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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
POST icon
Post Holdings
POST
+$116M
2
ENR icon
Energizer
ENR
+$110M
3
THS
Treehouse Foods
THS
+$109M
4
FBZ
First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund
FBZ
+$87.6M
5
FLN icon
First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund
FLN
+$86.9M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
FJP icon
First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund
FJP
+$91.2M
2
RAD
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
+$85M
3
FKU icon
First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund
FKU
+$82.7M
4
SFM icon
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
+$71.8M
5
ADM icon
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
+$71.1M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PPC icon
101
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$6.64B
$59.3M 0.18%
2,807,988
-1,331,078
-32% -$30.9M
CLX icon
102
Clorox
CLX
$11.3B
$59M 0.18%
471,352
+199,177
+73% +$26.1M
CA
103
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$58.8M 0.18%
1,776,491
+41,517
+2% +$1.4M
ANET icon
104
Arista Networks
ANET
$222B
$58.5M 0.17%
11,004,832
+1,400,976
+15% +$6.68M
NTAP icon
105
NetApp
NTAP
$32.3B
$58.4M 0.17%
1,631,041
-148,682
-8% -$4.53M
WPX
106
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$58M 0.17%
4,397,845
+2,909,558
+195% +$32.3M
VVC
107
DELISTED
Vectren Corporation
VVC
$57.3M 0.17%
1,141,699
+40,251
+4% +$2.04M
ZD icon
108
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.91B
$57.2M 0.17%
987,986
+126,928
+15% +$7.39M
UTHR icon
109
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$26.4B
$56.8M 0.17%
480,971
+231,502
+93% +$27.8M
BA icon
110
Boeing
BA
$165B
$56.2M 0.17%
426,867
+36,682
+9% +$4.83M
FSLR icon
111
First Solar
FSLR
$22.1B
$56.1M 0.17%
1,420,890
+460,714
+48% +$19.1M
GRMN
112
Garmin
GRMN
$46.3B
$55.6M 0.17%
1,156,496
+90,934
+9% +$4.49M
SPG icon
113
Simon Property Group
SPG
$73B
$55.5M 0.17%
268,091
+30,169
+13% +$6.54M
CPB icon
114
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.38B
$54.2M 0.16%
991,361
-656,662
-40% -$39.8M
XOM icon
115
ExxonMobil
XOM
$650B
$53.9M 0.16%
617,996
-76,920
-11% -$6.82M
SCG
116
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$53.1M 0.16%
734,415
-683,416
-48% -$49.9M
WBA
117
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
$52.4M 0.16%
649,712
-224,580
-26% -$18.3M
BBY icon
118
Best Buy
BBY
$17.8B
$52.3M 0.16%
1,370,749
+238,593
+21% +$8.38M
NVDA icon
119
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.06T
$51.8M 0.15%
30,219,320
+1,305,320
+5% +$1.93M
PE
120
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$51.1M 0.15%
1,524,747
+1,335,760
+707% +$41.8M
MDRX
121
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$50.9M 0.15%
3,867,504
+49,576
+1% +$663K
WDC icon
122
Western Digital
WDC
$192B
$50.9M 0.15%
1,150,662
-45,457
-4% -$1.71M
GDDY icon
123
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.6B
$50.7M 0.15%
1,468,546
+411,982
+39% +$13.1M
PCG icon
124
PG&E
PCG
$47B
$50.4M 0.15%
824,364
-44,528
-5% -$2.83M
HAIN icon
125
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$49.1M
$50.3M 0.15%
1,412,940
+1,388,322
+5,639% +$60.9M
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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 12% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.