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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
RAD
26
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$119M 0.38%
732,540
+158,134
+28% +$24.9M
EXPE icon
27
Expedia Group
EXPE
$31.2B
$117M 0.38%
1,089,076
-590,678
-35% -$63M
MDLZ icon
28
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$117M 0.38%
2,914,037
+2,724,260
+1,436% +$111M
CSCO icon
29
Cisco
CSCO
$450B
$117M 0.37%
4,098,823
-132,189
-3% -$3.4M
PEG icon
30
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$114M 0.36%
2,409,405
+1,472,940
+157% +$62.6M
AKAM icon
31
Akamai
AKAM
$16.8B
$113M 0.36%
2,028,716
-1,098,438
-35% -$55.8M
CTXS
32
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$111M 0.36%
1,779,790
-716,404
-29% -$40.5M
GE icon
33
GE Aerospace
GE
$367B
$111M 0.36%
729,227
+282,919
+63% +$40M
LUMN icon
34
Lumen
LUMN
$6.53B
$110M 0.35%
3,430,644
+2,049,397
+148% +$57.5M
SYY icon
35
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$109M 0.35%
2,326,997
-1,375,252
-37% -$59.3M
JNPR
36
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$106M 0.34%
4,164,824
-1,027,992
-20% -$25.7M
KMB icon
37
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
$106M 0.34%
786,182
+399,094
+103% +$51.9M
FGM icon
38
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.9M
$104M 0.33%
2,845,653
-865,146
-23% -$29.4M
TRIP icon
39
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$103M 0.33%
1,548,851
-26,402
-2% -$1.75M
FSZ icon
40
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
$103M 0.33%
2,561,012
-887,834
-26% -$33.5M
ADM icon
41
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.4B
$102M 0.33%
2,809,989
-992,221
-26% -$34.5M
FNI
42
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$101M 0.32%
3,700,484
-585,917
-14% -$14.9M
CLX icon
43
Clorox
CLX
$11.6B
$100M 0.32%
797,086
+38,068
+5% +$4.84M
FKU icon
44
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
$37.9M
$98.5M 0.32%
2,615,262
-816,915
-24% -$29.6M
PM icon
45
Philip Morris
PM
$301B
$98.3M 0.32%
1,002,213
+403,903
+68% +$37M
WBA
46
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$98.1M 0.32%
1,164,441
-584,064
-33% -$46.6M
SCG
47
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$97.6M 0.31%
1,391,655
+733,921
+112% +$47.4M
MSFT icon
48
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.84T
$96.5M 0.31%
1,746,779
+19,880
+1% +$1.04M
EXC icon
49
Exelon
EXC
$48.6B
$96.4M 0.31%
3,767,581
+2,562,873
+213% +$57.4M
FJP icon
50
First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund
FJP
$249M
$95.9M 0.31%
+2,112,588
New +$92.6M

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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.