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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ULTA icon
376
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$20.4B
$24.2M 0.07%
94,756
-76,665
-45% -$19.1M
CHTR icon
377
Charter Communications
CHTR
$14.7B
$24M 0.07%
83,257
-25,226
-23% -$6.79M
BSX icon
378
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.8B
$23.9M 0.07%
1,103,675
-486,585
-31% -$10.6M
STZ icon
379
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.2B
$23.8M 0.07%
155,246
-393,404
-72% -$62.5M
PAYX icon
380
Paychex
PAYX
$40.4B
$23.7M 0.07%
389,848
-146,414
-27% -$8.44M
AYI icon
381
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$23.6M 0.07%
102,326
+3,748
+4% +$910K
RRX icon
382
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$14.2B
$23.6M 0.07%
340,964
+248,084
+267% +$16.4M
VFC icon
383
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$23.6M 0.07%
469,638
+103,896
+28% +$5.39M
CB icon
384
Chubb
CB
$140B
$23.5M 0.07%
178,081
+23,494
+15% +$3M
AIZ icon
385
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$23.5M 0.07%
253,112
+45,235
+22% +$3.95M
AMT icon
386
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$23.5M 0.07%
222,319
+81,974
+58% +$8.91M
PLD icon
387
Prologis
PLD
$138B
$23.5M 0.07%
444,905
-79,056
-15% -$4.02M
M icon
388
Macy's
M
$6.15B
$23.4M 0.07%
653,422
-487,444
-43% -$19M
MSI icon
389
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$69.4B
$23.3M 0.07%
281,593
+55,029
+24% +$4.32M
AGCO icon
390
AGCO
AGCO
$8.78B
$23.3M 0.07%
402,476
+295,546
+276% +$16M
CSL icon
391
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$13.6B
$23.2M 0.07%
210,592
+114,776
+120% +$12.5M
CPN
392
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$23M 0.07%
2,011,551
-9,924
-0.5% -$117K
LNC icon
393
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.91B
$22.9M 0.07%
345,181
-54,951
-14% -$3.2M
WTRG icon
394
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$22.9M 0.07%
761,312
+133,115
+21% +$3.97M
SPGI icon
395
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$22.8M 0.07%
212,224
+130,057
+158% +$15.5M
UHAL icon
396
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$14B
$22.8M 0.07%
616,820
+77,800
+14% +$2.67M
A icon
397
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
$22.7M 0.07%
499,106
+136,682
+38% +$6.2M
LLTC
398
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
$22.7M 0.07%
363,972
-257,444
-41% -$15.7M
LPNT
399
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$22.7M 0.07%
399,506
-24,385
-6% -$1.41M
GRMN
400
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$22.7M 0.07%
467,635
-688,861
-60% -$34.3M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.