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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
NWN icon
701
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$9.05M 0.03%
197,431
-5,076
-3% -$223K
DFT
702
DELISTED
DuPont Fabros Technology Inc.
DFT
$9.04M 0.03%
349,164
+128,949
+59% +$3.66M
AWR icon
703
American States Water
AWR
$3.39B
$9.03M 0.03%
218,064
-71,749
-25% -$2.77M
CNL
704
DELISTED
CLECO CRP (HOLDING CO)
CNL
$9.03M 0.03%
169,533
+5,107
+3% +$275K
PGRE
705
DELISTED
Paramount Group
PGRE
$9.02M 0.03%
536,839
-30,767
-5% -$532K
CDW icon
706
CDW
CDW
$17.1B
$9.01M 0.03%
220,597
-394,390
-64% -$14.9M
WU icon
707
Western Union
WU
$2.57B
$8.99M 0.03%
489,574
-500,074
-51% -$9.52M
MKL icon
708
Markel Group
MKL
$25B
$8.98M 0.03%
+11,202
New +$9.48M
OMC icon
709
Omnicom Group
OMC
$22.7B
$8.96M 0.03%
136,013
-131,966
-49% -$9.25M
JWN
710
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$8.96M 0.03%
124,909
-276,049
-69% -$20.8M
HDS
711
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$8.94M 0.03%
312,441
-5,480
-2% -$184K
WPP icon
712
WPP
WPP
$4.04B
$8.93M 0.03%
85,868
+8,714
+11% +$952K
IEF icon
713
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF
$47.1B
$8.92M 0.03%
82,688
+39,447
+91% +$4.19M
CNX icon
714
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.85B
$8.91M 0.03%
1,091,348
+302,401
+38% +$3.75M
PNY
715
DELISTED
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO INC(NC
PNY
$8.88M 0.03%
221,688
-129,643
-37% -$4.9M
WEX icon
716
WEX
WEX
$6.11B
$8.87M 0.03%
102,163
+91,493
+857% +$9.12M
PEP icon
717
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$8.87M 0.03%
94,064
-3,058
-3% -$291K
ZBRA icon
718
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$12.4B
$8.87M 0.03%
115,839
-47,400
-29% -$4.47M
LVLT
719
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$8.86M 0.03%
202,772
-78,764
-28% -$3.79M
MON
720
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$8.82M 0.03%
103,363
+75,759
+274% +$7.49M
UPS icon
721
United Parcel Service
UPS
$97.6B
$8.8M 0.03%
89,169
+26,986
+43% +$2.66M
UIL
722
DELISTED
UIL HOLDINGS
UIL
$8.79M 0.03%
174,849
-12,693
-7% -$600K
TEVA icon
723
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$35.9B
$8.77M 0.03%
155,396
-25,642
-14% -$1.66M
LPT
724
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$8.77M 0.03%
278,209
+22,829
+9% +$741K
PVTB
725
DELISTED
PrivateBancorp Inc
PVTB
$8.75M 0.03%
228,222
+174,575
+325% +$6.89M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.