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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
RYAM icon
2126
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$578M
$316K ﹤0.01%
23,659
+1,321
+6% +$17.1K
PLAB icon
2127
Photronics
PLAB
$1.73B
$314K ﹤0.01%
30,430
-122,749
-80% -$1.18M
TEF
2128
DELISTED
Telefonica
TEF
$314K ﹤0.01%
40,031
-5,938
-13% -$46K
REGI
2129
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$314K ﹤0.01%
37,131
-5,828
-14% -$51.5K
KAI icon
2130
Kadant
KAI
$3.54B
$312K ﹤0.01%
5,979
+377
+7% +$20.1K
FLEX icon
2131
Flex
FLEX
$42.2B
$311K ﹤0.01%
30,327
+724
+2% +$7.03K
MOD icon
2132
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.2B
$308K ﹤0.01%
25,972
+3,697
+17% +$38.4K
NRE
2133
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.
NRE
$308K ﹤0.01%
28,154
+4,111
+17% +$40.3K
PCBK
2134
DELISTED
Pacific Continental Corp
PCBK
$308K ﹤0.01%
18,341
-10,676
-37% -$170K
CLS icon
2135
Celestica
CLS
$41.6B
$307K ﹤0.01%
28,386
+2,308
+9% +$24.3K
NIC icon
2136
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.61B
$307K ﹤0.01%
+8,001
New +$299K
IQNT
2137
DELISTED
Inteliquent, Inc.
IQNT
$306K ﹤0.01%
18,934
-12,685
-40% -$223K
SMTC icon
2138
Semtech
SMTC
$15.2B
$305K ﹤0.01%
+11,006
New +$284K
PDLI
2139
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
$301K ﹤0.01%
+89,982
New +$286K
UTL icon
2140
Unitil
UTL
$985M
$300K ﹤0.01%
7,684
+784
+11% +$32.4K
RTEC
2141
DELISTED
Rudolph Technologies Inc
RTEC
$298K ﹤0.01%
+16,818
New +$285K
ANGI icon
2142
Angi Inc
ANGI
$191M
$297K ﹤0.01%
2,994
+1,803
+151% +$158K
CNMD icon
2143
CONMED
CNMD
$1.4B
$296K ﹤0.01%
7,393
-6,642
-47% -$282K
PLUG icon
2144
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.16B
$296K ﹤0.01%
173,112
-4,033
-2% -$6.7K
NOVT icon
2145
Novanta
NOVT
$5.65B
$295K ﹤0.01%
17,022
+809
+5% +$13.3K
SMB icon
2146
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$316M
$295K ﹤0.01%
16,713
-19,209
-53% -$341K
RGP icon
2147
Resources Connection
RGP
$139M
$294K ﹤0.01%
19,702
+545
+3% +$8.13K
HEES
2148
DELISTED
H&E Equipment Services
HEES
$293K ﹤0.01%
17,478
+994
+6% +$17.1K
CHS
2149
DELISTED
Chicos FAS, Inc.
CHS
$292K ﹤0.01%
+24,521
New +$290K
ECPG icon
2150
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.1B
$291K ﹤0.01%
+12,926
New +$291K

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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.