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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
CELG
101
DELISTED
Celgene Corp
CELG
$59.1M 0.19%
590,094
-897,438
-60% -$92.4M
VVC
102
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$59M 0.19%
1,166,544
+776,107
+199% +$35M
N
103
DELISTED
Netsuite Inc
N
$58.8M 0.19%
858,643
-268,697
-24% -$17.6M
FSLR icon
104
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$58.7M 0.19%
857,651
+300,353
+54% +$20.1M
CVS icon
105
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$58.4M 0.19%
562,832
-763,728
-58% -$74.3M
PEP icon
106
PepsiCo
PEP
$186B
$58.3M 0.19%
568,587
+160,610
+39% +$15.9M
REGN icon
107
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$58.2M 0.19%
161,479
-200,942
-55% -$82.8M
GRMN
108
Garmin
GRMN
$46.9B
$57.9M 0.19%
1,449,568
+1,080,455
+293% +$40.1M
ALXN
109
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
$57.8M 0.19%
415,125
-369,106
-47% -$54.2M
MRK icon
110
Merck
MRK
$324B
$57.6M 0.19%
1,140,787
-754,285
-40% -$36.9M
VEEV icon
111
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$30.3B
$57.4M 0.18%
2,293,627
+189,041
+9% +$4.63M
CAG icon
112
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.07B
$57.3M 0.18%
1,651,152
-1,112,710
-40% -$36.1M
SO icon
113
Southern Company
SO
$110B
$57M 0.18%
1,101,739
+322,995
+41% +$15.7M
CVX icon
114
Chevron
CVX
$388B
$56.8M 0.18%
595,880
+201,271
+51% +$17.6M
NOV icon
115
NOV
NOV
$7.45B
$56.3M 0.18%
1,809,379
+1,000,540
+124% +$30.6M
CA
116
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$56.2M 0.18%
1,824,682
-329,287
-15% -$9.45M
HSIC icon
117
Henry Schein
HSIC
$9.74B
$56M 0.18%
826,725
-614,339
-43% -$38.4M
GM icon
118
General Motors
GM
$74.7B
$54.5M 0.18%
1,734,360
-849,079
-33% -$25.5M
VLO icon
119
Valero Energy
VLO
$89.8B
$54.5M 0.18%
849,223
+330,942
+64% +$21M
TXN icon
120
Texas Instruments
TXN
$255B
$54.4M 0.17%
948,028
+4,905
+0.5% +$260K
HPE icon
121
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$63.2B
$54.4M 0.17%
5,279,593
+1,407,216
+36% +$11.8M
CPB icon
122
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
$54M 0.17%
846,871
-813,922
-49% -$47.8M
OGE icon
123
OGE Energy
OGE
$10.3B
$53.9M 0.17%
1,882,504
+1,216,396
+183% +$32.1M
MDU icon
124
MDU Resources
MDU
$4.44B
$53.3M 0.17%
7,199,273
+4,218,535
+142% +$28.4M
XEL icon
125
Xcel Energy
XEL
$51B
$52.5M 0.17%
1,255,072
+584,606
+87% +$22.8M

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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.