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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
SLG icon
801
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.88B
$7.33M 0.02%
67,060
+29,410
+78% +$3.3M
BCS.PRD.CL
802
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$7.33M 0.02%
275,949
-33,626
-11% -$884K
MCO icon
803
Moody's
MCO
$81.7B
$7.32M 0.02%
72,933
-142,771
-66% -$14.3M
VTR icon
804
Ventas
VTR
$48.9B
$7.3M 0.02%
129,290
+7,777
+6% +$423K
AMT icon
805
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$7.25M 0.02%
74,731
+41,137
+122% +$4.01M
DINO icon
806
HF Sinclair
DINO
$15.9B
$7.22M 0.02%
181,012
-23,111
-11% -$1.09M
PKG icon
807
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$7.2M 0.02%
114,184
+73,299
+179% +$4.83M
TCF
808
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
$7.18M 0.02%
508,310
+31,724
+7% +$478K
HWC icon
809
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.13B
$7.15M 0.02%
284,066
+78,738
+38% +$2.15M
ACGL icon
810
Arch Capital
ACGL
$36.1B
$7.11M 0.02%
305,841
-210,369
-41% -$5.17M
SMG icon
811
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$4.03B
$7.02M 0.02%
+108,856
New +$7.21M
BFH icon
812
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
$7.02M 0.02%
31,790
-9,986
-24% -$2.26M
BCS.PRC
813
DELISTED
BARCLAYS BK PLC SPONSORED ADS SER 4 PREF SHS (UK)
BCS.PRC
$7M 0.02%
265,821
-31,064
-10% -$814K
RICE
814
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$7M 0.02%
641,716
+249,370
+64% +$3.44M
SIR
815
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$6.99M 0.02%
802,609
-218,042
-21% -$1.92M
SNY icon
816
Sanofi
SNY
$104B
$6.98M 0.02%
163,637
+33,688
+26% +$1.55M
FRC
817
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$6.94M 0.02%
105,124
+2,765
+3% +$183K
EAT icon
818
Brinker International
EAT
$8.02B
$6.93M 0.02%
144,462
+3,875
+3% +$182K
NS
819
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$6.88M 0.02%
171,554
+30,748
+22% +$1.33M
MS icon
820
Morgan Stanley
MS
$337B
$6.88M 0.02%
216,177
+171,196
+381% +$5.69M
CBSH icon
821
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$8.5B
$6.86M 0.02%
262,760
-103,559
-28% -$2.79M
APD icon
822
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$66.3B
$6.84M 0.02%
56,845
+8,186
+17% +$1.03M
VNO icon
823
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.47B
$6.83M 0.02%
84,524
+5,065
+6% +$399K
MZTI
824
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.94B
$6.8M 0.02%
58,883
+44,779
+317% +$4.9M
VAR
825
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
$6.8M 0.02%
95,929
+46,504
+94% +$3.21M

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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.