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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
JAH
251
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$30.2M 0.09%
617,031
-170,334
-22% -$9.01M
PANW icon
252
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$30M 0.09%
1,048,206
-27,024
-3% -$797K
AN icon
253
AutoNation
AN
$6.97B
$29.9M 0.09%
514,562
-253,900
-33% -$15.4M
COP icon
254
ConocoPhillips
COP
$147B
$29.9M 0.09%
623,027
-141,610
-19% -$7.2M
CAT icon
255
Caterpillar
CAT
$409B
$29.8M 0.09%
456,098
+25,574
+6% +$1.96M
GRPN icon
256
Groupon
GRPN
$980M
$29.7M 0.09%
456,043
+126,745
+38% +$11.3M
XEL icon
257
Xcel Energy
XEL
$51B
$29.4M 0.09%
831,626
-93,901
-10% -$3.19M
KMX icon
258
CarMax
KMX
$8.27B
$29.1M 0.08%
489,961
-216,940
-31% -$13.6M
COTY icon
259
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$29M 0.08%
1,071,874
-251,155
-19% -$7.14M
SJM icon
260
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$28.9M 0.08%
252,992
-394,766
-61% -$44M
BCR
261
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$28.7M 0.08%
154,274
+14,544
+10% +$2.75M
VG
262
DELISTED
Vonage Holdings Corporation
VG
$28.7M 0.08%
+4,874,862
New +$27.7M
MA icon
263
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$28.6M 0.08%
317,743
+114,946
+57% +$10.8M
JAZZ icon
264
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$15.9B
$28.5M 0.08%
214,295
-817
-0.4% -$141K
BLUE
265
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
$28.2M 0.08%
+25,464
New +$46.4M
ULTA icon
266
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$28.2M 0.08%
172,639
-53,559
-24% -$8.82M
SNA icon
267
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
$28.1M 0.08%
185,837
+8,718
+5% +$1.4M
DRI icon
268
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.5B
$28M 0.08%
456,694
+384,306
+531% +$24.4M
ANDV
269
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$28M 0.08%
287,494
-63,951
-18% -$6.21M
NVR icon
270
NVR
NVR
$17.2B
$27.9M 0.08%
18,292
+6,079
+50% +$9.08M
CYH icon
271
Community Health Systems
CYH
$385M
$27.8M 0.08%
785,464
-673,078
-46% -$30.9M
ETR icon
272
Entergy
ETR
$54.1B
$27.5M 0.08%
844,560
-19,124
-2% -$649K
PCG icon
273
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$27.5M 0.08%
520,497
-107,089
-17% -$5.47M
NOV icon
274
NOV
NOV
$7.45B
$27.3M 0.08%
726,254
-170,800
-19% -$6.99M
WEB
275
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$27.2M 0.08%
1,288,552
+212,680
+20% +$4.89M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.