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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ED icon
76
Consolidated Edison
ED
$41.8B
$75.2M 0.24%
981,408
+498,562
+103% +$35.4M
SPB icon
77
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.02B
$74M 0.24%
677,039
+96,220
+17% +$9.49M
TWTR
78
DELISTED
Twitter, Inc.
TWTR
$73.8M 0.24%
4,462,034
-1,567,236
-26% -$27.5M
FE icon
79
FirstEnergy
FE
$28.8B
$73.5M 0.24%
2,044,695
+1,426,418
+231% +$47.9M
LVLT
80
DELISTED
Level 3 Communications Inc
LVLT
$73M 0.23%
+1,382,021
New +$68.2M
AMGN icon
81
Amgen
AMGN
$202B
$72.3M 0.23%
482,214
-308,362
-39% -$45.8M
AMTD
82
DELISTED
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp
AMTD
$71.2M 0.23%
2,257,245
-987,893
-30% -$29.1M
NUS icon
83
Nu Skin
NUS
$248M
$69.6M 0.22%
1,820,398
-757,701
-29% -$25.1M
MDRX
84
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$69.6M 0.22%
5,267,243
-1,542,689
-23% -$20.3M
KHC icon
85
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.3B
$66.6M 0.21%
848,348
-159,434
-16% -$11.9M
GXP
86
DELISTED
Great Plains Energy Incorporated
GXP
$65.8M 0.21%
2,039,695
+1,506,658
+283% +$43.8M
CRL icon
87
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$10.9B
$65.5M 0.21%
862,390
-1,196,689
-58% -$88.6M
ETFC
88
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
$64.7M 0.21%
2,642,766
-1,318,522
-33% -$31.9M
STR
89
DELISTED
QUESTAR CORP
STR
$64M 0.21%
2,582,205
+1,603,027
+164% +$37M
ABBV icon
90
AbbVie
ABBV
$458B
$63.8M 0.2%
1,116,363
-456,668
-29% -$25.5M
CPN
91
DELISTED
Calpine Corporation
CPN
$63.8M 0.2%
4,203,481
+3,821,369
+1,000% +$53.6M
HP icon
92
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$3.55B
$62M 0.2%
1,055,333
+507,148
+93% +$26.8M
NEE icon
93
NextEra Energy
NEE
$187B
$61.5M 0.2%
2,079,928
+1,284,532
+161% +$36.1M
GILD icon
94
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$162B
$61.4M 0.2%
668,179
-860,133
-56% -$77.6M
QCOM icon
95
Qualcomm
QCOM
$177B
$61.3M 0.2%
1,198,712
+90,166
+8% +$4.4M
PPL
96
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.5B
$60.9M 0.2%
1,598,528
+663,837
+71% +$23.6M
ORCL icon
97
Oracle
ORCL
$342B
$60.4M 0.19%
1,476,093
-57,502
-4% -$2.13M
LNT icon
98
Alliant Energy
LNT
$19.4B
$60.3M 0.19%
1,623,020
+1,014,690
+167% +$34.2M
AES icon
99
AES
AES
$10.6B
$59.6M 0.19%
5,054,151
+2,995,782
+146% +$29.8M
RAX
100
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$59.2M 0.19%
2,741,460
-591,715
-18% -$12.1M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.