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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
CINF icon
451
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$28.3B
$20.1M 0.06%
266,107
-20,102
-7% -$1.52M
WPP icon
452
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$20.1M 0.06%
170,472
+46,758
+38% +$5.33M
ZTS icon
453
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.6B
$20.1M 0.06%
385,674
+125,521
+48% +$6.35M
ALE
454
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$19.8M 0.06%
332,651
+31,381
+10% +$1.94M
MHK icon
455
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$6.9B
$19.7M 0.06%
98,401
-2,896
-3% -$595K
DE icon
456
Deere & Co
DE
$170B
$19.7M 0.06%
230,744
+17,307
+8% +$1.42M
VTR icon
457
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$19.7M 0.06%
278,689
+124,425
+81% +$9.03M
COST icon
458
Costco
COST
$415B
$19.7M 0.06%
129,051
+4,773
+4% +$771K
AMSG
459
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$19.6M 0.06%
291,961
+260,328
+823% +$18.2M
MRSH
460
Marsh
MRSH
$86.3B
$19.5M 0.06%
289,896
-62,700
-18% -$4.2M
FISV
461
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$27.2B
$19.5M 0.06%
391,752
-109,696
-22% -$5.75M
CABO icon
462
Cable One
CABO
$213M
$19.5M 0.06%
33,357
+19,785
+146% +$10.7M
CB icon
463
Chubb
CB
$140B
$19.4M 0.06%
154,587
+5,814
+4% +$738K
TM icon
464
Toyota
TM
$210B
$19.4M 0.06%
167,065
-922
-0.5% -$106K
QVCGA
465
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
$19.4M 0.06%
19,952
+427
+2% +$471K
VFC icon
466
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$19.3M 0.06%
365,742
+97,677
+36% +$5.64M
GEN icon
467
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
$19.3M 0.06%
767,961
-1,273,795
-62% -$29M
VTRS icon
468
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$19.2M 0.06%
504,723
+64,921
+15% +$2.89M
DPZ icon
469
Domino's
DPZ
$11B
$19.2M 0.06%
126,525
-77,513
-38% -$11.3M
AIZ icon
470
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$19.2M 0.06%
207,877
+62,796
+43% +$5.49M
CFR icon
471
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$19.1M 0.06%
266,182
-7,635
-3% -$529K
WTRG icon
472
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$19.1M 0.06%
628,197
+440,013
+234% +$14.3M
BCR
473
DELISTED
CR Bard Inc.
BCR
$19.1M 0.06%
85,290
-12,676
-13% -$2.85M
SON icon
474
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
$19.1M 0.06%
361,709
+5,361
+2% +$276K
CME icon
475
CME Group
CME
$92.2B
$19.1M 0.06%
182,366
+8,601
+5% +$898K

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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.