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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
KOS icon
476
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.56B
$15.7M 0.05%
2,698,177
+2,498,629
+1,252% +$11.8M
SJM icon
477
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$12.6B
$15.7M 0.05%
+120,769
New +$15.2M
BRK.B icon
478
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
$1.07T
$15.7M 0.05%
110,407
+66,585
+152% +$8.83M
JCI icon
479
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$87.5B
$15.6M 0.05%
382,470
-53,350
-12% -$2.04M
BRCD
480
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$15.6M 0.05%
1,472,325
+43,706
+3% +$399K
EQR icon
481
Equity Residential
EQR
$25.4B
$15.6M 0.05%
207,402
-46,907
-18% -$3.51M
VMC icon
482
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.3B
$15.6M 0.05%
147,379
-55,655
-27% -$5.27M
WTRG icon
483
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11.2B
$15.5M 0.05%
487,779
+37,278
+8% +$1.15M
MSM icon
484
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$15.4M 0.05%
202,447
-10,183
-5% -$682K
ALE
485
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$15.4M 0.05%
274,172
+1,107
+0.4% +$59K
LYB icon
486
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$15.3M 0.05%
179,289
-12,036
-6% -$966K
TEVA icon
487
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$15.3M 0.05%
286,400
+143,047
+100% +$8.39M
AVY icon
488
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.3B
$15.3M 0.05%
212,489
+144,769
+214% +$9.36M
TRUE
489
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$15.3M 0.05%
2,734,524
-920,350
-25% -$5.55M
NWBI icon
490
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.25B
$15.2M 0.05%
1,128,322
+876,534
+348% +$11.2M
GPC icon
491
Genuine Parts
GPC
$17.1B
$15.2M 0.05%
153,088
-77,942
-34% -$6.91M
R icon
492
Ryder
R
$10.4B
$15.1M 0.05%
233,400
+58,853
+34% +$3.34M
SPLS
493
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$15.1M 0.05%
+1,370,721
New +$12.9M
OPLN
494
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
$15.1M 0.05%
1,046,610
-663,607
-39% -$8.79M
TFC icon
495
Truist Financial
TFC
$63.2B
$15.1M 0.05%
453,671
-107,263
-19% -$3.56M
IPGP icon
496
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.89B
$15.1M 0.05%
156,844
+94,430
+151% +$8.01M
FLIR
497
DELISTED
FLIR Systems, Inc. (DE) Common Stock
FLIR
$15M 0.05%
455,882
+76,541
+20% +$2.36M
DRI icon
498
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.5B
$15M 0.05%
225,851
-291,850
-56% -$18.5M
VIAB
499
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$15M 0.05%
362,726
+15,627
+5% +$621K
SWKS icon
500
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.06B
$14.8M 0.05%
189,810
-102,811
-35% -$6.97M

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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.