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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
THO icon
276
Thor Industries
THO
$3.99B
$30.1M 0.09%
354,903
-63,636
-15% -$4.94M
ICPT
277
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$30.1M 0.09%
182,623
-9,262
-5% -$1.46M
CERN
278
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$29.9M 0.09%
484,271
+281,271
+139% +$17.8M
RBS.PRS.CL
279
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$29.9M 0.09%
1,181,458
+133,763
+13% +$3.4M
UPS icon
280
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$29.8M 0.09%
272,496
+28,644
+12% +$3.13M
NBIX icon
281
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$17.7B
$29.7M 0.09%
585,622
-31,415
-5% -$1.56M
PBF icon
282
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$29.6M 0.09%
1,309,305
+454,752
+53% +$10.2M
GT icon
283
Goodyear
GT
$2.07B
$29.6M 0.09%
916,739
+458,473
+100% +$13.3M
UNP icon
284
Union Pacific
UNP
$182B
$29.6M 0.09%
303,528
+2,020
+0.7% +$189K
WM icon
285
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$29.5M 0.09%
463,342
+104,064
+29% +$6.8M
WOOF
286
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$29.4M 0.09%
419,907
-48,327
-10% -$3.38M
CDW icon
287
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$29.3M 0.09%
641,725
-3,051
-0.5% -$134K
CHTR icon
288
Charter Communications
CHTR
$15.2B
$29.3M 0.09%
108,483
-88,250
-45% -$22.3M
TJX icon
289
TJX Companies
TJX
$170B
$29.2M 0.09%
780,486
-234,926
-23% -$9.19M
SWKS icon
290
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
$29.1M 0.09%
381,809
+133,147
+54% +$9.28M
NSC icon
291
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$29M 0.09%
298,504
+142,025
+91% +$12.9M
SYF icon
292
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$28.9M 0.09%
1,033,163
+152,027
+17% +$4.18M
AJG icon
293
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$28.9M 0.09%
567,229
+32,974
+6% +$1.63M
HPQ icon
294
HP
HPQ
$23.5B
$28.8M 0.09%
1,854,574
-655,390
-26% -$9.34M
LRCX icon
295
Lam Research
LRCX
$382B
$28.7M 0.09%
3,034,780
-1,024,610
-25% -$9.32M
CAH icon
296
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$28.7M 0.09%
369,031
-80,903
-18% -$6.54M
FBIN icon
297
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$6.12B
$28.7M 0.09%
577,156
-138,256
-19% -$7.23M
ALLY icon
298
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
$28.6M 0.09%
1,468,604
+25,337
+2% +$471K
RSG icon
299
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$28.6M 0.09%
566,640
-8,092
-1% -$415K
ALNY icon
300
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$36.3B
$28.5M 0.09%
420,976
+3,729
+0.9% +$263K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.