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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
$38.5B
AUM Growth
+$4.01B
Cap. Flow
+$2.13B
Cap. Flow %
5.53%
Top 10 Hldgs %
18.03%
Holding
2,400
New
147
Increased
1,057
Reduced
1,017
Closed
171

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 19.14%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.55%
3 Technology 10.47%
4 Consumer Staples 9.74%
5 Communication Services 8.69%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
DEI icon
1001
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.06B
$4.54M 0.01%
145,774
+95,195
+188% +$2.91M
TEAM icon
1002
Atlassian
TEAM
$22B
$4.54M 0.01%
+150,798
New +$4.3M
AYR
1003
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
$4.53M 0.01%
216,861
-10,888
-5% -$230K
LINE
1004
DELISTED
LINN ENERGY LLC COM UTS REP LTD LIABILITY CO INTS
LINE
$4.52M 0.01%
3,502,228
+1,513,057
+76% +$3.37M
DISCK
1005
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$4.49M 0.01%
178,152
+26,986
+18% +$738K
SD
1006
DELISTED
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
SD
$4.48M 0.01%
22,396,199
+9,120,781
+69% +$3.03M
DAN icon
1007
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.91B
$4.48M 0.01%
324,388
+72,097
+29% +$1.14M
QUNR
1008
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
$4.47M 0.01%
84,764
+47,242
+126% +$2.04M
WCN
1009
Waste Connections
WCN
$42.8B
$4.47M 0.01%
118,986
-34,553
-23% -$1.24M
HPY
1010
DELISTED
HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, INC. COM STK
HPY
$4.46M 0.01%
47,037
-3,031
-6% -$234K
WES
1011
DELISTED
Western Gas Partners Lp
WES
$4.46M 0.01%
93,792
+17,217
+22% +$829K
STT icon
1012
State Street
STT
$50.9B
$4.45M 0.01%
67,008
+12,210
+22% +$848K
IRM icon
1013
Iron Mountain
IRM
$38.2B
$4.44M 0.01%
164,482
+53,506
+48% +$1.57M
EGN
1014
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
$4.43M 0.01%
108,163
+26,901
+33% +$1.47M
SRCI
1015
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$4.41M 0.01%
517,147
-150,063
-22% -$1.62M
OVV icon
1016
Ovintiv
OVV
$17.5B
$4.4M 0.01%
172,791
+1,425
+0.8% +$52.1K
LBTYA icon
1017
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$4.37M 0.01%
118,115
+71,528
+154% +$2.7M
AMN icon
1018
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.28B
$4.36M 0.01%
140,457
+25,863
+23% +$766K
LBTYK icon
1019
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$4.36M 0.01%
123,156
+73,054
+146% +$2.63M
MIC
1020
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$4.36M 0.01%
60,026
-5,648
-9% -$422K
PNFP icon
1021
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.5B
$4.36M 0.01%
84,834
+13,135
+18% +$696K
SFNC icon
1022
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.35B
$4.35M 0.01%
169,546
+46,286
+38% +$1.22M
STMP
1023
DELISTED
Stamps.com, Inc.
STMP
$4.34M 0.01%
39,563
-5,822
-13% -$533K
TIME
1024
DELISTED
Time Inc.
TIME
$4.34M 0.01%
276,704
-3,236
-1% -$55.6K
GGG icon
1025
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$4.33M 0.01%
180,138
+71,895
+66% +$1.73M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,400 positions worth $38.5B, up 12% from $34.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors deployed $2.13B of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 147 new positions and adding to 1,057 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, an estimated $182M trimmed.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 7,974,380 shares worth $310M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q4 2015, an estimated $110M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $182M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited Edgewell Personal Care in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $107M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $38.5B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 147 new positions and closed 171 in Q4 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $38.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 3 Feb 2016.