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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
UHS icon
76
Universal Health Services
UHS
$9.16B
$95.1M 0.28%
762,024
+30,765
+4% +$4.28M
PPC icon
77
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.64B
$93.1M 0.27%
4,479,627
-1,002,635
-18% -$21.5M
AET
78
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
$93M 0.27%
850,311
-209,000
-20% -$24.1M
SPB icon
79
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.01B
$92.6M 0.27%
+1,012,400
New +$101M
TRIP icon
80
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.57B
$92.2M 0.27%
1,463,787
+333,274
+29% +$25.2M
CPHD
81
DELISTED
Cepheid Inc
CPHD
$92.1M 0.27%
2,036,759
-51,009
-2% -$2.72M
IONS icon
82
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.23B
$91M 0.26%
2,252,501
+473,212
+27% +$24.5M
CI icon
83
Cigna
CI
$75.7B
$90.4M 0.26%
669,379
-205,042
-23% -$29.8M
HNT
84
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$87M 0.25%
1,443,882
+1,437,375
+22,090% +$95.2M
HUM icon
85
Humana
HUM
$47.4B
$86.6M 0.25%
483,992
+380,638
+368% +$70.4M
ELV icon
86
Elevance Health
ELV
$82.3B
$85.8M 0.25%
612,696
+347,000
+131% +$52.1M
EXAS
87
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
$84M 0.24%
4,669,070
-195,494
-4% -$4.49M
MSFT icon
88
Microsoft
MSFT
$2.83T
$83.5M 0.24%
1,886,636
-383,063
-17% -$17.2M
LPNT
89
DELISTED
LifePoint Health, Inc.
LPNT
$82M 0.24%
1,156,852
+273,749
+31% +$22.2M
AMTD
90
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$80.5M 0.23%
2,527,581
+543,358
+27% +$19M
ETFC
91
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$78.7M 0.23%
2,988,658
+517,549
+21% +$14.3M
ACHC icon
92
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$3.13B
$78.3M 0.23%
+1,181,834
New +$90.9M
HRC
93
DELISTED
HILL-ROM HOLDINGS, INC.
HRC
$78M 0.23%
1,500,862
+216,090
+17% +$11.7M
VRSN icon
94
VeriSign
VRSN
$23.8B
$77.7M 0.23%
1,101,491
-8,024
-0.7% -$547K
INTC icon
95
Intel
INTC
$504B
$77.7M 0.23%
2,576,664
-469,646
-15% -$13.6M
ICPT
96
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$77M 0.22%
464,373
-23,086
-5% -$5.08M
MCK icon
97
McKesson
MCK
$96.5B
$76.8M 0.22%
414,997
-98,526
-19% -$20.9M
HLF icon
98
Herbalife
HLF
$1.22B
$76.2M 0.22%
2,795,320
+1,786,046
+177% +$48.9M
WFM
99
DELISTED
Whole Foods Market Inc
WFM
$75.5M 0.22%
2,384,557
+269,048
+13% +$9.51M
NVAX icon
100
Novavax
NVAX
$1.29B
$75.4M 0.22%
533,444
-186,595
-26% -$41.8M

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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.