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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
+6.69%
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
$36.1B
AUM Growth
+$2.49B
Cap. Flow
+$692M
Cap. Flow %
1.92%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.52%
Holding
2,573
New
160
Increased
1,172
Reduced
1,035
Closed
202

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.45%
2 Financials 12.36%
3 Industrials 10.11%
4 Healthcare 9.05%
5 Communication Services 9.04%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AJG icon
226
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$36.9M 0.1%
652,095
+61,576
+10% +$3.39M
MYGN icon
227
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$528M
$36.8M 0.1%
1,918,172
+468,653
+32% +$8.3M
SPG icon
228
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.3B
$36.8M 0.1%
213,811
+19,447
+10% +$3.47M
CPN
229
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$36.7M 0.1%
3,317,185
+1,305,634
+65% +$15M
MET icon
230
MetLife
MET
$60.5B
$36.6M 0.1%
777,493
-179,604
-19% -$8.56M
HON icon
231
Honeywell
HON
$76.8B
$36.5M 0.1%
323,678
+12,936
+4% +$1.43M
DVN icon
232
Devon Energy
DVN
$52.2B
$36.5M 0.1%
874,643
-554,600
-39% -$24.4M
WEB
233
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$36.5M 0.1%
1,889,568
+93,423
+5% +$1.84M
CMI icon
234
Cummins
CMI
$90.9B
$36.4M 0.1%
241,049
-34,709
-13% -$5.14M
NCLH icon
235
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.86B
$36.4M 0.1%
717,767
+8,063
+1% +$391K
REGN icon
236
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$69.2B
$36.3M 0.1%
93,786
-30,070
-24% -$11.1M
MMM icon
237
3M
MMM
$88.3B
$36.3M 0.1%
226,909
+37,687
+20% +$5.78M
GILD icon
238
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$36.2M 0.1%
533,011
-21,793
-4% -$1.53M
RHT
239
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$36M 0.1%
416,481
-63,757
-13% -$5.07M
EWBC icon
240
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
$36M 0.1%
697,540
+270,073
+63% +$14.2M
FDX icon
241
FedEx
FDX
$74.9B
$35.9M 0.1%
184,194
+15,681
+9% +$3M
TRUE
242
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$35.9M 0.1%
2,319,812
-19,827
-0.8% -$275K
CRL icon
243
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$11B
$35.8M 0.1%
398,516
-146,996
-27% -$12.5M
GD icon
244
General Dynamics
GD
$104B
$35.7M 0.1%
190,447
+1,931
+1% +$357K
URI icon
245
United Rentals
URI
$70.8B
$35.6M 0.1%
284,635
-49,347
-15% -$6M
ALNY icon
246
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
$35.6M 0.1%
694,184
-44,224
-6% -$2.04M
ILMN icon
247
Illumina
ILMN
$29.5B
$35.4M 0.1%
213,382
-98,984
-32% -$15.6M
BOX icon
248
Box
BOX
$4.02B
$35.3M 0.1%
2,162,124
-39,028
-2% -$660K
VIAB
249
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$35.2M 0.1%
754,018
-77,602
-9% -$3.28M
MCD icon
250
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$35M 0.1%
269,978
+88,719
+49% +$11.1M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,573 positions worth $36.1B, up 7.4% from $33.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q1 2017 filing shows 160 new, 1,172 increased, 1,035 reduced and 202 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M. The largest sale was First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $597M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2017 buy was First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF: 21,785,192 shares worth $566M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to US Bancorp in Q1 2017, an estimated $83.7M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $123M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $597M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $36.1B portfolio in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 160 new positions and closed 202 in Q1 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $36.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 2 May 2017.