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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
+7.69%
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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BNY
601
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
$12.4M 0.03%
299,870
+85,271
+40% +$3.58M
SJI
602
DELISTED
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
SJI
$12.3M 0.03%
525,035
+8,333
+2% +$204K
TCOM icon
603
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$12.3M 0.03%
266,492
+126,976
+91% +$5.81M
FITB
604
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$52B
$12.3M 0.03%
613,560
-112,537
-15% -$2.23M
COTY icon
605
Coty
COTY
$2.33B
$12.3M 0.03%
481,152
-590,722
-55% -$16.4M
AHL
606
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
$12.2M 0.03%
252,429
-88,649
-26% -$4.36M
HLT icon
607
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74B
$12.2M 0.03%
189,683
-123,369
-39% -$8.77M
CBRE icon
608
CBRE Group
CBRE
$40.8B
$12.2M 0.03%
352,053
-175,114
-33% -$6.17M
DFS
609
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$12.1M 0.03%
226,114
+69,473
+44% +$3.85M
MAA icon
610
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.6B
$12.1M 0.03%
133,505
+84,578
+173% +$7.35M
THC icon
611
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$20.1B
$12.1M 0.03%
400,120
-1,469,831
-79% -$48.2M
CBL
612
DELISTED
CBL& Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL
$12.1M 0.03%
979,669
+156,572
+19% +$2.14M
TUP
613
DELISTED
Tupperware Brands Corporation
TUP
$12.1M 0.03%
216,925
+61,754
+40% +$3.47M
UAL icon
614
United Airlines
UAL
$38.4B
$12.1M 0.03%
210,557
+200,006
+1,896% +$11.5M
HIG icon
615
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$38.5B
$12M 0.03%
277,021
-29,504
-10% -$1.35M
Y
616
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
$12M 0.03%
25,127
-1,181
-4% -$583K
DNY
617
DELISTED
DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO
DNY
$12M 0.03%
813,494
-136,544
-14% -$2.01M
HE icon
618
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$12M 0.03%
413,545
+66,570
+19% +$1.92M
BKH icon
619
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$12M 0.03%
257,830
-125,478
-33% -$5.51M
MSM icon
620
MSC Industrial Direct
MSM
$7.02B
$12M 0.03%
212,630
+15,684
+8% +$949K
CMA
621
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
$11.9M 0.03%
285,633
+144,982
+103% +$6.34M
TXT icon
622
Textron
TXT
$16.6B
$11.9M 0.03%
282,145
-188,070
-40% -$7.77M
LDOS icon
623
Leidos
LDOS
$14.1B
$11.8M 0.03%
209,137
+182,227
+677% +$9.61M
CB
624
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$11.8M 0.03%
88,699
-170,055
-66% -$22M
MAS icon
625
Masco
MAS
$16B
$11.7M 0.03%
414,099
-234,743
-36% -$6.68M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.