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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
HLT icon
351
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
$21.5M 0.06%
313,052
-137,625
-31% -$10.6M
AIZ icon
352
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$21.5M 0.06%
272,023
-132,483
-33% -$9.89M
TOL icon
353
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$21.5M 0.06%
627,131
+305,354
+95% +$11.6M
EG icon
354
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$21.4M 0.06%
123,299
-32,080
-21% -$5.8M
DNKN
355
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$21.3M 0.06%
435,497
+371,061
+576% +$19.2M
WBD icon
356
Warner Bros
WBD
$64.6B
$21.3M 0.06%
818,032
+681,966
+501% +$20.2M
MCO icon
357
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$21.2M 0.06%
215,704
+73,953
+52% +$7.87M
RSG icon
358
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$21.1M 0.06%
512,625
-1,484
-0.3% -$61.1K
AFL icon
359
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$21.1M 0.06%
725,538
-36,578
-5% -$1.11M
ARW icon
360
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.9B
$21.1M 0.06%
381,213
+50,241
+15% +$2.79M
VVC
361
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$21M 0.06%
499,414
+62,059
+14% +$2.53M
EFX icon
362
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$21M 0.06%
215,691
+5,973
+3% +$593K
LYV icon
363
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$41.2B
$20.9M 0.06%
871,229
+551,008
+172% +$14.1M
OTEX icon
364
Open Text
OTEX
$5.43B
$20.8M 0.06%
931,500
-31,870
-3% -$689K
JD icon
365
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
$20.8M 0.06%
797,125
+147,705
+23% +$4.27M
CMI icon
366
Cummins
CMI
$91.7B
$20.7M 0.06%
190,334
+7,928
+4% +$979K
ADT
367
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
$20.5M 0.06%
687,225
+136,394
+25% +$4.42M
RVTY icon
368
Revvity
RVTY
$12.3B
$20.5M 0.06%
446,945
-383,187
-46% -$19M
AVTA
369
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$20.5M 0.06%
1,489,377
+345,306
+30% +$4.95M
DOV icon
370
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
$20.5M 0.06%
443,116
-57,139
-11% -$2.89M
CCL icon
371
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$20.4M 0.06%
411,143
-33,542
-8% -$1.71M
GNC
372
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
$20.4M 0.06%
504,928
-812,320
-62% -$37M
STJ
373
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
$20.3M 0.06%
321,959
-298,382
-48% -$21.3M
HDB icon
374
HDFC Bank
HDB
$119B
$20.2M 0.06%
1,324,804
-418,828
-24% -$6.32M
SWN
375
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$20.2M 0.06%
1,593,624
+346,298
+28% +$6.02M

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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.