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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
WP
501
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$14.8M 0.05%
274,263
-78,499
-22% -$3.84M
BXLT
502
DELISTED
BAXALTA INC COM STK (DE)
BXLT
$14.8M 0.05%
365,352
-594,301
-62% -$23.5M
WELL icon
503
Welltower
WELL
$178B
$14.7M 0.05%
212,449
-136,962
-39% -$8.83M
CFR icon
504
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.3B
$14.7M 0.05%
266,022
+84,064
+46% +$4.35M
SABR icon
505
Sabre
SABR
$656M
$14.6M 0.05%
504,411
-209,644
-29% -$5.59M
EA icon
506
Electronic Arts
EA
$52.4B
$14.6M 0.05%
220,455
-326,194
-60% -$20.8M
WM icon
507
Waste Management
WM
$95.9B
$14.5M 0.05%
246,028
+28,959
+13% +$1.6M
C icon
508
Citigroup
C
$222B
$14.5M 0.05%
346,612
-151,022
-30% -$6.31M
DST
509
DELISTED
DST Systems Inc.
DST
$14.3M 0.05%
254,430
-137,056
-35% -$7.3M
ABT icon
510
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$14.3M 0.05%
342,910
-546,736
-61% -$21.7M
SNI
511
DELISTED
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc Common Class A
SNI
$14.1M 0.05%
+215,411
New +$12.8M
NOW icon
512
ServiceNow
NOW
$102B
$14.1M 0.05%
1,149,330
+165,980
+17% +$2.1M
EGN
513
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$14M 0.05%
383,105
+274,942
+254% +$8.52M
HRC
514
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$14M 0.05%
278,199
-1,269,224
-82% -$59.9M
ITW icon
515
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.4B
$14M 0.04%
136,405
-17,157
-11% -$1.59M
XRX icon
516
Xerox
XRX
$337M
$13.9M 0.04%
474,093
-278,135
-37% -$7.17M
ROP icon
517
Roper Technologies
ROP
$36.3B
$13.9M 0.04%
76,054
+51,355
+208% +$8.85M
CRC
518
DELISTED
California Resources Corporation
CRC
$13.9M 0.04%
1,349,106
+1,059,210
+365% +$12.5M
LEG icon
519
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.52B
$13.9M 0.04%
286,696
-301,043
-51% -$13M
AYI icon
520
Acuity Brands
AYI
$9.88B
$13.9M 0.04%
63,575
+8,128
+15% +$1.68M
TWO
521
Two Harbors Investment
TWO
$1.27B
$13.9M 0.04%
218,221
-84,453
-28% -$5.22M
ULTI
522
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$13.8M 0.04%
71,434
-16,729
-19% -$2.91M
TIF
523
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$13.8M 0.04%
188,110
+67,719
+56% +$4.54M
DNY
524
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$13.8M 0.04%
839,590
+26,096
+3% +$428K
BMS
525
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$13.7M 0.04%
265,218
-17,462
-6% -$842K

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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.