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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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BKD icon
351
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.62B
$23.8M 0.06%
1,286,913
+786,726
+157% +$16.9M
PCAR icon
352
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.6B
$23.7M 0.06%
748,473
+199,623
+36% +$6.8M
EG icon
353
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$23.6M 0.06%
129,048
+5,749
+5% +$1.04M
PCG icon
354
PG&E
PCG
$47.8B
$23.6M 0.06%
443,228
-77,269
-15% -$4.11M
DBI icon
355
Designer Brands
DBI
$277M
$23.5M 0.06%
986,536
+402,640
+69% +$9.67M
MPC icon
356
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$90.3B
$23.4M 0.06%
451,856
-47,644
-10% -$2.49M
BMY icon
357
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$127B
$23.4M 0.06%
340,305
+210,043
+161% +$13.9M
RTX icon
358
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$23.4M 0.06%
387,050
+106,566
+38% +$6.45M
AAN.A
359
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc Class A
AAN.A
$23.4M 0.06%
1,044,790
+7,133
+0.7% +$160K
INFY icon
360
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$23.3M 0.06%
2,781,430
-392,036
-12% -$3.4M
CIM
361
Chimera Investment
CIM
$1.05B
$23.3M 0.06%
568,289
+176,432
+45% +$7.4M
LNC icon
362
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$23.3M 0.06%
462,663
+105,670
+30% +$5.53M
ESS icon
363
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$23.1M 0.06%
96,694
+57,845
+149% +$13.3M
V icon
364
Visa
V
$677B
$23.1M 0.06%
297,904
+137,021
+85% +$10.6M
ES icon
365
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$23M 0.06%
449,485
-62,447
-12% -$3.18M
NSC icon
366
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$22.9M 0.06%
271,211
-14,638
-5% -$1.25M
STX icon
367
Seagate
STX
$193B
$22.9M 0.06%
623,927
+123,363
+25% +$4.7M
GNTX icon
368
Gentex
GNTX
$4.88B
$22.8M 0.06%
1,426,909
-153,814
-10% -$2.49M
ZNGA
369
DELISTED
ZYNGA INC. CL A COMMON
ZNGA
$22.8M 0.06%
8,517,511
+3,350,046
+65% +$8.43M
ENH
370
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$22.8M 0.06%
356,038
+121,099
+52% +$7.79M
COF icon
371
Capital One
COF
$124B
$22.7M 0.06%
314,673
-217
-0.1% -$16.6K
NOC icon
372
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$22.6M 0.06%
119,782
+40,846
+52% +$7.49M
DOV icon
373
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
$22.6M 0.06%
456,083
+12,967
+3% +$657K
SAP icon
374
SAP
SAP
$187B
$22.5M 0.06%
284,875
+22,084
+8% +$1.7M
BV
375
DELISTED
Bazaarvoice, Inc.
BV
$22.5M 0.06%
5,135,604
+2,126,064
+71% +$9.71M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.