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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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
LVNTA
726
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$8.8M 0.02%
195,188
-3,891
-2% -$167K
WSO icon
727
Watsco Inc
WSO
$14.9B
$8.8M 0.02%
75,134
+2,765
+4% +$341K
KEY icon
728
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.3B
$8.79M 0.02%
666,446
+185,721
+39% +$2.44M
WPZ
729
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$8.78M 0.02%
+315,416
New +$9.47M
EQT icon
730
EQT Corp
EQT
$33.2B
$8.78M 0.02%
309,413
+32,134
+12% +$1.08M
CCEC
731
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.4B
$8.76M 0.02%
226,597
+5,114
+2% +$228K
TM icon
732
Toyota
TM
$210B
$8.75M 0.02%
71,110
-3,141
-4% -$388K
VMI icon
733
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.44B
$8.74M 0.02%
82,471
-4,770
-5% -$517K
ESRT icon
734
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$976M
$8.73M 0.02%
482,924
+342,096
+243% +$6.14M
EPR icon
735
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.86B
$8.64M 0.02%
147,822
-63,907
-30% -$3.57M
PXD
736
DELISTED
Pioneer Natural Resource Co.
PXD
$8.61M 0.02%
68,698
-73,926
-52% -$10.2M
GEO icon
737
The GEO Group
GEO
$4.13B
$8.61M 0.02%
446,727
-65,088
-13% -$1.3M
RLJ icon
738
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.87B
$8.6M 0.02%
397,712
+347,247
+688% +$8.51M
PLUS icon
739
ePlus
PLUS
$2.33B
$8.6M 0.02%
368,936
+354,916
+2,531% +$7.97M
NWN icon
740
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.17B
$8.54M 0.02%
168,672
-28,759
-15% -$1.38M
FCE.A
741
DELISTED
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc.
FCE.A
$8.53M 0.02%
388,945
+370,449
+2,003% +$8.07M
MDLZ icon
742
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$77.7B
$8.51M 0.02%
189,777
+5,817
+3% +$260K
NJR icon
743
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$6.06B
$8.48M 0.02%
257,306
+873
+0.3% +$26.8K
PPS
744
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
$8.43M 0.02%
142,562
-26,249
-16% -$1.55M
PBI icon
745
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.42B
$8.4M 0.02%
406,570
+159,566
+65% +$3.3M
DCM
746
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$8.36M 0.02%
407,612
-9,633
-2% -$187K
TMUS icon
747
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$193B
$8.34M 0.02%
+213,257
New +$8.24M
TGI
748
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
$8.34M 0.02%
209,827
+67,178
+47% +$2.71M
DCP
749
DELISTED
DCP Midstream, LP
DCP
$8.34M 0.02%
337,997
+6,162
+2% +$160K
LPT
750
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$8.33M 0.02%
268,286
-9,923
-4% -$329K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.