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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
AXP icon
1226
American Express
AXP
$223B
$2.75M 0.01%
39,600
-53,305
-57% -$3.88M
AMP icon
1227
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$46.8B
$2.75M 0.01%
25,844
-23,529
-48% -$2.63M
IBKC
1228
DELISTED
IBERIABANK Corp
IBKC
$2.75M 0.01%
49,906
+24,131
+94% +$1.44M
GLPI icon
1229
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.8B
$2.73M 0.01%
98,371
-212,184
-68% -$6.07M
MOV icon
1230
Movado Group
MOV
$812M
$2.73M 0.01%
106,359
-20,111
-16% -$524K
BHE icon
1231
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.91B
$2.73M 0.01%
132,097
-29,569
-18% -$626K
ORIT
1232
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
$2.72M 0.01%
165,087
+98,123
+147% +$1.6M
PSB
1233
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$2.72M 0.01%
31,107
+6,404
+26% +$549K
UTI icon
1234
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$2.08B
$2.71M 0.01%
582,469
+350,001
+151% +$1.62M
DIOD icon
1235
Diodes
DIOD
$4B
$2.7M 0.01%
117,370
-168,867
-59% -$3.79M
VWR
1236
DELISTED
VWR Corporation
VWR
$2.69M 0.01%
95,168
-649,020
-87% -$17.2M
MAGN
1237
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$2.69M 0.01%
11,205
+95
+0.9% +$22.3K
PBH icon
1238
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.35B
$2.68M 0.01%
52,011
-6,302
-11% -$313K
MTRN icon
1239
Materion
MTRN
$5.01B
$2.68M 0.01%
95,576
-6,836
-7% -$207K
ACIC icon
1240
American Coastal Insurance
ACIC
$498M
$2.67M 0.01%
156,196
-10,465
-6% -$180K
ACIW icon
1241
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.72B
$2.67M 0.01%
124,806
-180,457
-59% -$4.15M
MCRI icon
1242
Monarch Casino & Resort
MCRI
$2.14B
$2.67M 0.01%
117,467
-11,603
-9% -$246K
CBM
1243
DELISTED
Cambrex Corporation
CBM
$2.66M 0.01%
56,505
-21,290
-27% -$1.02M
NEWP
1244
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$2.66M 0.01%
167,607
+44,871
+37% +$704K
FN icon
1245
Fabrinet
FN
$17.1B
$2.64M 0.01%
110,917
-60,239
-35% -$1.34M
MODV
1246
DELISTED
ModivCare
MODV
$2.64M 0.01%
56,269
-7,141
-11% -$343K
CYNO
1247
DELISTED
Cynosure, Inc. Class A
CYNO
$2.62M 0.01%
58,626
-28,553
-33% -$1.08M
NUVA
1248
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$2.61M 0.01%
48,197
+20,019
+71% +$1.02M
UFI icon
1249
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$2.6M 0.01%
92,514
+27,366
+42% +$807K
GPI icon
1250
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.94B
$2.6M 0.01%
34,356
+4,979
+17% +$412K

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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.