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First Trust Advisors

First Trust Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $140B
1-Year Est. Return 27.84%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+7.69%
1 Year Est. Return
+27.84%
3 Year Est. Return
+78.79%
5 Year Est. Return
+98.89%
10 Year Est. Return
+456.9%
AUM
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BXLT
226
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$37.5M 0.1%
959,653
+636,262
+197% +$22.2M
BKNG icon
227
Booking.com
BKNG
$138B
$37.4M 0.1%
733,775
+512,250
+231% +$27.1M
AAP icon
228
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.37B
$37.3M 0.1%
247,581
+84,587
+52% +$14.7M
VC icon
229
Visteon
VC
$2.77B
$36.8M 0.1%
321,302
+74,320
+30% +$8.41M
FSLR icon
230
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$36.8M 0.1%
557,298
+44,395
+9% +$2.49M
VLO icon
231
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.8B
$36.6M 0.1%
518,281
-87,868
-14% -$5.99M
SO icon
232
Southern Company
SO
$110B
$36.4M 0.09%
778,744
-119,465
-13% -$5.42M
PEG icon
233
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$36.2M 0.09%
936,465
-74,000
-7% -$2.97M
SIRO
234
DELISTED
SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC COM STK
SIRO
$36.2M 0.09%
330,447
+127,719
+63% +$13.7M
BA icon
235
Boeing
BA
$165B
$35.9M 0.09%
248,061
+43,536
+21% +$6.27M
ELNK
236
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$35.8M 0.09%
4,813,947
+1,768,527
+58% +$14.8M
CVX icon
237
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$35.5M 0.09%
394,609
-35,689
-8% -$3.22M
ATVI
238
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$35.3M 0.09%
913,078
+103,330
+13% +$3.72M
TRUE
239
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$34.9M 0.09%
3,654,874
+956,153
+35% +$7.05M
LUMN icon
240
Lumen
LUMN
$6.53B
$34.8M 0.09%
1,381,247
-15,291
-1% -$410K
ZTS icon
241
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$34.5M 0.09%
720,442
-604,241
-46% -$27.3M
TGT icon
242
Target
TGT
$62.1B
$34.5M 0.09%
475,106
+31,788
+7% +$2.37M
HPE icon
243
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.2B
$34.2M 0.09%
+3,872,377
New +$32.4M
MUSA icon
244
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$34M 0.09%
560,233
-135,881
-20% -$8.12M
ACN icon
245
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$34M 0.09%
325,511
-45,782
-12% -$4.83M
BBWI icon
246
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
$33.9M 0.09%
437,712
+303,405
+226% +$23.5M
DD icon
247
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$33.8M 0.09%
259,431
+28,478
+12% +$3.66M
AIG icon
248
American International
AIG
$41.9B
$33.3M 0.09%
537,266
-68,368
-11% -$4.17M
FFIV icon
249
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$33.1M 0.09%
341,415
+116,329
+52% +$12.6M
LKQ icon
250
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.58B
$33M 0.09%
1,112,379
-208,538
-16% -$6.06M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.