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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
EBIX
326
DELISTED
Ebix Inc
EBIX
$23M 0.07%
923,253
+147,127
+19% +$4.36M
NE
327
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
$23M 0.07%
2,110,697
+3,292
+0.2% +$41.4K
BIDU icon
328
Baidu
BIDU
$35.8B
$22.9M 0.07%
166,881
-28,954
-15% -$4.77M
COF icon
329
Capital One
COF
$124B
$22.8M 0.07%
314,890
-56,512
-15% -$4.54M
CINF icon
330
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$22.7M 0.07%
422,813
-59,995
-12% -$3.22M
RBS.PRS.CL
331
DELISTED
The Royal Bank Of Scotland Group
RBS.PRS.CL
$22.6M 0.07%
905,405
+8,093
+0.9% +$203K
BC icon
332
Brunswick
BC
$5.19B
$22.6M 0.07%
471,345
+412,484
+701% +$21M
XLNX
333
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$22.6M 0.07%
532,211
-268,477
-34% -$11.3M
STX icon
334
Seagate
STX
$193B
$22.4M 0.07%
500,564
-135,914
-21% -$6.58M
DKS icon
335
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.4B
$22.3M 0.06%
450,031
-60,214
-12% -$3.04M
TMO icon
336
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$211B
$22.2M 0.06%
181,921
-140,978
-44% -$18.4M
WSM icon
337
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.7B
$22.2M 0.06%
582,284
-44,864
-7% -$1.83M
SYF icon
338
Synchrony
SYF
$23.7B
$22.2M 0.06%
709,957
-59,644
-8% -$1.98M
XRX icon
339
Xerox
XRX
$337M
$22.2M 0.06%
864,813
+37,076
+4% +$1.03M
FTR
340
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$22.1M 0.06%
310,087
+53,659
+21% +$4.06M
GD icon
341
General Dynamics
GD
$105B
$22.1M 0.06%
160,054
+87,335
+120% +$12.6M
AVT icon
342
Avnet
AVT
$7.33B
$22.1M 0.06%
516,742
-48,225
-9% -$2.01M
LMT icon
343
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$134B
$22M 0.06%
106,118
-56,014
-35% -$11.4M
VMW
344
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$22M 0.06%
279,002
+88,521
+46% +$7.36M
FSLR icon
345
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$21.9M 0.06%
512,903
-56,074
-10% -$2.59M
AZO icon
346
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
$21.9M 0.06%
30,262
-17,847
-37% -$12.6M
NSC icon
347
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$21.8M 0.06%
285,849
+44,763
+19% +$3.64M
HP icon
348
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.53B
$21.8M 0.06%
461,203
-129,521
-22% -$7.33M
PH icon
349
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$125B
$21.6M 0.06%
222,291
+6,674
+3% +$725K
TRCO
350
DELISTED
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY CLASS A
TRCO
$21.6M 0.06%
+607,046
New +$27M

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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.