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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
RSG icon
351
Republic Services
RSG
$66.7B
$22.5M 0.07%
472,082
+40,635
+9% +$1.84M
TWOU
352
DELISTED
2U Inc
TWOU
$22.4M 0.07%
32,971
-15,135
-31% -$9.59M
EG icon
353
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$22.2M 0.07%
112,462
-16,586
-13% -$3.06M
NTES icon
354
NetEase
NTES
$76.5B
$22M 0.07%
766,065
+331,415
+76% +$9.93M
ESRX
355
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$22M 0.07%
320,104
-621,989
-66% -$44.7M
WFC icon
356
Wells Fargo
WFC
$261B
$22M 0.07%
454,111
-97,424
-18% -$4.77M
TPR icon
357
Tapestry
TPR
$28.8B
$21.9M 0.07%
546,103
-342,294
-39% -$12.4M
TROW icon
358
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25B
$21.9M 0.07%
297,724
-11,564
-4% -$803K
XLNX
359
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$21.8M 0.07%
460,569
-104,271
-18% -$4.89M
WDR
360
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
$21.7M 0.07%
922,249
+346,446
+60% +$8.41M
PACW
361
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$21.5M 0.07%
578,160
+109,477
+23% +$3.88M
TSS
362
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$21.4M 0.07%
449,680
-95,549
-18% -$4.18M
GAP
363
The Gap Inc
GAP
$6.84B
$21.4M 0.07%
726,697
+50,574
+7% +$1.33M
EIGI
364
DELISTED
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
EIGI
$21.3M 0.07%
2,025,759
-746,204
-27% -$7.38M
MHK icon
365
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.9B
$21.3M 0.07%
111,686
-32,570
-23% -$5.67M
COF icon
366
Capital One
COF
$124B
$21.3M 0.07%
307,405
-7,268
-2% -$480K
BBWI icon
367
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$4.01B
$21.3M 0.07%
299,683
-138,029
-32% -$9.9M
UNP icon
368
Union Pacific
UNP
$182B
$21.3M 0.07%
267,371
+167,523
+168% +$12.9M
EXR icon
369
Extra Space Storage
EXR
$31.2B
$21.2M 0.07%
226,523
-85,425
-27% -$7.42M
CMS icon
370
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$21.1M 0.07%
497,223
+91,075
+22% +$3.57M
BBBY
371
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$21.1M 0.07%
424,344
+44,479
+12% +$2.08M
ELNK
372
DELISTED
EarthLink Holdings Corp.
ELNK
$21M 0.07%
3,700,839
-1,113,108
-23% -$6.5M
FLR icon
373
Fluor
FLR
$7.29B
$21M 0.07%
390,721
-83,651
-18% -$3.93M
EFX icon
374
Equifax
EFX
$20.3B
$20.9M 0.07%
183,290
-46,505
-20% -$4.89M
VMW
375
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$20.9M 0.07%
399,182
-96,961
-20% -$4.8M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.