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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
DFS
751
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
$8.18M 0.03%
160,664
-65,450
-29% -$3.15M
PBF icon
752
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$8.18M 0.03%
246,267
+92,991
+61% +$2.97M
MCY icon
753
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.94B
$8.17M 0.03%
147,247
+13,117
+10% +$654K
BOH icon
754
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.33B
$8.15M 0.03%
119,422
+20,629
+21% +$1.3M
BNS icon
755
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$8.15M 0.03%
170,541
+13,118
+8% +$537K
BMO icon
756
Bank of Montreal
BMO
$125B
$8.15M 0.03%
134,319
+24,112
+22% +$1.32M
HSY icon
757
Hershey
HSY
$35.4B
$8.14M 0.03%
88,389
-273,777
-76% -$24.4M
TCF
758
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$8.12M 0.03%
662,580
+154,270
+30% +$1.85M
RGC
759
DELISTED
Regal Entertainment Group
RGC
$8.12M 0.03%
384,041
+275,928
+255% +$5.26M
SEIC icon
760
SEI Investments
SEIC
$11.9B
$8.12M 0.03%
188,568
-93,750
-33% -$3.85M
RY icon
761
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$8.11M 0.03%
140,836
+25,466
+22% +$1.32M
CTAS icon
762
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$8.09M 0.03%
360,412
-200,760
-36% -$4.31M
POST icon
763
Post Holdings
POST
$4.12B
$8.09M 0.03%
179,781
-64,980
-27% -$2.74M
UDR icon
764
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$8.09M 0.03%
209,937
-44,768
-18% -$1.6M
WTM icon
765
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.47B
$8.08M 0.03%
+10,071
New +$7.53M
FMS icon
766
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$8.08M 0.03%
183,307
+159,163
+659% +$6.74M
SHW icon
767
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$78.3B
$8.08M 0.03%
85,155
+71,838
+539% +$6.29M
LLL
768
DELISTED
L3 Technologies, Inc.
LLL
$8.05M 0.03%
67,942
-92,973
-58% -$10.8M
ARI
769
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$887M
$8.05M 0.03%
+493,736
New +$7.93M
EDE
770
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$8.05M 0.03%
243,517
+13,393
+6% +$417K
EMB icon
771
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$8.04M 0.03%
72,847
+2,151
+3% +$229K
VTR icon
772
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$8.03M 0.03%
127,492
-1,798
-1% -$101K
CDNS icon
773
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90B
$8.02M 0.03%
340,118
-423,051
-55% -$8.86M
SJR
774
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$8.02M 0.03%
415,067
+53,076
+15% +$930K
CAJ
775
DELISTED
Canon, Inc.
CAJ
$7.97M 0.03%
267,451
+51,076
+24% +$1.47M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.