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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
NSC icon
576
Norfolk Southern
NSC
$78.8B
$13.3M 0.04%
156,479
-58,536
-27% -$4.98M
STR
577
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$13.3M 0.04%
524,727
-2,057,478
-80% -$51.6M
VRSK icon
578
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.4B
$13.3M 0.04%
163,972
-4,318
-3% -$339K
HOT
579
DELISTED
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
HOT
$13.2M 0.04%
+178,820
New +$13.7M
ERIE icon
580
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$13.2M 0.04%
132,763
+15,430
+13% +$1.47M
PANW icon
581
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$264B
$13.2M 0.04%
644,766
-115,578
-15% -$2.68M
V icon
582
Visa
V
$677B
$13.1M 0.04%
176,606
-76,949
-30% -$6.02M
INFY icon
583
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$13.1M 0.04%
1,464,694
-1,116,096
-43% -$10.4M
GL icon
584
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$13.1M 0.04%
211,399
+89,581
+74% +$5.23M
RHI icon
585
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$13.1M 0.04%
342,305
+261,204
+322% +$10.7M
WMK icon
586
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.82B
$13.1M 0.04%
258,330
+71,267
+38% +$3.41M
AMT icon
587
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$13M 0.04%
114,646
+40,391
+54% +$4.3M
BPOP icon
588
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$13M 0.04%
443,598
+85,668
+24% +$2.52M
TCOM icon
589
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$13M 0.04%
315,398
+84,698
+37% +$3.7M
RLJ icon
590
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
$13M 0.04%
604,248
+165,328
+38% +$3.52M
OTTR icon
591
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.88B
$12.9M 0.04%
+386,494
New +$11.6M
WPP icon
592
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$12.9M 0.04%
123,714
+23,667
+24% +$2.71M
ESS icon
593
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$12.9M 0.04%
56,663
-23,673
-29% -$5.29M
DNR
594
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
$12.9M 0.04%
+3,596,338
New +$13.5M
CDNS icon
595
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$12.8M 0.04%
527,335
+187,217
+55% +$4.48M
MBB icon
596
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$39B
$12.7M 0.04%
115,541
-4,610
-4% -$504K
BUD icon
597
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$12.7M 0.04%
96,302
+16,518
+21% +$2.08M
EE
598
DELISTED
El Paso Electric Company
EE
$12.6M 0.04%
267,003
+53,067
+25% +$2.4M
FCE.A
599
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$12.6M 0.04%
563,244
+479,799
+575% +$10.5M
AIZ icon
600
Assurant
AIZ
$13.7B
$12.5M 0.04%
145,081
-109,732
-43% -$9.22M
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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.