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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BSM icon
901
Black Stone Minerals
BSM
$3.11B
$6.77M 0.02%
360,363
+32,666
+10% +$598K
BFH icon
902
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.21B
$6.73M 0.02%
36,900
+29,619
+407% +$5.15M
NTCT icon
903
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.86B
$6.7M 0.02%
212,721
-28,418
-12% -$872K
WIRE
904
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$6.69M 0.02%
154,361
+94,547
+158% +$3.76M
GBX icon
905
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$6.67M 0.02%
160,438
+80,157
+100% +$2.99M
RICE
906
DELISTED
Rice Energy Inc.
RICE
$6.66M 0.02%
311,868
+101,503
+48% +$2.42M
SLM icon
907
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.57B
$6.65M 0.02%
603,190
-430,446
-42% -$3.86M
LOCK
908
DELISTED
LifeLock, Inc.
LOCK
$6.63M 0.02%
277,253
+4,309
+2% +$87.6K
JBHT icon
909
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$6.62M 0.02%
68,177
-37,363
-35% -$3.32M
SFM icon
910
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.04B
$6.61M 0.02%
349,551
+321,523
+1,147% +$6.76M
SSB icon
911
SouthState Bank Corp
SSB
$10.3B
$6.58M 0.02%
75,256
+22,381
+42% +$1.81M
GVA icon
912
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$6.56M 0.02%
119,284
+87,361
+274% +$4.64M
CATY icon
913
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.2B
$6.54M 0.02%
171,926
+37,986
+28% +$1.29M
WNC icon
914
Wabash National
WNC
$543M
$6.53M 0.02%
412,500
+228,904
+125% +$3.12M
J icon
915
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
$6.5M 0.02%
137,902
+88,378
+178% +$4.07M
EQM
916
DELISTED
EQM Midstream Partners, LP
EQM
$6.48M 0.02%
84,460
+3,103
+4% +$230K
FHN icon
917
First Horizon
FHN
$12.1B
$6.42M 0.02%
320,955
+97,488
+44% +$1.72M
RHI icon
918
Robert Half
RHI
$3.61B
$6.42M 0.02%
131,660
-312,590
-70% -$13.4M
IGIB icon
919
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGIB
$18.3B
$6.42M 0.02%
118,656
-11,796
-9% -$645K
WPZ
920
DELISTED
Williams Partners L.P.
WPZ
$6.42M 0.02%
168,696
+18,316
+12% +$658K
DCM
921
DELISTED
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
DCM
$6.36M 0.02%
279,681
-16,956
-6% -$400K
WTS icon
922
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$11.5B
$6.34M 0.02%
97,286
+22,226
+30% +$1.45M
IBOC icon
923
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
$6.34M 0.02%
155,440
+41,768
+37% +$1.49M
DY icon
924
Dycom Industries
DY
$12.9B
$6.29M 0.02%
78,407
+32,131
+69% +$2.6M
DLB icon
925
Dolby
DLB
$4.72B
$6.29M 0.02%
139,223
-16,399
-11% -$791K

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.