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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
AEP icon
51
American Electric Power
AEP
$73.4B
$94.6M 0.28%
1,472,961
+513
+0% +$34.5K
VEEV icon
52
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
$94.4M 0.28%
2,285,878
+668,595
+41% +$25.9M
ADM icon
53
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$41.6B
$92.5M 0.28%
2,193,806
-1,643,538
-43% -$71.1M
FSZ icon
54
First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund
FSZ
$36M
$91.9M 0.27%
2,232,370
-203,133
-8% -$8.1M
FNI
55
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$91.5M 0.27%
3,015,611
-502,929
-14% -$14.7M
STZ icon
56
Constellation Brands
STZ
$22.1B
$91.3M 0.27%
548,650
+75,497
+16% +$12.4M
FGM icon
57
First Trust Germany AlphaDEX Fund
FGM
$95.7M
$90.3M 0.27%
2,409,298
-296,828
-11% -$10.9M
VLO icon
58
Valero Energy
VLO
$90.6B
$89.7M 0.27%
1,691,937
+401,272
+31% +$21.4M
MSFT icon
59
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
$88M 0.26%
1,528,237
-160,969
-10% -$9.09M
SO icon
60
Southern Company
SO
$109B
$87.8M 0.26%
1,711,850
+325,460
+23% +$17.1M
FBZ
61
DELISTED
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
$87.7M 0.26%
+6,392,987
New +$87.6M
RAX
62
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$87.1M 0.26%
2,748,149
+46,200
+2% +$1.28M
FLN icon
63
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
$37.4M
$86.7M 0.26%
+4,813,482
New +$86.9M
FE icon
64
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.6B
$86.7M 0.26%
2,622,019
+511,423
+24% +$17.4M
ETFC
65
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$86.5M 0.26%
2,971,743
+433,198
+17% +$11.2M
GIS icon
66
General Mills
GIS
$19B
$86.5M 0.26%
1,353,593
+302,484
+29% +$21M
AMTD
67
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$86.4M 0.26%
2,452,285
+180,224
+8% +$5.62M
PNW icon
68
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.8B
$85.1M 0.25%
1,119,275
-47,409
-4% -$3.69M
TRIP icon
69
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.57B
$81.1M 0.24%
1,283,815
+128,930
+11% +$8.29M
HSY icon
70
Hershey
HSY
$34.9B
$81M 0.24%
846,886
+719,546
+565% +$76.1M
VRSN icon
71
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
$80.9M 0.24%
1,033,767
+36,980
+4% +$2.97M
LVLT
72
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$79.1M 0.24%
1,704,979
+65,542
+4% +$3.32M
ED icon
73
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.6B
$77.7M 0.23%
1,031,319
+12,019
+1% +$934K
CHD icon
74
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.8B
$77.5M 0.23%
1,617,986
+428,302
+36% +$21.1M
AR icon
75
Antero Resources
AR
$10.9B
$77.2M 0.23%
2,865,548
+234,901
+9% +$6.26M

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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.