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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 13.28%
2 Miscellaneous 12.87%
3 Communication Services 10.09%
4 Consumer Staples 10.04%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.88%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CVRR
176
DELISTED
CVR Refining, LP
CVRR
$41.5M 0.12%
+4,734,136
New +$33.6M
FFIV icon
177
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$41.4M 0.12%
331,784
+78,640
+31% +$9.55M
IDXX icon
178
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$41B
$41.3M 0.12%
366,324
+106,246
+41% +$11.2M
SE
179
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$41.1M 0.12%
961,349
+553,111
+135% +$21.1M
ULTA icon
180
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.5B
$40.8M 0.12%
171,421
-18,089
-10% -$4.57M
CMCSA icon
181
Comcast
CMCSA
$93.4B
$40.7M 0.12%
1,228,446
+1,310
+0.1% +$43.6K
TWOU
182
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$40.7M 0.12%
35,459
+5,024
+17% +$5.24M
UNH icon
183
UnitedHealth
UNH
$360B
$40.5M 0.12%
289,389
+33,761
+13% +$4.73M
SGEN
184
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$40.4M 0.12%
747,389
-2,459
-0.3% -$117K
PAG icon
185
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
$40.1M 0.12%
832,734
+287,681
+53% +$12M
CAG icon
186
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.33B
$40M 0.12%
1,092,301
-1,120,700
-51% -$40.2M
ELV icon
187
Elevance Health
ELV
$87.2B
$39.8M 0.12%
317,766
+92,379
+41% +$11.9M
EGHT icon
188
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$266M
$39.7M 0.12%
2,575,638
+2,467,630
+2,285% +$35.1M
BIIB icon
189
Biogen
BIIB
$31.4B
$39.5M 0.12%
126,228
-7,888
-6% -$2.34M
BDX icon
190
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$48.8B
$39.5M 0.12%
225,047
+31,669
+16% +$5.42M
OKE icon
191
Oneok
OKE
$61.5B
$39.4M 0.12%
767,177
+220,741
+40% +$10.4M
GILD icon
192
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$182B
$39.2M 0.12%
495,645
-48,653
-9% -$3.95M
ADI icon
193
Analog Devices
ADI
$176B
$39.2M 0.12%
608,348
-9,012
-1% -$559K
ILMN icon
194
Illumina
ILMN
$31.9B
$38.9M 0.12%
220,401
+7,982
+4% +$1.28M
PTEN icon
195
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.83B
$38.9M 0.12%
1,738,052
+227,896
+15% +$4.58M
ISRG icon
196
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$124B
$38.7M 0.12%
480,816
-114,534
-19% -$8.77M
VG
197
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$38.4M 0.11%
5,813,721
+407,577
+8% +$2.45M
INCY icon
198
Incyte
INCY
$25.2B
$38.2M 0.11%
404,979
-37,765
-9% -$3.18M
MCHP icon
199
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$39.8B
$38.1M 0.11%
1,226,388
+398,604
+48% +$11.6M
NE
200
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$38.1M 0.11%
6,003,620
+2,113,986
+54% +$14.2M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 13% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Miscellaneous and Communication Services.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.