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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
BANR icon
1051
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.39B
$4.06M 0.01%
88,447
+33,540
+61% +$1.66M
MSCC
1052
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
$4.05M 0.01%
124,334
-35,351
-22% -$1.25M
DHC
1053
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.26B
$4.05M 0.01%
272,820
+11,544
+4% +$173K
ITT icon
1054
ITT
ITT
$17.5B
$4.04M 0.01%
111,231
+49,729
+81% +$1.87M
ETP
1055
DELISTED
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
ETP
$4.04M 0.01%
+157,147
New +$4.35M
CORE
1056
DELISTED
Core Mark Holding Co., Inc.
CORE
$4.01M 0.01%
97,998
+89,144
+1,007% +$3.61M
FPE icon
1057
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPE
$6.3B
$4.01M 0.01%
211,695
-14,310
-6% -$271K
IGSB icon
1058
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IGSB
$22.8B
$4.01M 0.01%
76,606
-12,054
-14% -$633K
PCH
1059
DELISTED
PotlatchDeltic
PCH
$3.99M 0.01%
132,062
+95,782
+264% +$3M
ROK icon
1060
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$51.4B
$3.98M 0.01%
38,736
-1,852
-5% -$194K
TFCF
1061
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$3.96M 0.01%
145,607
-2,321
-2% -$68.2K
EME icon
1062
Emcor
EME
$33.1B
$3.96M 0.01%
82,373
+16,498
+25% +$792K
THS
1063
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$3.94M 0.01%
50,185
+13,128
+35% +$1.1M
ZWS icon
1064
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.07B
$3.93M 0.01%
450,770
+63,833
+16% +$577K
ACM icon
1065
Aecom
ACM
$9.07B
$3.93M 0.01%
130,723
-115,883
-47% -$3.48M
SAFM
1066
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$3.92M 0.01%
50,612
+6,917
+16% +$498K
HXL icon
1067
Hexcel
HXL
$8.32B
$3.9M 0.01%
83,936
-41,009
-33% -$1.9M
SPXC icon
1068
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$3.89M 0.01%
417,187
+349,576
+517% +$3.8M
WLK icon
1069
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.46B
$3.88M 0.01%
71,513
+5,195
+8% +$301K
CBI
1070
DELISTED
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
$3.86M 0.01%
99,072
-19,695
-17% -$818K
LBRDA icon
1071
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$4.14B
$3.85M 0.01%
74,584
+255
+0.3% +$13.6K
LTXB
1072
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$3.85M 0.01%
153,863
+35,665
+30% +$1.03M
ATW
1073
DELISTED
Atwood Oceanics
ATW
$3.85M 0.01%
376,357
+117,013
+45% +$1.79M
JBTM
1074
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$3.84M 0.01%
77,138
+5,450
+8% +$248K
WIRE
1075
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$3.83M 0.01%
103,297
+39,143
+61% +$1.59M

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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.