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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
AMSG
1201
DELISTED
Amsurg Corp
AMSG
$2.88M 0.01%
37,932
-13,430
-26% -$1.06M
ACET
1202
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$2.88M 0.01%
106,705
-1,775
-2% -$49.8K
ABMD
1203
DELISTED
Abiomed Inc
ABMD
$2.87M 0.01%
31,747
+1,275
+4% +$108K
AMG icon
1204
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.46B
$2.86M 0.01%
17,925
-55,692
-76% -$9.57M
EPAM icon
1205
EPAM Systems
EPAM
$4.69B
$2.86M 0.01%
36,353
+387
+1% +$30.2K
HW
1206
DELISTED
Headwaters Inc
HW
$2.85M 0.01%
169,228
+8,914
+6% +$168K
IDCC icon
1207
InterDigital
IDCC
$6.68B
$2.85M 0.01%
58,058
-53,599
-48% -$2.72M
LABL
1208
DELISTED
Multi-Color Corp
LABL
$2.84M 0.01%
+47,440
New +$3.26M
NPKI
1209
NPK International
NPKI
$1.21B
$2.83M 0.01%
536,418
+97,468
+22% +$562K
DRE
1210
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
$2.82M 0.01%
134,177
+7,919
+6% +$162K
EDR
1211
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$2.82M 0.01%
74,393
-207,617
-74% -$7.43M
IMPV
1212
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
$2.81M 0.01%
44,469
+2,933
+7% +$200K
SANM icon
1213
Sanmina
SANM
$11.2B
$2.81M 0.01%
136,727
-42,929
-24% -$955K
HOPE icon
1214
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.72B
$2.81M 0.01%
163,247
+27,803
+21% +$477K
TREE icon
1215
LendingTree
TREE
$544M
$2.81M 0.01%
+31,486
New +$3.24M
AKR icon
1216
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.99B
$2.81M 0.01%
84,701
+59,534
+237% +$1.94M
CACI icon
1217
CACI
CACI
$10.8B
$2.8M 0.01%
30,201
-1,514
-5% -$140K
MKTX icon
1218
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$4.15B
$2.8M 0.01%
25,081
-3,712
-13% -$380K
TG icon
1219
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
$2.8M 0.01%
205,360
+105,312
+105% +$1.55M
IJK icon
1220
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.8B
$2.8M 0.01%
69,472
-1,196
-2% -$48.9K
VER
1221
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$2.79M 0.01%
70,346
+4,138
+6% +$170K
HAR
1222
DELISTED
Harman International Industries
HAR
$2.78M 0.01%
29,554
-158,336
-84% -$16.1M
MNRO icon
1223
Monro
MNRO
$525M
$2.78M 0.01%
42,002
+20,996
+100% +$1.49M
CSX icon
1224
CSX Corp
CSX
$98.6B
$2.77M 0.01%
320,223
+24,561
+8% +$223K
REX icon
1225
REX American Resources
REX
$1.46B
$2.76M 0.01%
+305,916
New +$2.82M

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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.