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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ATO icon
401
Atmos Energy
ATO
$29.9B
$22.6M 0.07%
302,818
-206,445
-41% -$15.9M
RHT
402
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
$22.5M 0.07%
278,237
-13,802
-5% -$1.03M
UAL icon
403
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$22.5M 0.07%
428,122
+155,010
+57% +$7.46M
CCL icon
404
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$22.4M 0.07%
459,664
+122,157
+36% +$5.65M
CNX icon
405
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
$22.4M 0.07%
1,397,885
-1,254,995
-47% -$18.5M
RGC
406
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$22.3M 0.07%
1,027,202
-165,414
-14% -$3.64M
WRK
407
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$22.3M 0.07%
460,630
+83,293
+22% +$3.72M
MFA
408
MFA Financial
MFA
$929M
$22.3M 0.07%
745,498
+23,073
+3% +$699K
CL icon
409
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
$22.1M 0.07%
298,659
-236,049
-44% -$17.4M
BEN icon
410
Franklin Resources
BEN
$16.9B
$22.1M 0.07%
622,059
-255,299
-29% -$9.03M
ON icon
411
ON Semiconductor
ON
$33.8B
$22M 0.07%
1,788,248
+467,863
+35% +$4.84M
EMN icon
412
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$22M 0.07%
325,341
+111,424
+52% +$7.48M
WST icon
413
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.1B
$22M 0.07%
295,274
+260,496
+749% +$20.7M
STT icon
414
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$22M 0.07%
315,896
+90,829
+40% +$5.94M
UNM icon
415
Unum
UNM
$13.8B
$22M 0.07%
621,742
-25,857
-4% -$875K
AN icon
416
AutoNation
AN
$6.97B
$21.9M 0.07%
448,947
+400,044
+818% +$19.7M
THG icon
417
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.63B
$21.7M 0.06%
287,441
+70,534
+33% +$5.6M
WHR icon
418
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.42B
$21.7M 0.06%
133,543
-31,970
-19% -$5.66M
PHM icon
419
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.5B
$21.6M 0.06%
1,079,888
-24,020
-2% -$498K
NOC icon
420
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$77B
$21.6M 0.06%
100,877
-7,684
-7% -$1.66M
MXIM
421
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
$21.5M 0.06%
539,248
+82,587
+18% +$3.26M
VMC icon
422
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$21.5M 0.06%
188,968
+16,815
+10% +$1.98M
MS icon
423
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$21.4M 0.06%
668,993
-109,047
-14% -$3.25M
TFX icon
424
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$21.4M 0.06%
127,596
+46,025
+56% +$8.25M
CHKP icon
425
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
$21.4M 0.06%
275,645
+50,260
+22% +$3.9M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

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

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.