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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
AKRX
276
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$27.1M 0.08%
951,311
+791,888
+497% +$32.7M
EXC icon
277
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$27.1M 0.08%
1,279,126
+232,728
+22% +$5.23M
DDS icon
278
Dillards
DDS
$8.87B
$27.1M 0.08%
310,008
+115,625
+59% +$11.2M
ADBE icon
279
Adobe
ADBE
$89.5B
$27M 0.08%
328,175
+27,198
+9% +$2.2M
ALL icon
280
Allstate
ALL
$66.9B
$26.9M 0.08%
461,559
+137,458
+42% +$8.6M
SNDK
281
DELISTED
SANDISK CORP
SNDK
$26.9M 0.08%
494,506
-108,965
-18% -$6.02M
BA icon
282
Boeing
BA
$165B
$26.8M 0.08%
204,525
-49,004
-19% -$6.8M
RTN
283
DELISTED
Raytheon Company
RTN
$26.8M 0.08%
244,925
+48,553
+25% +$5.07M
TAP icon
284
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.68B
$26.7M 0.08%
321,778
-422,861
-57% -$30.6M
OUT icon
285
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.64B
$26.7M 0.08%
1,304,717
+319,615
+32% +$7.5M
TSS
286
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$26.7M 0.08%
587,862
-247
-0% -$11.2K
NWSA icon
287
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.5B
$26.5M 0.08%
2,097,297
+56,862
+3% +$791K
FISV
288
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$26.4M 0.08%
610,396
-71,168
-10% -$3.08M
INTU icon
289
Intuit
INTU
$81.1B
$26.4M 0.08%
297,039
-82,234
-22% -$7.98M
CHD icon
290
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.1B
$26.3M 0.08%
627,812
-944,076
-60% -$40.5M
SPG icon
291
Simon Property Group
SPG
$74.5B
$26.2M 0.08%
142,514
-66,936
-32% -$12.3M
DGX icon
292
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$25.1B
$26.1M 0.08%
424,636
-261,582
-38% -$18.3M
FFIV icon
293
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$26.1M 0.08%
225,086
+89,588
+66% +$11M
NTGR icon
294
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
$26M 0.08%
891,447
+134,261
+18% +$4.09M
ES icon
295
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$25.9M 0.08%
511,932
+75,100
+17% +$3.62M
CB icon
296
Chubb
CB
$140B
$25.6M 0.07%
247,127
+26,006
+12% +$2.72M
FTNT icon
297
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
$25.3M 0.07%
2,974,660
-166,560
-5% -$1.47M
HRB icon
298
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$25.1M 0.07%
694,690
+39,397
+6% +$1.33M
YUM icon
299
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41B
$25.1M 0.07%
436,087
+319,973
+276% +$19.4M
ATVI
300
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
$25M 0.07%
809,748
-200,836
-20% -$5.6M

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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.