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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
YDKN
2576
DELISTED
Yadkin Financial Corporation
YDKN
-14,224
Closed -$374K
IM
2577
DELISTED
Ingram Micro
IM
-117,465
Closed -$4.19M
AMSG
2578
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
-291,961
Closed -$19.6M
PPS
2579
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
-37,798
Closed -$2.5M
BLOX
2580
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
-168,751
Closed -$4.45M
FLTX
2581
DELISTED
Fleetmatics Group PLC
FLTX
-10,496
Closed -$630K
CPHD
2582
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
-828,288
Closed -$43.6M
N
2583
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
-294,841
Closed -$32.6M
RAX
2584
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
-2,748,149
Closed -$87.1M
PGND
2585
DELISTED
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
-45,691
Closed -$1.85M
ITC
2586
DELISTED
ITC HOLDINGS CORP
ITC
-949,426
Closed -$44.1M
EPIQ
2587
DELISTED
EPIQ SYSTEMS INC
EPIQ
-11,734
Closed -$193K
EMD
2588
DELISTED
Western Asset Emerging Markets
EMD
-65,407
Closed -$753K
VIA
2589
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class A
VIA
-5,348
Closed -$229K
JRO
2590
DELISTED
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunty Fund
JRO
-13,386
Closed -$148K
CBB
2591
DELISTED
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
CBB
-78,647
Closed -$1.6M
CKH
2592
DELISTED
Seacor Holdings Inc.
CKH
-10,984
Closed -$632K
TRCO
2593
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
-115,281
Closed -$4.21M
BOBE
2594
DELISTED
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
BOBE
-18,744
Closed -$718K
CFNL
2595
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
-31,177
Closed -$813K
EDE
2596
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
-378,215
Closed -$12.9M
LNKD
2597
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
-674,639
Closed -$129M
PNY
2598
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
-214,035
Closed -$12.9M
GOLD
2599
DELISTED
Randgold Resources Ltd
GOLD
-3,848
Closed -$385K
BOI
2600
DELISTED
Brookfield Mtge Opportunity Fd
BOI
-52,964
Closed -$794K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.