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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
FCE.A
626
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$12.8M 0.04%
555,422
-7,822
-1% -$183K
BNS icon
627
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$12.8M 0.04%
242,263
+25,784
+12% +$1.33M
UFS
628
DELISTED
DOMTAR CORPORATION (New)
UFS
$12.8M 0.04%
345,373
+138,559
+67% +$5.1M
AFL icon
629
Aflac
AFL
$63.9B
$12.8M 0.04%
355,700
-47,204
-12% -$1.72M
LII icon
630
Lennox International
LII
$18.8B
$12.8M 0.04%
81,298
+23,234
+40% +$3.61M
DVA icon
631
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$12.7M 0.04%
192,918
-84,083
-30% -$5.92M
USG
632
DELISTED
Usg
USG
$12.7M 0.04%
492,810
+329,798
+202% +$9.15M
TRU icon
633
TransUnion
TRU
$14.8B
$12.7M 0.04%
369,106
+273,371
+286% +$9.15M
WMB icon
634
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.5B
$12.7M 0.04%
+413,923
New +$11M
NJR icon
635
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$6.06B
$12.7M 0.04%
385,338
+74,605
+24% +$2.64M
COR icon
636
Cencora
COR
$60.3B
$12.6M 0.04%
156,570
-28,365
-15% -$2.43M
TER icon
637
Teradyne
TER
$54.8B
$12.6M 0.04%
583,530
+90,880
+18% +$1.88M
DXCM icon
638
DexCom
DXCM
$27.6B
$12.6M 0.04%
573,720
+288,408
+101% +$6.42M
AZN icon
639
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$12.6M 0.04%
191,294
-909
-0.5% -$59.4K
BIO icon
640
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$8.42B
$12.6M 0.04%
76,646
-37,014
-33% -$5.62M
NVS icon
641
Novartis
NVS
$295B
$12.6M 0.04%
177,443
+22,424
+14% +$1.63M
TCOM icon
642
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$27.5B
$12.5M 0.04%
268,831
-46,567
-15% -$2.07M
BKD icon
643
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.62B
$12.5M 0.04%
717,113
-268,668
-27% -$4.63M
NVO
644
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$216B
$12.5M 0.04%
599,642
+574,646
+2,299% +$14.2M
EXPD icon
645
Expeditors International
EXPD
$22.9B
$12.4M 0.04%
241,446
+93,018
+63% +$4.71M
BR icon
646
Broadridge
BR
$17.2B
$12.4M 0.04%
182,905
+44,554
+32% +$3.04M
BKH icon
647
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.73B
$12.4M 0.04%
202,363
+27,113
+15% +$1.65M
LPT
648
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$12.4M 0.04%
306,369
+6,156
+2% +$249K
MSCI icon
649
MSCI
MSCI
$40B
$12.4M 0.04%
147,158
-65,492
-31% -$5.57M
JNK icon
650
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.24B
$12.3M 0.04%
111,963
+2,590
+2% +$282K

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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.