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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
SNPS icon
776
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.5B
$7.82M 0.02%
171,431
-170,417
-50% -$8.24M
LXP icon
777
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.53B
$7.81M 0.02%
195,268
-18,500
-9% -$785K
UNP icon
778
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
$7.81M 0.02%
99,848
+21,308
+27% +$1.83M
ENLK
779
DELISTED
EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
ENLK
$7.77M 0.02%
468,894
+58,425
+14% +$946K
SCTY
780
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
$7.77M 0.02%
152,319
+63,780
+72% +$2.48M
AZN icon
781
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$7.76M 0.02%
114,254
+35,799
+46% +$2.35M
TYL icon
782
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$12.2B
$7.75M 0.02%
44,427
-2,199
-5% -$380K
MANH icon
783
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$8.97B
$7.68M 0.02%
116,017
-11,166
-9% -$794K
MMLP icon
784
Martin Midstream Partners
MMLP
$95.9M
$7.67M 0.02%
+353,684
New +$8.9M
WAT icon
785
Waters Corp
WAT
$36.8B
$7.66M 0.02%
56,931
-53,446
-48% -$6.87M
AOS icon
786
A.O. Smith
AOS
$8.38B
$7.64M 0.02%
199,394
-183,608
-48% -$6.93M
NAVI icon
787
Navient
NAVI
$774M
$7.62M 0.02%
665,771
+273,692
+70% +$3.35M
EQC.PRE
788
DELISTED
EQUITY COMWLTH CUM RED PFD SR E 7.25% (MD)
EQC.PRE
$7.61M 0.02%
297,359
+24,528
+9% +$629K
OMF icon
789
OneMain Financial
OMF
$6.9B
$7.59M 0.02%
182,718
-30,937
-14% -$1.42M
OXY icon
790
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
$57B
$7.58M 0.02%
112,239
+24,989
+29% +$1.8M
ERIE icon
791
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$11.7B
$7.55M 0.02%
78,919
-5,377
-6% -$488K
KEX icon
792
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.95B
$7.53M 0.02%
143,124
+2,644
+2% +$164K
PRE
793
DELISTED
PARTNERRE LTD
PRE
$7.52M 0.02%
53,821
-15,599
-22% -$2.17M
PRK icon
794
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.41B
$7.5M 0.02%
82,915
+62,396
+304% +$5.82M
EMB icon
795
iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
EMB
$14.9B
$7.48M 0.02%
70,696
-3,270
-4% -$352K
SC
796
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$7.47M 0.02%
471,280
-76,236
-14% -$1.39M
RWT
797
Redwood Trust
RWT
$616M
$7.43M 0.02%
562,855
+6,570
+1% +$88.7K
FLG
798
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.77B
$7.42M 0.02%
151,520
-8,649
-5% -$441K
AME icon
799
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$7.41M 0.02%
138,292
+5,982
+5% +$328K
GSK icon
800
GSK
GSK
$103B
$7.41M 0.02%
146,862
+18,526
+14% +$944K

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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.