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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 21.6%
2 Miscellaneous 16.45%
3 Technology 10.9%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Consumer Staples 9.48%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
HSBC icon
1701
HSBC
HSBC
$364B
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
32,314
+8,639
+36% +$323K
YOKU
1702
DELISTED
YOUKU TUDOU INC.(CAYMAN ISLS)
YOKU
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
61,588
-19,292
-24% -$356K
ABM icon
1703
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.96B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
39,559
-5,118
-11% -$162K
APLE icon
1704
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.6B
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
+57,974
New +$1.06M
GAM
1705
General American Investors Company
GAM
$1.58B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
34,566
+292
+0.9% +$9.71K
MNP
1706
DELISTED
Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.
MNP
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
71,722
-982
-1% -$14.7K
DFP
1707
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund
DFP
$414M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
47,740
SBSI icon
1708
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$958M
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
41,666
+16,907
+68% +$426K
FELE icon
1709
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.38B
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
39,156
+20,962
+115% +$601K
SOHU
1710
Sohu.com
SOHU
$358M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
25,770
-8,056
-24% -$373K
FWRD icon
1711
Forward Air
FWRD
$583M
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
25,547
-12,909
-34% -$610K
XNTK icon
1712
State Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETF
XNTK
$1.91B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
21,360
-418
-2% -$21.4K
MSA icon
1713
Mine Safety
MSA
$7.28B
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
26,431
-1,811
-6% -$84.3K
VCR icon
1714
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$5.92B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
8,954
-239
-3% -$29.6K
WB icon
1715
Weibo
WB
$1.65B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
89,993
-28,226
-24% -$370K
AROC icon
1716
Archrock
AROC
$5.85B
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
58,180
-3,905
-6% -$93.5K
ORIT
1717
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
66,964
-10,465
-14% -$163K
PCH
1718
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
36,280
+1,080
+3% +$36.2K
WIBC
1719
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
99,319
-73,762
-43% -$835K
CRH icon
1720
CRH
CRH
$60.3B
$1.04M ﹤0.01%
39,300
-1,367
-3% -$39.6K
MGU
1721
DELISTED
Macquarie Global Infrastructure Total Return Fund, Inc.
MGU
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
53,522
-8,725
-14% -$192K
ALB icon
1722
Albemarle
ALB
$15.3B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
23,183
-27,097
-54% -$1.32M
BKE icon
1723
Buckle
BKE
$2.16B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
27,648
+453
+2% +$19.1K
TRS icon
1724
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.39B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
62,407
-37,494
-38% -$733K
TBRG
1725
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
24,186
+3,042
+14% +$147K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 22% of assets, down from 23% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.