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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
RRD
976
DELISTED
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
RRD
$5.35M 0.02%
+327,616
New +$5.88M
MIK
977
DELISTED
Michaels Stores, Inc
MIK
$5.34M 0.02%
261,325
-597,795
-70% -$13.9M
CUZ icon
978
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$5.29B
$5.34M 0.02%
156,921
+93,507
+147% +$2.95M
CVBF icon
979
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.98B
$5.34M 0.02%
232,895
+104,544
+81% +$2.07M
NTRS icon
980
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.2B
$5.33M 0.02%
59,913
-21,445
-26% -$1.7M
CHL
981
DELISTED
China Mobile Limited
CHL
$5.33M 0.02%
101,608
+2,395
+2% +$135K
ORA icon
982
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.11B
$5.32M 0.02%
99,276
+23,637
+31% +$1.15M
MDC
983
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$5.32M 0.02%
261,282
-18,154
-6% -$338K
WLY icon
984
John Wiley & Sons Class A
WLY
$2.52B
$5.31M 0.02%
97,402
-115,017
-54% -$6.13M
LECO icon
985
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$13.8B
$5.31M 0.02%
69,209
+40,265
+139% +$2.88M
ESS icon
986
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
$5.29M 0.02%
22,759
-10,898
-32% -$2.36M
PSXP
987
DELISTED
PHILLIPS 66 PARTNERS LP
PSXP
$5.27M 0.02%
108,388
+54,036
+99% +$2.49M
FMS icon
988
Fresenius Medical Care
FMS
$13.2B
$5.27M 0.02%
124,763
-21,704
-15% -$886K
DVA icon
989
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$5.25M 0.02%
81,854
-111,064
-58% -$6.92M
GBCI icon
990
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.55B
$5.23M 0.02%
144,315
+56,409
+64% +$1.81M
GGP
991
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
$5.18M 0.02%
207,459
-126,692
-38% -$3.24M
SPLS
992
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$5.17M 0.02%
571,310
-3,072,077
-84% -$26.8M
PRAH
993
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$5.16M 0.02%
93,686
+31,482
+51% +$1.73M
CNK icon
994
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.82B
$5.13M 0.02%
133,703
-169,887
-56% -$6.76M
BMI icon
995
Badger Meter
BMI
$3.66B
$5.12M 0.02%
138,649
+11,451
+9% +$400K
MDP
996
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
$5.12M 0.02%
86,606
-29,536
-25% -$1.55M
MKL icon
997
Markel Group
MKL
$25B
$5.12M 0.02%
5,655
-4,783
-46% -$4.26M
ZWS icon
998
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.07B
$5.1M 0.02%
540,669
+7,820
+1% +$75.7K
ELME
999
Elme Communities
ELME
$132M
$5.09M 0.02%
155,710
-46,137
-23% -$1.41M
TIP icon
1000
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$5.08M 0.02%
44,886
-3,975
-8% -$454K

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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.