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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
INFY icon
701
Infosys
INFY
$45B
$10.8M 0.03%
1,373,526
-91,168
-6% -$751K
KOS icon
702
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$1.56B
$10.8M 0.03%
1,690,499
-1,053,099
-38% -$6.14M
AGO icon
703
Assured Guaranty
AGO
$3.78B
$10.8M 0.03%
390,311
+4,288
+1% +$116K
NBR icon
704
Nabors Industries
NBR
$1.23B
$10.8M 0.03%
17,812
-56,480
-76% -$27.8M
QSR icon
705
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$25.1B
$10.8M 0.03%
242,311
+786
+0.3% +$35.6K
CPRI icon
706
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.77B
$10.7M 0.03%
228,287
-191,877
-46% -$9.56M
BHI
707
DELISTED
Baker Hughes
BHI
$10.7M 0.03%
211,394
+29,154
+16% +$1.4M
ITRI icon
708
Itron
ITRI
$3.73B
$10.6M 0.03%
190,432
-4,026
-2% -$193K
YELP icon
709
Yelp
YELP
$1.38B
$10.6M 0.03%
+254,599
New +$8.92M
CDNS icon
710
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$10.6M 0.03%
415,820
-111,515
-21% -$2.79M
CRI icon
711
Carter's
CRI
$1.43B
$10.6M 0.03%
122,357
-133,423
-52% -$13.4M
GL icon
712
Globe Life
GL
$13.5B
$10.6M 0.03%
165,854
-45,545
-22% -$2.86M
SMG icon
713
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$4.03B
$10.6M 0.03%
127,250
-6,784
-5% -$535K
HDS
714
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
$10.5M 0.03%
328,914
+71,666
+28% +$2.48M
TYL icon
715
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$10.5M 0.03%
+61,402
New +$10.2M
DISH
716
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
$10.5M 0.03%
191,501
+84,343
+79% +$4.37M
LPLA icon
717
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.3B
$10.5M 0.03%
349,869
+281,753
+414% +$7.62M
VAR
718
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$10.5M 0.03%
119,841
-10,148
-8% -$827K
IEMG icon
719
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
IEMG
$149B
$10.4M 0.03%
+229,075
New +$10.2M
SIX
720
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
$10.4M 0.03%
194,708
-88,793
-31% -$4.77M
SPGI icon
721
S&P Global
SPGI
$126B
$10.4M 0.03%
82,167
+28,627
+53% +$3.44M
ULTI
722
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$10.4M 0.03%
50,840
+14,756
+41% +$3.12M
SNPS icon
723
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$10.4M 0.03%
174,969
-1,311
-0.7% -$74.4K
SBAC icon
724
SBA Communications
SBAC
$18.4B
$10.4M 0.03%
92,547
+33,759
+57% +$3.82M
YUM icon
725
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41B
$10.3M 0.03%
158,374
-25,061
-14% -$1.6M

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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.