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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
+4.08%
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
$31.8B
AUM Growth
+$625M
Cap. Flow
-$236M
Cap. Flow %
-0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.3%
Holding
2,505
New
295
Increased
1,011
Reduced
958
Closed
236

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$105M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$92.4M
3
BG icon
Bunge Global
BG
+$79M
4
S
Sprint Corporation
S
+$75.3M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$68.1M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$133M
2
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$104M
3
KDP icon
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
+$97.6M
4
NRG icon
NRG Energy
NRG
+$90.7M
5
KR icon
Kroger
KR
+$85.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.5%
2 Consumer Staples 11.23%
3 Healthcare 9.39%
4 Communication Services 9.16%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.06%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
LUMN icon
51
Lumen
LUMN
$6.73B
$94.9M 0.3%
3,271,319
-159,325
-5% -$4.64M
PNW icon
52
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.8B
$94.6M 0.3%
1,166,684
+90,316
+8% +$6.73M
FSZ icon
53
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
$94M 0.3%
2,435,503
-125,509
-5% -$5.03M
FGM icon
54
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.7M
$93.6M 0.29%
2,706,126
-139,527
-5% -$5.06M
S
55
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$92.3M 0.29%
20,373,523
+20,347,461
+78,073% +$75.3M
EXC icon
56
Exelon
EXC
$48.4B
$91.5M 0.29%
3,526,637
-240,944
-6% -$5.96M
FJP icon
57
First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund
FJP
$246M
$91.2M 0.29%
2,009,059
-103,529
-5% -$4.75M
AAPL icon
58
Apple
AAPL
$4.72T
$90.1M 0.28%
3,768,072
+689,640
+22% +$17.1M
TWTR
59
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$88.8M 0.28%
5,249,841
+787,807
+18% +$12.3M
MSFT icon
60
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
$86.4M 0.27%
1,689,206
-57,573
-3% -$2.99M
VRSN icon
61
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
$86.2M 0.27%
996,787
-37,836
-4% -$3.26M
LVLT
62
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$84.4M 0.27%
1,639,437
+257,416
+19% +$13.5M
FKU icon
63
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
$37.4M
$82.7M 0.26%
2,487,095
-128,167
-5% -$4.79M
CAG icon
64
Conagra Brands
CAG
$6.88B
$82.3M 0.26%
2,213,001
+561,849
+34% +$20M
ED icon
65
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$82M 0.26%
1,019,300
+37,892
+4% +$2.85M
AEE icon
66
Ameren
AEE
$31.3B
$80.8M 0.25%
1,507,149
-224,467
-13% -$11M
TDS icon
67
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.83B
$80.6M 0.25%
2,717,632
+52,018
+2% +$1.5M
WFM
68
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$78.4M 0.25%
2,448,122
-55,259
-2% -$1.72M
STZ icon
69
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.1B
$78.3M 0.25%
473,153
-427,482
-47% -$66.9M
NUS icon
70
Nu Skin
NUS
$247M
$75.7M 0.24%
1,638,613
-181,785
-10% -$7.32M
GIS icon
71
General Mills
GIS
$19B
$75M 0.24%
1,051,109
+505,153
+93% +$32.2M
SFM icon
72
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$6.91B
$74.8M 0.24%
3,265,626
+161,194
+5% +$4.12M
SO icon
73
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$74.4M 0.23%
1,386,390
+284,651
+26% +$14.3M
TRIP icon
74
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.57B
$74.3M 0.23%
1,154,885
-393,966
-25% -$25.5M
FE icon
75
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.6B
$73.7M 0.23%
2,110,596
+65,901
+3% +$2.23M

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First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,505 positions worth $31.8B, up 2% from $31.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q2 2016 filing shows 295 new, 1,011 increased, 958 reduced and 236 closed positions. Its largest new stake was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M. The largest sale was ExxonMobil, an estimated $133M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Healthcare.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q2 2016 buy was ITC HOLDINGS CORP: 1,321,282 shares worth $61.9M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Verizon in Q2 2016, an estimated $105M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $133M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited EP Energy Corporation in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $36.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $31.8B portfolio in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 295 new positions and closed 236 in Q2 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 2% quarter-over-quarter to $31.8B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 4 Aug 2016.