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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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PHM icon
276
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
$29.9M 0.08%
1,680,221
+672,660
+67% +$12.5M
RL icon
277
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$29.9M 0.08%
268,351
-55,286
-17% -$6.55M
PRGO icon
278
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.4B
$29.8M 0.08%
205,870
-161,369
-44% -$24.8M
WBD icon
279
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$29.7M 0.08%
1,114,581
+296,549
+36% +$8.56M
BF.B icon
280
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$29.7M 0.08%
934,991
-861,884
-48% -$28.8M
AEE icon
281
Ameren
AEE
$31.5B
$29.5M 0.08%
682,964
-152,338
-18% -$6.61M
F icon
282
Ford
F
$57.3B
$29.5M 0.08%
2,092,092
+266,272
+15% +$3.86M
LEA icon
283
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
$29.4M 0.08%
239,415
-58,912
-20% -$7.17M
DLTR icon
284
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$23.1B
$29.4M 0.08%
380,544
-143,113
-27% -$10M
HP icon
285
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
$29.4M 0.08%
548,185
+86,982
+19% +$4.81M
JPM icon
286
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$939B
$29.3M 0.08%
443,326
+45,347
+11% +$2.95M
FISV
287
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$29.2M 0.08%
638,374
+27,978
+5% +$1.31M
TPR icon
288
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$29.1M 0.08%
888,397
+56,151
+7% +$1.75M
ETN icon
289
Eaton
ETN
$157B
$29M 0.08%
558,077
+167,428
+43% +$9.07M
PANW icon
290
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$29M 0.08%
986,340
-61,866
-6% -$1.79M
BEN icon
291
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$28.9M 0.08%
786,242
+151,585
+24% +$5.93M
MA icon
292
Mastercard
MA
$477B
$28.9M 0.07%
296,602
-21,141
-7% -$2.07M
HAS icon
293
Hasbro
HAS
$12.6B
$28.7M 0.07%
426,775
-219,740
-34% -$16.1M
CHTR icon
294
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.2B
$28.6M 0.07%
156,028
+78,205
+100% +$14.5M
GME icon
295
GameStop
GME
$9.5B
$28.6M 0.07%
4,075,108
-787,136
-16% -$7.6M
CERN
296
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$28.5M 0.07%
474,369
-79,562
-14% -$4.89M
APTV icon
297
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
$28.4M 0.07%
330,844
-152,029
-31% -$12.7M
JAH
298
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$28.4M 0.07%
496,353
-120,678
-20% -$6.05M
HRB icon
299
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$28.3M 0.07%
849,982
+155,292
+22% +$5.52M
VMW
300
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$28.1M 0.07%
496,143
+217,141
+78% +$13.5M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.