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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NWSA icon
576
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$14.5B
$15.2M 0.05%
1,327,223
+996,204
+301% +$12.3M
BUD icon
577
AB InBev
BUD
$158B
$15.2M 0.05%
144,154
+37,305
+35% +$4.18M
CASY icon
578
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
$15.2M 0.05%
127,849
-512,142
-80% -$60.9M
CAJ
579
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$15.1M 0.05%
537,147
+77,471
+17% +$2.23M
PKG icon
580
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$15.1M 0.04%
177,970
+32,965
+23% +$2.76M
NVS icon
581
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$15.1M 0.04%
231,241
+53,798
+30% +$3.49M
TWX
582
DELISTED
Time Warner Inc
TWX
$15.1M 0.04%
156,336
-167,062
-52% -$14.9M
AXP icon
583
American Express
AXP
$223B
$15.1M 0.04%
203,583
+46,810
+30% +$3.24M
MON
584
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$15.1M 0.04%
143,164
+15,299
+12% +$1.57M
DEO icon
585
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$15.1M 0.04%
144,863
+32,221
+29% +$3.39M
UL icon
586
Unilever
UL
$131B
$15M 0.04%
328,500
+82,601
+34% +$3.85M
USG
587
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$15M 0.04%
520,638
+27,828
+6% +$766K
SMG icon
588
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$4.03B
$15M 0.04%
157,335
+30,085
+24% +$2.7M
CPB icon
589
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$15M 0.04%
248,486
-742,875
-75% -$41.6M
AMP icon
590
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$15M 0.04%
135,360
-10,709
-7% -$1.13M
BMO icon
591
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$15M 0.04%
208,469
+8,826
+4% +$589K
JD icon
592
JD.com
JD
$40.8B
$15M 0.04%
589,215
-91,725
-13% -$2.39M
HSY icon
593
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$15M 0.04%
144,822
-702,064
-83% -$69.3M
TD icon
594
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$15M 0.04%
303,337
+7,403
+3% +$346K
AZN icon
595
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$15M 0.04%
273,791
+82,497
+43% +$4.68M
RY icon
596
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$15M 0.04%
220,932
+9,842
+5% +$638K
BOKF icon
597
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.64B
$15M 0.04%
180,053
+55,744
+45% +$4.28M
SJR
598
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$14.9M 0.04%
745,237
+94,666
+15% +$1.88M
RDS.B
599
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class B
RDS.B
$14.9M 0.04%
257,720
-4,320
-2% -$236K
HRL icon
600
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.9B
$14.9M 0.04%
428,766
-209,199
-33% -$7.55M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.