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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

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
POST icon
Post Holdings
POST
+$116M
2
ENR icon
Energizer
ENR
+$110M
3
THS
Treehouse Foods
THS
+$109M
4
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$87.6M
5
FLN icon
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
+$86.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FJP icon
First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund
FJP
+$91.2M
2
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
+$85M
3
FKU icon
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
+$82.7M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$71.8M
5
ADM icon
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
+$71.1M

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
SPB icon
26
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.01B
$136M 0.41%
988,017
-85,812
-8% -$10.9M
AKAM icon
27
Akamai
AKAM
$17.1B
$132M 0.39%
2,485,971
+368,784
+17% +$19.7M
LNKD
28
DELISTED
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
$129M 0.38%
674,639
-23,162
-3% -$4.44M
JNPR
29
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$125M 0.37%
5,202,999
+456,038
+10% +$10.6M
MDLZ icon
30
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.1B
$125M 0.37%
2,840,037
-212,036
-7% -$9.3M
SYY icon
31
Sysco
SYY
$39.1B
$125M 0.37%
2,542,817
-146,327
-5% -$7.51M
INGR icon
32
Ingredion
INGR
$6.32B
$123M 0.37%
922,263
-207,915
-18% -$27.8M
CTXS
33
DELISTED
Citrix Systems Inc
CTXS
$121M 0.36%
1,788,342
+146,588
+9% +$9.98M
RAI
34
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$121M 0.36%
2,558,631
-152,071
-6% -$7.63M
DUK icon
35
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$120M 0.36%
1,499,813
+59,754
+4% +$4.95M
TWTR
36
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$117M 0.35%
5,069,339
-180,502
-3% -$3.4M
PM icon
37
Philip Morris
PM
$298B
$114M 0.34%
1,168,614
-385,925
-25% -$38.7M
EXPE icon
38
Expedia Group
EXPE
$30.9B
$114M 0.34%
972,988
+56,164
+6% +$6.35M
ENR icon
39
Energizer
ENR
$1.41B
$114M 0.34%
2,272,993
+2,240,587
+6,914% +$110M
POST icon
40
Post Holdings
POST
$4.09B
$114M 0.34%
2,248,148
+2,117,227
+1,617% +$116M
WWAV
41
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
$108M 0.32%
1,982,133
+1,243,147
+168% +$68.4M
PEG icon
42
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$39.8B
$107M 0.32%
2,545,393
+116,049
+5% +$5.11M
MRK icon
43
Merck
MRK
$322B
$106M 0.32%
1,781,382
-130,284
-7% -$7.62M
TSN icon
44
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$105M 0.31%
1,400,690
-524,046
-27% -$38.4M
S
45
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$103M 0.31%
15,609,182
-4,764,341
-23% -$28.2M
AAPL icon
46
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
$101M 0.3%
3,573,900
-194,172
-5% -$5.14M
LUMN icon
47
Lumen
LUMN
$6.73B
$99.8M 0.3%
3,638,266
+366,947
+11% +$10.7M
TMUS icon
48
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$183B
$98.8M 0.29%
2,113,940
+653,416
+45% +$30M
THS
49
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$98.7M 0.29%
+1,132,288
New +$109M
BG icon
50
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$94.7M 0.28%
1,599,094
-281,922
-15% -$17.5M
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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.