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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SYKE
1201
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$2.41M 0.01%
79,939
-18,445
-19% -$539K
DATA
1202
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
$2.41M 0.01%
52,589
-32,663
-38% -$1.9M
SONC
1203
DELISTED
Sonic Corp
SONC
$2.41M 0.01%
+68,436
New +$2.04M
MRTN icon
1204
Marten Transport
MRTN
$1.33B
$2.4M 0.01%
320,993
-100,325
-24% -$689K
VRNT
1205
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
$2.4M 0.01%
141,206
+1,368
+1% +$24.9K
PIPR icon
1206
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.14B
$2.4M 0.01%
193,712
-131,536
-40% -$1.33M
EDR
1207
DELISTED
Education Realty Trust Inc
EDR
$2.4M 0.01%
57,700
-16,693
-22% -$653K
ENOV icon
1208
Enovis
ENOV
$1.56B
$2.4M 0.01%
48,748
-6,525
-12% -$278K
ICON
1209
DELISTED
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
ICON
$2.4M 0.01%
+29,804
New +$2.16M
FINL
1210
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$2.38M 0.01%
112,889
-17,129
-13% -$317K
SIGI icon
1211
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$5.74B
$2.38M 0.01%
64,983
-614
-0.9% -$20.4K
BGFV
1212
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$2.38M 0.01%
213,885
-37,680
-15% -$441K
CXP
1213
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
$2.37M 0.01%
107,787
-21,291
-16% -$459K
MRCY icon
1214
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.2B
$2.36M 0.01%
116,464
+85,388
+275% +$1.49M
CYNO
1215
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$2.35M 0.01%
53,357
-5,269
-9% -$206K
FRAN
1216
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$2.35M 0.01%
10,235
+9,038
+755% +$1.95M
BWP
1217
DELISTED
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
$2.35M 0.01%
159,397
-35,960
-18% -$438K
PAY
1218
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
$2.35M 0.01%
+83,112
New +$2.05M
BERY
1219
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
$2.35M 0.01%
70,674
-33,280
-32% -$969K
AEIS icon
1220
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$12.2B
$2.34M 0.01%
67,248
+12,900
+24% +$377K
QRVO icon
1221
Qorvo
QRVO
$7.63B
$2.34M 0.01%
+46,416
New +$2.02M
WST icon
1222
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$23.1B
$2.34M 0.01%
33,763
+9,182
+37% +$552K
FPE icon
1223
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPE
$6.3B
$2.33M 0.01%
125,001
-86,694
-41% -$1.61M
HSBC icon
1224
HSBC
HSBC
$355B
$2.33M 0.01%
84,188
+29,921
+55% +$885K
MAGN
1225
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$2.32M 0.01%
8,611
-2,594
-23% -$588K

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.