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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
AVY icon
951
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.3B
$5.32M 0.02%
94,018
+31,741
+51% +$1.92M
TD icon
952
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$198B
$5.31M 0.02%
134,707
-8,148
-6% -$324K
CM icon
953
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$107B
$5.29M 0.02%
147,056
-14,690
-9% -$520K
WBC
954
DELISTED
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
WBC
$5.29M 0.02%
50,450
-115,978
-70% -$13.6M
RY icon
955
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$291B
$5.27M 0.02%
95,339
-2,170
-2% -$124K
CNO icon
956
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$4.97B
$5.26M 0.02%
+279,748
New +$5.08M
KBH icon
957
KB Home
KBH
$3.48B
$5.26M 0.02%
388,036
-63,076
-14% -$963K
TIF
958
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
$5.25M 0.02%
68,021
+22,674
+50% +$1.98M
BNS icon
959
Scotiabank
BNS
$106B
$5.25M 0.02%
123,173
+660
+0.5% +$29.7K
MSCC
960
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$5.24M 0.02%
159,685
-40,991
-20% -$1.33M
K
961
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$5.24M 0.02%
83,820
-20,156
-19% -$1.26M
DEO icon
962
Diageo
DEO
$46.2B
$5.24M 0.02%
48,578
-3,121
-6% -$347K
ASH icon
963
Ashland
ASH
$3.04B
$5.22M 0.02%
106,092
-60,106
-36% -$3.27M
SJR
964
DELISTED
Shaw Communications Inc.
SJR
$5.22M 0.02%
268,918
-18,092
-6% -$368K
CPN
965
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$5.21M 0.02%
356,705
+107,059
+43% +$1.76M
PAA icon
966
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.4B
$5.16M 0.01%
169,767
+17,201
+11% +$629K
ATML
967
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
$5.15M 0.01%
+638,254
New +$5.29M
TTC icon
968
Toro Company
TTC
$8.93B
$5.14M 0.01%
145,752
-39,814
-21% -$1.38M
WMK icon
969
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.82B
$5.13M 0.01%
122,787
-19,508
-14% -$820K
WTW icon
970
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$27.9B
$5.11M 0.01%
47,055
-1,550
-3% -$184K
TRN icon
971
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.97B
$5.1M 0.01%
312,322
-179,599
-37% -$3.41M
GMLP
972
DELISTED
Golar LNG Partners LP
GMLP
$5.08M 0.01%
346,368
-9,954
-3% -$204K
ACH
973
Accendra Health
ACH
$240M
$5.07M 0.01%
158,719
-23,579
-13% -$803K
FAF icon
974
First American
FAF
$7.67B
$5.04M 0.01%
128,916
-17,083
-12% -$675K
AZN icon
975
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
$4.99M 0.01%
78,455
-12,785
-14% -$841K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.