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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VRE
1151
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
$2.96M 0.01%
108,708
+18,046
+20% +$499K
EDR
1152
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$2.96M 0.01%
68,560
+6,550
+11% +$299K
AME icon
1153
Ametek
AME
$55.5B
$2.96M 0.01%
61,858
+35,508
+135% +$1.69M
CMPR icon
1154
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.37B
$2.96M 0.01%
29,201
-3,543
-11% -$346K
MGP
1155
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
$2.95M 0.01%
113,317
-148,736
-57% -$3.89M
RDS.A
1156
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
$2.95M 0.01%
59,004
+3,480
+6% +$178K
LNN icon
1157
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.16B
$2.94M 0.01%
39,796
+4,435
+13% +$314K
IJJ icon
1158
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$2.94M 0.01%
44,228
-3,760
-8% -$248K
WNS
1159
DELISTED
WNS Holdings
WNS
$2.93M 0.01%
97,786
-14,391
-13% -$415K
ZEN
1160
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
$2.93M 0.01%
+95,311
New +$2.83M
PEGI
1161
DELISTED
Pattern Energy Group Inc. Class A
PEGI
$2.91M 0.01%
129,406
+55,773
+76% +$1.33M
ADEA icon
1162
Adeia
ADEA
$2.86B
$2.91M 0.01%
285,934
+24,944
+10% +$219K
GATX icon
1163
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.55B
$2.89M 0.01%
64,874
-48,080
-43% -$2.12M
WUBA
1164
DELISTED
58.com Inc
WUBA
$2.89M 0.01%
60,589
-10,121
-14% -$494K
LBTYA icon
1165
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$2.89M 0.01%
84,462
-5,398
-6% -$171K
GLNG icon
1166
Golar LNG
GLNG
$4.95B
$2.88M 0.01%
135,771
-842,869
-86% -$16.1M
G icon
1167
Genpact
G
$5.3B
$2.87M 0.01%
119,914
-54,405
-31% -$1.35M
LAYN
1168
DELISTED
Layne Christensen Co
LAYN
$2.87M 0.01%
337,477
+37,623
+13% +$322K
LBTYK icon
1169
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$2.87M 0.01%
86,862
-5,024
-5% -$155K
DLX icon
1170
Deluxe
DLX
$1.19B
$2.85M 0.01%
42,624
+7,169
+20% +$488K
NDSN icon
1171
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$2.84M 0.01%
28,524
+822
+3% +$76.3K
GBX icon
1172
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.61B
$2.83M 0.01%
80,281
-8,412
-9% -$275K
LVNTA
1173
DELISTED
Liberty Interactive Corporation Series A Liberty Ventures
LVNTA
$2.82M 0.01%
70,807
-5,899
-8% -$230K
FPE icon
1174
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPE
$6.3B
$2.82M 0.01%
144,258
+7,226
+5% +$141K
EQY
1175
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$2.82M 0.01%
92,011
+24,750
+37% +$781K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.