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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
VIPS icon
1301
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.2B
$2.54M 0.01%
230,239
-19,725
-8% -$255K
THFF icon
1302
First Financial Corp
THFF
$926M
$2.53M 0.01%
47,890
+24,575
+105% +$1.1M
FOSL icon
1303
Fossil Group
FOSL
$302M
$2.52M 0.01%
97,541
+35,191
+56% +$1.06M
NKE icon
1304
Nike
NKE
$56.5B
$2.52M 0.01%
49,573
-105,111
-68% -$5.39M
CLF icon
1305
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$7.01B
$2.51M 0.01%
+298,500
New +$2.25M
AAWW
1306
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$2.51M 0.01%
48,083
+13,219
+38% +$624K
UNF icon
1307
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$4.99B
$2.5M 0.01%
17,415
+3,576
+26% +$484K
REG icon
1308
Regency Centers
REG
$13.9B
$2.5M 0.01%
36,268
-186,972
-84% -$13M
WERN icon
1309
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.39B
$2.5M 0.01%
92,769
+13,645
+17% +$352K
SIGI icon
1310
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.41B
$2.5M 0.01%
57,991
+22,294
+62% +$899K
ECHO
1311
EchoStar
ECHO
$27.1B
$2.49M 0.01%
59,806
+4,541
+8% +$180K
ANSS
1312
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$2.48M 0.01%
26,819
+5,633
+27% +$519K
ICFI icon
1313
ICF International
ICFI
$1.56B
$2.47M 0.01%
+44,742
New +$2.27M
DBI icon
1314
Designer Brands
DBI
$264M
$2.46M 0.01%
108,825
+23,819
+28% +$540K
GCO icon
1315
Genesco
GCO
$384M
$2.46M 0.01%
39,625
+11,377
+40% +$694K
ROCK icon
1316
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.41B
$2.45M 0.01%
+58,785
New +$2.43M
ATNI icon
1317
ATN International
ATNI
$464M
$2.45M 0.01%
30,536
+2,727
+10% +$194K
STS
1318
DELISTED
Supreme Industries Inc Class A
STS
$2.45M 0.01%
+155,788
New +$2.34M
MSGS icon
1319
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.41B
$2.43M 0.01%
19,900
+2,162
+12% +$262K
TPZ
1320
Tortoise Electrification Infrastructure ETF
TPZ
$129M
$2.43M 0.01%
109,718
+18,563
+20% +$398K
ZLTQ
1321
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
$2.42M 0.01%
55,661
+29,415
+112% +$1.19M
EFSC icon
1322
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.32B
$2.42M 0.01%
56,230
+26,707
+90% +$978K
EVT icon
1323
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.16B
$2.41M 0.01%
117,437
+25,159
+27% +$502K
WB icon
1324
Weibo
WB
$1.65B
$2.41M 0.01%
59,362
+20,815
+54% +$993K
HIW icon
1325
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.36B
$2.41M 0.01%
47,234
-42,538
-47% -$2.08M

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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.