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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
VRSN icon
76
VeriSign
VRSN
$24.8B
$71M 0.21%
933,685
-100,082
-10% -$7.91M
PSX icon
77
Phillips 66
PSX
$83.2B
$70.6M 0.21%
817,134
-6,647
-0.8% -$553K
HE icon
78
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.33B
$70.5M 0.21%
2,131,175
+724,379
+51% +$22.1M
TRIP icon
79
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.59B
$70.2M 0.21%
1,513,535
+229,720
+18% +$12.6M
ANDV
80
DELISTED
Andeavor
ANDV
$70.1M 0.21%
801,971
-40,202
-5% -$3.41M
IQV icon
81
IQVIA
IQV
$35B
$69.3M 0.21%
910,735
+322,859
+55% +$24.8M
EXC icon
82
Exelon
EXC
$48.4B
$69.1M 0.21%
2,729,723
-107,305
-4% -$2.54M
BA icon
83
Boeing
BA
$167B
$68.9M 0.21%
442,530
+15,663
+4% +$2.29M
PPLI
84
People Inc
PPLI
$3.13B
$68.4M 0.2%
5,905,427
-165,708
-3% -$1.94M
FNI
85
DELISTED
First Trust Chindia ETF
FNI
$67.9M 0.2%
2,483,336
-532,275
-18% -$15.6M
ZD icon
86
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.93B
$67M 0.2%
942,594
-45,392
-5% -$2.89M
CVX icon
87
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$66.8M 0.2%
567,676
-86,543
-13% -$9.42M
ETN icon
88
Eaton
ETN
$160B
$66.4M 0.2%
989,292
+276,401
+39% +$18.1M
SWKS icon
89
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.11B
$65.5M 0.2%
877,412
+495,603
+130% +$38.2M
DVN icon
90
Devon Energy
DVN
$51.9B
$65.3M 0.19%
1,429,243
+422,025
+42% +$18.6M
ADSK icon
91
Autodesk
ADSK
$44.9B
$65.1M 0.19%
879,753
+684,665
+351% +$50.4M
ES icon
92
Eversource Energy
ES
$28.2B
$65.1M 0.19%
1,178,627
+323,843
+38% +$17.3M
HPE icon
93
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$65.1B
$64.8M 0.19%
4,819,470
-83,886
-2% -$1.12M
BG icon
94
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$64.2M 0.19%
888,035
-711,059
-44% -$47.4M
UTHR icon
95
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.5B
$63.3M 0.19%
441,668
-39,303
-8% -$5.02M
ETR icon
96
Entergy
ETR
$54B
$63M 0.19%
1,713,932
+806,110
+89% +$28.9M
RDC
97
DELISTED
Rowan Companies Plc
RDC
$62.2M 0.19%
3,295,235
+1,258,960
+62% +$20.5M
ORCL icon
98
Oracle
ORCL
$341B
$61.8M 0.18%
1,607,779
+71,911
+5% +$2.81M
ALK icon
99
Alaska Air
ALK
$5.23B
$61.2M 0.18%
689,980
+562,666
+442% +$44.3M
GEN icon
100
Gen Digital
GEN
$15.6B
$61.1M 0.18%
2,559,088
+1,791,127
+233% +$44M

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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.