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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
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 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ESRX
251
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$31.8M 0.09%
450,495
-53,781
-11% -$4.02M
UHS icon
252
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.43B
$31.8M 0.09%
257,794
+19,921
+8% +$2.52M
ALXN
253
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$31.6M 0.09%
257,923
+25,148
+11% +$3.24M
SRE icon
254
Sempra
SRE
$60.8B
$31.6M 0.09%
589,568
-387,592
-40% -$21.1M
BOX icon
255
Box
BOX
$4.02B
$31.5M 0.09%
+2,001,028
New +$25.3M
VRTX icon
256
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$121B
$31.4M 0.09%
360,273
-56,288
-14% -$5.32M
CVS icon
257
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$31.2M 0.09%
350,975
-664,163
-65% -$62.7M
KMI icon
258
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$73.1B
$31.2M 0.09%
1,348,513
-463,356
-26% -$9.82M
SPLS
259
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$31.2M 0.09%
3,643,387
+1,228,653
+51% +$10.8M
IP icon
260
International Paper
IP
$22.3B
$31.1M 0.09%
684,063
+33,187
+5% +$1.46M
PAYX icon
261
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$31M 0.09%
536,262
+94,715
+21% +$5.68M
MDU icon
262
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$31M 0.09%
3,206,372
-2,140,205
-40% -$19.5M
CTRA
263
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$30.9M 0.09%
1,199,036
+42,880
+4% +$1.07M
O icon
264
Realty Income
O
$61.2B
$30.9M 0.09%
476,755
+37,454
+9% +$2.47M
RDC
265
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$30.9M 0.09%
2,036,275
-583,730
-22% -$8.55M
PVH icon
266
PVH
PVH
$3.71B
$30.9M 0.09%
279,199
+70,691
+34% +$7.31M
ADBE icon
267
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$30.8M 0.09%
283,949
-28,400
-9% -$2.85M
SHPG
268
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
$30.8M 0.09%
158,923
+939
+0.6% +$183K
ABT icon
269
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$30.8M 0.09%
727,418
-61,577
-8% -$2.64M
EQT icon
270
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$30.8M 0.09%
778,184
-160,097
-17% -$6.33M
GPC icon
271
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$30.7M 0.09%
305,961
-79,487
-21% -$8.06M
TSM icon
272
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$30.3M 0.09%
991,351
+217,929
+28% +$6.23M
PGEN icon
273
Precigen
PGEN
$1.93B
$30.3M 0.09%
1,090,768
+767,012
+237% +$20.3M
NKTR icon
274
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.39B
$30.2M 0.09%
117,125
-12,937
-10% -$3.33M
CNC icon
275
Centene
CNC
$31.3B
$30.1M 0.09%
900,166
-132,110
-13% -$4.59M

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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 12% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

  • 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.