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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
+4.08%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$625M
Cap. Flow
-$236M
Cap. Flow %
-0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.3%
Holding
2,505
New
295
Increased
1,011
Reduced
958
Closed
236

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$105M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$92.4M
3
BG icon
Bunge Global
BG
+$79M
4
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$75.3M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$68.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$133M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$104M
3
KDP icon
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
+$97.6M
4
NRG icon
NRG Energy
NRG
+$90.7M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$85.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.5%
2 Consumer Staples 11.23%
3 Healthcare 9.39%
4 Communication Services 9.16%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SYY icon
26
Sysco
SYY
$39.1B
$136M 0.43%
2,689,144
+362,147
+16% +$17.5M
LNKD
27
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$132M 0.42%
697,801
-56,826
-8% -$7.87M
PFE icon
28
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$130M 0.41%
3,892,973
+700,472
+22% +$22.4M
TSN icon
29
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$129M 0.4%
1,924,736
-429,584
-18% -$27.9M
PG icon
30
Procter & Gamble
PG
$342B
$128M 0.4%
1,514,375
+487,671
+47% +$40M
SPB icon
31
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.01B
$128M 0.4%
1,073,829
+396,790
+59% +$45.6M
KHC icon
32
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.1B
$126M 0.4%
1,426,029
+577,681
+68% +$47.5M
EBAY icon
33
eBay
EBAY
$48.5B
$124M 0.39%
5,279,178
+192,364
+4% +$4.64M
DUK icon
34
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$124M 0.39%
1,440,059
+498,753
+53% +$39.9M
AKAM icon
35
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$118M 0.37%
2,117,187
+88,471
+4% +$4.66M
MKC icon
36
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.5B
$114M 0.36%
2,141,688
+1,113,448
+108% +$54.3M
PEG icon
37
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$113M 0.36%
2,429,344
+19,939
+0.8% +$905K
BG icon
38
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$111M 0.35%
1,881,016
+1,290,811
+219% +$79M
CPB icon
39
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.38B
$110M 0.35%
1,648,023
+801,152
+95% +$50.2M
SCG
40
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$107M 0.34%
1,417,831
+26,176
+2% +$1.83M
JNPR
41
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$107M 0.34%
4,746,961
+582,137
+14% +$13.5M
RAD
42
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$106M 0.33%
704,475
-28,065
-4% -$4.43M
PPC icon
43
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.64B
$105M 0.33%
4,139,066
+493,012
+14% +$12.4M
MRK icon
44
Merck
MRK
$322B
$105M 0.33%
1,911,666
+770,879
+68% +$41M
CTXS
45
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$105M 0.33%
1,641,754
-138,036
-8% -$9.08M
AEP icon
46
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.4B
$103M 0.33%
1,472,448
+127,721
+9% +$8.36M
QCOM icon
47
Qualcomm
QCOM
$180B
$103M 0.32%
1,923,640
+724,928
+60% +$38.2M
EXPE icon
48
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
$97.5M 0.31%
916,824
-172,252
-16% -$18.7M
CVS icon
49
CVS Health
CVS
$136B
$97.2M 0.31%
1,015,138
+452,306
+80% +$45.1M
FNI
50
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$95.5M 0.3%
3,518,540
-181,944
-5% -$4.93M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,505 positions worth $31.8B, up 2% from $31.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 filing shows 295 new, 1,011 increased, 958 reduced and 236 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $133M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2016 buy was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Verizon in Q2 2016, an estimated $105M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $133M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited EP Energy Corporation in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $36.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 295 new positions and closed 236 in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 4 Aug 2016.