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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
+5.67%
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
$38.9B
AUM Growth
+$1.41B
Cap. Flow
-$345M
Cap. Flow %
-0.89%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.3%
Holding
2,569
New
211
Increased
1,081
Reduced
1,091
Closed
184

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 19.3%
2 Financials 12.55%
3 Healthcare 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.5%
5 Industrials 8.87%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ACM icon
251
Aecom
ACM
$9.1B
$36.2M 0.09%
982,367
+246,658
+34% +$8.11M
VFC icon
252
VF Corp
VFC
$6.65B
$36M 0.09%
601,224
-103,749
-15% -$5.99M
COO icon
253
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.8B
$35.9M 0.09%
605,676
+26,500
+5% +$1.62M
NOC icon
254
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$35.9M 0.09%
124,761
+13,339
+12% +$3.59M
VVC
255
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$35.9M 0.09%
545,634
-12,739
-2% -$798K
IEX icon
256
IDEX
IEX
$16.5B
$35.6M 0.09%
293,014
+121,367
+71% +$14.2M
PEP icon
257
PepsiCo
PEP
$187B
$35.5M 0.09%
318,722
+1,862
+0.6% +$215K
WSM icon
258
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.5B
$35.2M 0.09%
1,410,548
+160,108
+13% +$3.72M
SON icon
259
Sonoco
SON
$5.73B
$34.9M 0.09%
690,977
+63,861
+10% +$3.15M
XL
260
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$34.6M 0.09%
876,380
+549,356
+168% +$23.5M
BABA icon
261
Alibaba
BABA
$270B
$34.4M 0.09%
199,042
+29,786
+18% +$4.83M
ALKS icon
262
Alkermes
ALKS
$8.76B
$34.3M 0.09%
675,443
-304,370
-31% -$16.3M
BG icon
263
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$34.3M 0.09%
493,516
-56,611
-10% -$4.29M
TU icon
264
Telus
TU
$16B
$34.2M 0.09%
1,898,892
-125,094
-6% -$2.24M
MSI icon
265
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$68.7B
$34M 0.09%
400,763
+2,647
+0.7% +$232K
TRN icon
266
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.96B
$33.9M 0.09%
1,477,243
-73,613
-5% -$1.52M
HOLX
267
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$33.9M 0.09%
924,576
+571,512
+162% +$23.1M
PSA icon
268
Public Storage
PSA
$60.1B
$33.9M 0.09%
158,423
+3,939
+3% +$814K
OMC icon
269
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.8B
$33.9M 0.09%
457,103
+25,065
+6% +$1.93M
BMY icon
270
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$33.7M 0.09%
528,451
+95,401
+22% +$5.57M
GM icon
271
General Motors
GM
$74.2B
$33.7M 0.09%
834,144
-134,750
-14% -$4.92M
ALGN icon
272
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$33.4M 0.09%
179,159
-35,125
-16% -$6.01M
R icon
273
Ryder
R
$10.3B
$33.3M 0.09%
393,899
+98,521
+33% +$7.46M
MS icon
274
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$33.2M 0.09%
688,506
+52,029
+8% +$2.41M
MA icon
275
Mastercard
MA
$475B
$33.2M 0.09%
234,796
+46,563
+25% +$6.16M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2017, First Trust Advisors held 2,569 positions worth $38.9B, up 3.8% from $37.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2017 filing shows 211 new, 1,081 increased, 1,091 reduced and 184 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M. The largest sale was Yelp, an estimated $74.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, up from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2017 buy was Copa Holdings: 220,686 shares worth $27.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Snap in Q3 2017, an estimated $76.4M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2017 reduction was Yelp, cutting an estimated $74.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Whole Foods Market Inc in Q3 2017, selling an estimated $58.5M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $38.9B portfolio in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 211 new positions and closed 184 in Q3 2017.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 3.8% quarter-over-quarter to $38.9B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2017, filed 24 Oct 2017.