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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
ALXN
251
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$34.7M 0.1%
286,569
+17,347
+6% +$2.24M
INFY icon
252
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$34.7M 0.1%
4,395,978
+733,966
+20% +$5.47M
TSM icon
253
TSMC
TSM
$2.09T
$34.7M 0.1%
1,057,178
-6,930
-0.7% -$216K
UAL icon
254
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$34.7M 0.1%
491,409
-245,311
-33% -$17.7M
ALLY icon
255
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$34.2M 0.09%
1,684,381
+226,659
+16% +$4.81M
BMRN icon
256
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$11.5B
$34M 0.09%
387,557
-86,505
-18% -$7.7M
CMS icon
257
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$33.9M 0.09%
758,263
+118,299
+18% +$5.12M
VR
258
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$33.9M 0.09%
601,266
+67,638
+13% +$3.86M
GM icon
259
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$33.7M 0.09%
954,034
+37,147
+4% +$1.36M
AXS icon
260
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.59B
$33.7M 0.09%
502,629
+34,220
+7% +$2.29M
CPB icon
261
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$33.3M 0.09%
581,302
+332,816
+134% +$20.1M
NEE icon
262
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$33.3M 0.09%
1,036,148
+94,264
+10% +$2.96M
AL
263
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$33.2M 0.09%
857,129
-51,265
-6% -$1.93M
HSY icon
264
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$33.1M 0.09%
303,079
+158,257
+109% +$17M
ANDV
265
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$32.8M 0.09%
404,017
-397,954
-50% -$33.3M
TSN icon
266
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$32.7M 0.09%
529,881
-144,620
-21% -$9.11M
BBY icon
267
Best Buy
BBY
$18B
$32.6M 0.09%
662,378
-46,299
-7% -$2.07M
APH icon
268
Amphenol
APH
$188B
$32.4M 0.09%
1,823,128
+541,644
+42% +$9.37M
QGEN icon
269
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.53B
$32.4M 0.09%
+1,053,722
New +$32.5M
WBA
270
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$32.4M 0.09%
389,554
+32,140
+9% +$2.7M
SYK icon
271
Stryker
SYK
$127B
$32.2M 0.09%
244,658
+123,240
+102% +$15.6M
PSA icon
272
Public Storage
PSA
$60.2B
$31.9M 0.09%
145,576
+12,032
+9% +$2.67M
ZNGA
273
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$31.9M 0.09%
11,178,952
+1,093,280
+11% +$2.94M
TECH icon
274
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$31.9M 0.09%
1,253,640
+71,920
+6% +$1.86M
SYF icon
275
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$31.8M 0.09%
928,437
-153,482
-14% -$5.51M

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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.