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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
$34.5B
AUM Growth
-$4.01B
Cap. Flow
-$289M
Cap. Flow %
-0.84%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.9%
Holding
2,436
New
206
Increased
835
Reduced
1,204
Closed
183

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 20.83%
2 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
3 Technology 10.24%
4 Consumer Staples 9.47%
5 Communication Services 7.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
GPRE icon
1176
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.19B
$2.98M 0.01%
153,313
-10,107
-6% -$223K
ACET
1177
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$2.98M 0.01%
108,480
+76,879
+243% +$1.92M
CRS icon
1178
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$30B
$2.96M 0.01%
99,383
-155,740
-61% -$5.67M
AMT icon
1179
American Tower
AMT
$77.7B
$2.96M 0.01%
33,594
+10,782
+47% +$1.02M
POLY
1180
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
$2.96M 0.01%
58,116
-47,308
-45% -$2.59M
SFNC icon
1181
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.35B
$2.95M 0.01%
123,260
-10,360
-8% -$237K
CXO
1182
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$2.95M 0.01%
29,980
+5,505
+22% +$577K
CE icon
1183
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$2.94M 0.01%
49,737
-31,540
-39% -$2M
GIII icon
1184
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.47B
$2.94M 0.01%
47,666
-14,110
-23% -$968K
GDOT icon
1185
Green Dot
GDOT
$753M
$2.92M 0.01%
166,113
-8,356
-5% -$155K
EME icon
1186
Emcor
EME
$33.1B
$2.92M 0.01%
65,875
-39,405
-37% -$1.84M
IJJ icon
1187
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IJJ
$8.85B
$2.91M 0.01%
50,458
+5,054
+11% +$310K
ESL
1188
DELISTED
Esterline Technologies
ESL
$2.9M 0.01%
40,377
-34,177
-46% -$2.91M
SWX icon
1189
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.74B
$2.9M 0.01%
49,691
+12,007
+32% +$664K
IHS
1190
DELISTED
IHS INC CL-A COM STK
IHS
$2.9M 0.01%
+24,986
New +$3.03M
APEI icon
1191
American Public Education
APEI
$875M
$2.89M 0.01%
123,351
-1,275
-1% -$30.5K
EBS icon
1192
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$2.89M 0.01%
101,359
+4,595
+5% +$151K
CCEP icon
1193
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$46.5B
$2.89M 0.01%
59,689
+38,108
+177% +$1.85M
THS
1194
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$2.88M 0.01%
37,057
+1,436
+4% +$115K
AEIS icon
1195
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$2.88M 0.01%
109,518
-7,595
-6% -$196K
PSEM
1196
DELISTED
PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR CP
PSEM
$2.88M 0.01%
157,743
-24,054
-13% -$331K
BDX icon
1197
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$43.1B
$2.87M 0.01%
22,203
-280,886
-93% -$39.2M
TAHO
1198
DELISTED
Tahoe Resources Inc
TAHO
$2.86M 0.01%
+369,337
New +$3.29M
SKYW icon
1199
Skywest
SKYW
$4.11B
$2.84M 0.01%
170,497
-21,761
-11% -$349K
MENT
1200
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
$2.84M 0.01%
115,476
-75,461
-40% -$1.93M

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, First Trust Advisors held 2,436 positions worth $34.5B, down 10% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2015 filing shows 206 new, 835 increased, 1,204 reduced and 183 closed positions. Its largest new stake was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M. The largest sale was Booking.com, an estimated $177M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 21% of assets, down from 22% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was PayPal: 5,258,982 shares worth $163M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $194M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Booking.com, cutting an estimated $177M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM STK (VA) in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $157M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $34.5B portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 206 new positions and closed 183 in Q3 2015.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 10% quarter-over-quarter to $34.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 5 Nov 2015.