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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
BLK icon
526
Blackrock
BLK
$164B
$15M 0.05%
43,878
+34,045
+346% +$12M
XYL icon
527
Xylem
XYL
$28.5B
$15M 0.05%
336,613
+45,990
+16% +$2M
SE
528
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$15M 0.05%
408,238
-443,226
-52% -$14.1M
KOS icon
529
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.56B
$15M 0.05%
2,743,598
+45,421
+2% +$257K
ESV
530
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$15M 0.05%
384,950
+271,052
+238% +$11.3M
PX
531
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$14.9M 0.05%
132,989
+47,418
+55% +$5.38M
TRI icon
532
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$39.4B
$14.9M 0.05%
318,562
-25,627
-7% -$1.22M
CCL icon
533
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$36.1B
$14.9M 0.05%
337,507
+88,922
+36% +$4.36M
DNY
534
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$14.9M 0.05%
879,181
+39,591
+5% +$670K
CHRW icon
535
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$22B
$14.9M 0.05%
200,251
+72,071
+56% +$5.27M
KATE
536
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
$14.9M 0.05%
+721,238
New +$16.4M
AWR icon
537
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$14.8M 0.05%
337,383
+74,125
+28% +$2.99M
COR icon
538
Cencora
COR
$60.3B
$14.7M 0.05%
184,935
-328,751
-64% -$26.4M
WRK
539
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$14.7M 0.05%
377,337
+34,027
+10% +$1.28M
MUSA icon
540
Murphy USA
MUSA
$11.3B
$14.7M 0.05%
197,761
-215,958
-52% -$14.1M
TOL icon
541
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$14.6M 0.05%
543,830
+238,576
+78% +$6.7M
ALL icon
542
Allstate
ALL
$66.9B
$14.6M 0.05%
209,162
-38,500
-16% -$2.58M
AFL icon
543
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$14.5M 0.05%
402,904
-13,626
-3% -$465K
EMN icon
544
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.8B
$14.5M 0.05%
213,917
+54,925
+35% +$4.04M
NWSA icon
545
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.5B
$14.5M 0.05%
1,277,759
+911,792
+249% +$11M
TFX icon
546
Teleflex
TFX
$5.85B
$14.5M 0.05%
81,571
+69,886
+598% +$11.4M
HSY icon
547
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$14.5M 0.05%
127,340
+38,951
+44% +$3.65M
SHW icon
548
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$14.4M 0.05%
147,450
+62,295
+73% +$6.07M
NKE icon
549
Nike
NKE
$61.9B
$14.4M 0.05%
260,563
-165,270
-39% -$9.42M
WGL
550
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$14.3M 0.05%
202,647
-18,774
-8% -$1.27M

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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.