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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CW icon
1251
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$27.7B
$2.8M 0.01%
28,486
+16,388
+135% +$1.56M
TFCF
1252
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$2.8M 0.01%
102,738
-10,385
-9% -$278K
MGLN
1253
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$2.79M 0.01%
37,101
+22,293
+151% +$1.43M
KNGT
1254
DELISTED
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC
KNGT
$2.79M 0.01%
84,355
-1,634
-2% -$54K
FCB
1255
DELISTED
FCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
FCB
$2.77M 0.01%
58,144
+5,608
+11% +$232K
IJK icon
1256
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
IJK
$10.8B
$2.77M 0.01%
60,824
-284
-0.5% -$12.5K
DISCK
1257
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$2.77M 0.01%
103,463
-12,933
-11% -$341K
VWTR
1258
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$2.77M 0.01%
182,865
-115,413
-39% -$1.56M
RUSHA icon
1259
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$5.95B
$2.77M 0.01%
195,242
+9,588
+5% +$119K
AKS
1260
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
$2.75M 0.01%
+269,580
New +$2.05M
SPTN
1261
DELISTED
SpartanNash
SPTN
$2.74M 0.01%
69,245
+4,701
+7% +$158K
ERII icon
1262
Energy Recovery
ERII
$434M
$2.73M 0.01%
264,279
-3,028
-1% -$36.4K
GRC icon
1263
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.16B
$2.73M 0.01%
88,315
-9,517
-10% -$269K
CENTA icon
1264
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.41B
$2.72M 0.01%
110,075
+6,770
+7% +$147K
VEDL
1265
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$2.72M 0.01%
218,696
-209,828
-49% -$2.64M
OPB
1266
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$2.71M 0.01%
90,285
+44,917
+99% +$1.2M
PATK icon
1267
Patrick Industries
PATK
$2.8B
$2.69M 0.01%
+79,355
New +$2.34M
ODP
1268
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$2.69M 0.01%
+59,502
New +$2.46M
STBZ
1269
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$2.67M 0.01%
99,429
+42,748
+75% +$1.04M
NSR
1270
DELISTED
Neustar Inc
NSR
$2.67M 0.01%
79,925
+4,256
+6% +$113K
ENTG icon
1271
Entegris
ENTG
$19.7B
$2.66M 0.01%
148,687
+74,572
+101% +$1.29M
JBTM
1272
JBT Marel
JBTM
$7.14B
$2.66M 0.01%
30,955
-4,305
-12% -$351K
CVLT icon
1273
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.89B
$2.66M 0.01%
+51,740
New +$2.77M
PLNT icon
1274
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.23B
$2.66M 0.01%
132,185
+80,371
+155% +$1.67M
LDL
1275
DELISTED
Lydall, Inc.
LDL
$2.64M 0.01%
+42,711
New +$2.36M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.