662,544
+194,690
+42% +$4.55M
ZBH icon
544
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$18B
$16.3M 0.05%
162,934
-49,785
-23% -$5.34M
NWN icon
545
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.1B
$16.3M 0.05%
272,794
+29,864
+12% +$1.74M
LQD icon
546
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$30.3B
$16.3M 0.05%
138,836
-14,844
-10% -$1.76M
NI icon
547
NiSource
NI
$20.1B
$16.3M 0.05%
734,485
+583,976
+388% +$13M
CF icon
548
CF Industries
CF
$20.3B
$16.2M 0.05%
513,890
-106,394
-17% -$2.86M
SLB icon
549
SLB Ltd
SLB
$84.7B
$16.1M 0.05%
192,146
-101,725
-35% -$8.34M
VAR
550
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$16M 0.05%
203,306
+83,465
+70% +$6.75M

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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.