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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
PTEN icon
276
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.87B
$28.6M 0.09%
1,622,003
+881,954
+119% +$13.2M
BRKR icon
277
Bruker
BRKR
$9.2B
$28.5M 0.09%
+1,018,102
New +$25.4M
LEN icon
278
Lennar Class A
LEN
$20.4B
$28.5M 0.09%
618,853
-241,113
-28% -$9.89M
MYGN icon
279
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$530M
$28.3M 0.09%
756,513
-1,885,650
-71% -$71.1M
FFIV icon
280
F5
FFIV
$22.1B
$28.2M 0.09%
266,613
-74,802
-22% -$7.17M
AZO icon
281
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$27.9M 0.09%
35,016
-21,489
-38% -$16.3M
FTI icon
282
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.6B
$27.9M 0.09%
1,369,539
+692,615
+102% +$13.1M
BSX icon
283
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
$27.5M 0.09%
1,464,586
-591,506
-29% -$10.4M
MXIM
284
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$27.5M 0.09%
747,437
+104,902
+16% +$3.52M
ACN icon
285
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$27.5M 0.09%
237,947
-87,564
-27% -$8.99M
NCLH icon
286
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.89B
$27.3M 0.09%
494,266
-257,534
-34% -$12.4M
ADSK icon
287
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.3B
$27.3M 0.09%
468,280
+241,561
+107% +$12.6M
RL icon
288
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
$27.3M 0.09%
283,260
+14,909
+6% +$1.46M
HOG icon
289
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.68B
$27.2M 0.09%
530,334
+280,083
+112% +$12.2M
TMX
290
DELISTED
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.
TMX
$27.1M 0.09%
1,075,732
+64,138
+6% +$1.64M
EMR icon
291
Emerson Electric
EMR
$82.9B
$26.9M 0.09%
495,011
-145,699
-23% -$7.03M
AVB icon
292
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
$27.1B
$26.9M 0.09%
141,389
-34,187
-19% -$6.04M
WEB
293
DELISTED
Web.com Group, Inc.
WEB
$26.9M 0.09%
1,355,244
-530,277
-28% -$9.7M
PAYX icon
294
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$26.7M 0.09%
495,053
+43,642
+10% +$2.2M
ATHN
295
DELISTED
Athenahealth, Inc.
ATHN
$26.6M 0.09%
191,981
-254,589
-57% -$34.9M
ATO icon
296
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$26.6M 0.09%
358,672
+185,053
+107% +$12.7M
D icon
297
Dominion Energy
D
$62.5B
$26.6M 0.09%
354,212
-3,161
-0.9% -$224K
LPNT
298
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$26.5M 0.09%
382,985
-511,112
-57% -$34.1M
GCI
299
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$26.5M 0.09%
1,747,115
-720,921
-29% -$10.9M
GEN icon
300
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
$26.2M 0.08%
1,428,083
-473,063
-25% -$9.1M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.