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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
GPC icon
276
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$33.1M 0.09%
345,575
+41,231
+14% +$3.51M
UAL icon
277
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$33.1M 0.09%
542,934
-64,077
-11% -$4.27M
VR
278
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$33M 0.08%
671,053
+38,217
+6% +$1.94M
AL
279
DELISTED
Air Lease Corp
AL
$33M 0.08%
774,270
+25,308
+3% +$1.01M
KMB icon
280
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$33M 0.08%
280,038
+44,211
+19% +$5.4M
GAP
281
The Gap Inc
GAP
$6.84B
$32.9M 0.08%
1,114,486
+77,254
+7% +$1.9M
RSG icon
282
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$32.9M 0.08%
498,068
-170,640
-26% -$11.1M
LLY icon
283
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$32.7M 0.08%
381,706
-15,024
-4% -$1.23M
NLY icon
284
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$16.9B
$32.5M 0.08%
666,764
+114,573
+21% +$5.61M
AJG icon
285
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$63.7B
$32.5M 0.08%
527,692
-69,877
-12% -$4.11M
ADP icon
286
Automatic Data Processing
ADP
$100B
$32.4M 0.08%
296,547
-157,097
-35% -$16.8M
AXS icon
287
AXIS Capital
AXS
$8.59B
$32.2M 0.08%
561,960
+33,408
+6% +$2.06M
ACN icon
288
Accenture
ACN
$89.9B
$32.2M 0.08%
238,201
+46,588
+24% +$6.07M
LEA icon
289
Lear
LEA
$7.19B
$32M 0.08%
184,748
+1,289
+0.7% +$195K
CINF icon
290
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$32M 0.08%
417,407
+11,065
+3% +$841K
PPC icon
291
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.82B
$31.8M 0.08%
1,117,942
-177,245
-14% -$4.66M
HST icon
292
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$16.8B
$31.7M 0.08%
1,715,991
+20,679
+1% +$376K
EA icon
293
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$31.7M 0.08%
268,366
+53,669
+25% +$6.22M
CAH icon
294
Cardinal Health
CAH
$53.4B
$31.6M 0.08%
471,973
-62,307
-12% -$4.4M
SPR
295
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$31.5M 0.08%
405,071
+22,929
+6% +$1.59M
MDT icon
296
Medtronic
MDT
$107B
$31.3M 0.08%
402,423
+30,715
+8% +$2.55M
MCD icon
297
McDonald's
MCD
$188B
$31.3M 0.08%
199,636
-33,937
-15% -$5.32M
V icon
298
Visa
V
$677B
$31.3M 0.08%
297,132
+83,458
+39% +$8.46M
FAST icon
299
Fastenal
FAST
$54B
$31M 0.08%
2,723,404
-489,564
-15% -$5.28M
XPO icon
300
XPO
XPO
$25B
$31M 0.08%
1,323,096
+1,104,006
+504% +$23.1M

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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.