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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
HR icon
926
Healthcare Realty
HR
$7.42B
$5.45M 0.01%
201,911
+155,459
+335% +$4.01M
WRI
927
DELISTED
Weingarten Realty Investors
WRI
$5.43M 0.01%
157,003
-48,269
-24% -$1.67M
FICO icon
928
Fair Isaac
FICO
$28.7B
$5.41M 0.01%
57,487
-8,907
-13% -$809K
OLN icon
929
Olin
OLN
$2.64B
$5.41M 0.01%
313,579
+170,878
+120% +$3.29M
LM
930
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
$5.4M 0.01%
137,745
+65,511
+91% +$2.81M
BMR
931
DELISTED
BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC
BMR
$5.4M 0.01%
228,113
-517,004
-69% -$12M
EVR icon
932
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
$5.4M 0.01%
99,856
+9,298
+10% +$502K
ENS icon
933
EnerSys
ENS
$6.95B
$5.38M 0.01%
96,242
+8,965
+10% +$542K
REG icon
934
Regency Centers
REG
$15B
$5.38M 0.01%
79,009
+44,642
+130% +$2.97M
CMC icon
935
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.63B
$5.38M 0.01%
392,971
-11,561
-3% -$172K
IBOC icon
936
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.77B
$5.37M 0.01%
208,800
+21,920
+12% +$601K
ARE icon
937
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$8.88B
$5.36M 0.01%
59,336
+32,897
+124% +$2.97M
TRN icon
938
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$5.34M 0.01%
309,100
-3,222
-1% -$59.8K
PCY icon
939
Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF
PCY
$1.38B
$5.34M 0.01%
195,604
-15,308
-7% -$426K
CAR icon
940
Avis
CAR
$5.63B
$5.32M 0.01%
+146,596
New +$6.17M
TCP
941
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$5.29M 0.01%
106,472
-32,823
-24% -$1.63M
LNN icon
942
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$5.29M 0.01%
73,042
+7,069
+11% +$489K
TECD
943
DELISTED
Tech Data Corp
TECD
$5.26M 0.01%
79,215
-35,157
-31% -$2.51M
RHP icon
944
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$8.4B
$5.25M 0.01%
101,768
+83,197
+448% +$4.44M
ANF icon
945
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.17B
$5.25M 0.01%
194,542
-67,827
-26% -$1.57M
APLE icon
946
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.96B
$5.25M 0.01%
263,068
+205,094
+354% +$4.03M
ECL icon
947
Ecolab
ECL
$75.6B
$5.24M 0.01%
45,770
+3,300
+8% +$388K
FULT icon
948
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.7B
$5.22M 0.01%
401,074
+76,068
+23% +$1.02M
GVA icon
949
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.45B
$5.2M 0.01%
121,196
+34,790
+40% +$1.31M
MBFI
950
DELISTED
MB Financial Corp
MBFI
$5.2M 0.01%
160,598
+36,019
+29% +$1.2M

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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.