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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
RAD
101
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
$74.6M 0.22%
614,842
-93,574
-13% -$15.6M
EVHC
102
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$74.4M 0.22%
675,405
-3,273
-0.5% -$405K
GM icon
103
General Motors
GM
$73B
$74M 0.21%
2,466,019
+593,653
+32% +$18.2M
IBM icon
104
IBM
IBM
$195B
$72.2M 0.21%
520,598
-44,529
-8% -$6.58M
VZ icon
105
Verizon
VZ
$183B
$71.3M 0.21%
1,638,688
-257,855
-14% -$11.9M
HSIC icon
106
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.63B
$71.1M 0.21%
1,365,375
-95,846
-7% -$5.31M
ESRX
107
DELISTED
Express Scripts Holding Company
ESRX
$70.1M 0.2%
866,152
+270,179
+45% +$23.5M
PPLI
108
People Inc
PPLI
$3.14B
$69.6M 0.2%
5,970,367
+1,623,200
+37% +$21.6M
THC icon
109
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17.1B
$69M 0.2%
1,869,951
+1,011,298
+118% +$52.3M
CNC icon
110
Centene
CNC
$31.5B
$68M 0.2%
2,506,210
-479,974
-16% -$16.1M
ALR
111
DELISTED
Alere Inc
ALR
$67.6M 0.2%
+1,403,714
New +$72.8M
PFE icon
112
Pfizer
PFE
$143B
$67.4M 0.2%
2,262,715
-63,946
-3% -$2.05M
PM icon
113
Philip Morris
PM
$298B
$67.4M 0.2%
849,837
-97,800
-10% -$8.05M
MO icon
114
Altria Group
MO
$120B
$67.3M 0.2%
1,237,477
-157,973
-11% -$8.47M
CPB icon
115
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.38B
$66.8M 0.19%
1,318,620
+70,606
+6% +$3.47M
VEEV icon
116
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$29.2B
$66.3M 0.19%
2,831,674
+1,970,704
+229% +$51.4M
PDCO
117
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$66.2M 0.19%
1,531,034
+65,408
+4% +$3.12M
SYY icon
118
Sysco
SYY
$39.1B
$65.7M 0.19%
1,685,089
+765,068
+83% +$29.2M
KDP icon
119
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$40.4B
$65.5M 0.19%
829,175
-204,012
-20% -$16M
BG icon
120
Bunge Global
BG
$23.7B
$64.3M 0.19%
877,609
+91,877
+12% +$7.11M
MD icon
121
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$2.1B
$64.1M 0.19%
834,434
-253,785
-23% -$20.5M
N
122
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$63.5M 0.18%
757,417
+130,211
+21% +$12M
HOLX
123
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
$63.4M 0.18%
1,619,806
-778,564
-32% -$30.9M
FLO icon
124
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.64B
$61.8M 0.18%
2,498,042
-409,007
-14% -$9.29M
AGN
125
DELISTED
Allergan plc
AGN
$61.1M 0.18%
224,897
-154,921
-41% -$47.6M

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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.