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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

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
CF icon
551
CF Industries
CF
$19.2B
$15.1M 0.05%
620,284
+483,070
+352% +$11.8M
BRCD
552
DELISTED
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. NEW
BRCD
$15M 0.04%
1,626,826
+274,492
+20% +$2.56M
MCK icon
553
McKesson
MCK
$98.5B
$15M 0.04%
89,983
+49,971
+125% +$9.31M
TSS
554
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
$15M 0.04%
317,289
+88,897
+39% +$4.46M
CMS icon
555
CMS Energy
CMS
$23.1B
$14.9M 0.04%
353,762
+815
+0.2% +$35.6K
IDA icon
556
Idacorp
IDA
$8.23B
$14.9M 0.04%
189,821
+17,596
+10% +$1.39M
CAA
557
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$14.8M 0.04%
442,358
+378,722
+595% +$13.9M
ACH
558
Accendra Health
ACH
$240M
$14.8M 0.04%
425,574
+101,880
+31% +$3.57M
BXP icon
559
Boston Properties
BXP
$11B
$14.7M 0.04%
108,007
+27,549
+34% +$3.82M
HRB icon
560
H&R Block
HRB
$5.18B
$14.7M 0.04%
635,072
+334,111
+111% +$7.82M
RTX icon
561
RTX Corp
RTX
$287B
$14.7M 0.04%
229,687
+12,938
+6% +$858K
NWN icon
562
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$14.6M 0.04%
242,930
+31,515
+15% +$1.97M
AMP icon
563
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$14.6M 0.04%
146,069
+34,944
+31% +$3.39M
PRK icon
564
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$14.5M 0.04%
151,284
+19,186
+15% +$1.79M
PANW icon
565
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$14.5M 0.04%
546,636
-98,130
-15% -$2.24M
DFS
566
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$14.5M 0.04%
255,783
-51,896
-17% -$2.97M
CTSH icon
567
Cognizant
CTSH
$21.5B
$14.4M 0.04%
300,838
-71,824
-19% -$4.09M
CBRL icon
568
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.2B
$14.3M 0.04%
108,533
+27,150
+33% +$4.17M
Y
569
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$14.3M 0.04%
27,327
-4,132
-13% -$2.21M
VOYA icon
570
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
$14.3M 0.04%
497,250
+199,847
+67% +$5.46M
WMK icon
571
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.82B
$14.3M 0.04%
269,731
+11,401
+4% +$592K
SR icon
572
Spire
SR
$4.92B
$14.2M 0.04%
223,042
+9,212
+4% +$616K
XRX icon
573
Xerox
XRX
$337M
$14.2M 0.04%
531,463
+55,499
+12% +$1.43M
SIRI icon
574
SiriusXM
SIRI
$10B
$14.1M 0.04%
339,224
-16,005
-5% -$668K
CNA icon
575
CNA Financial
CNA
$14.5B
$14.1M 0.04%
410,868
+368,614
+872% +$12M

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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.