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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
VASC
1276
DELISTED
Vascular Solutions Inc
VASC
$2.49M 0.01%
76,853
+30,997
+68% +$1.11M
KLIC icon
1277
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$5.3B
$2.49M 0.01%
270,937
+93,346
+53% +$961K
MAGN
1278
Magnera Corp
MAGN
$488M
$2.49M 0.01%
11,110
+3,349
+43% +$831K
CMTL icon
1279
Comtech Telecommunications
CMTL
$51.8M
$2.48M 0.01%
120,384
-14,753
-11% -$404K
LMNX
1280
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$2.48M 0.01%
146,481
-27,005
-16% -$488K
VEDL
1281
DELISTED
Vedanta Limited American Depostary Shares (Each representing four equity shares)
VEDL
$2.48M 0.01%
478,266
-142,238
-23% -$1.02M
ISIL
1282
DELISTED
Intersil Corp
ISIL
$2.46M 0.01%
210,464
-39,809
-16% -$444K
PKG icon
1283
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.7B
$2.46M 0.01%
40,885
-125,812
-75% -$8.4M
MATW icon
1284
Matthews International
MATW
$864M
$2.46M 0.01%
50,214
-3,783
-7% -$197K
HLX icon
1285
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$1.46B
$2.46M 0.01%
512,666
-151,927
-23% -$1.21M
NDAQ icon
1286
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$51.5B
$2.46M 0.01%
138,135
-382,326
-73% -$6.55M
UNF icon
1287
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.32B
$2.45M 0.01%
22,945
-950
-4% -$106K
LSCC icon
1288
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$17.6B
$2.45M 0.01%
636,341
+16,393
+3% +$75.5K
HSNI
1289
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$2.45M 0.01%
42,808
+28,838
+206% +$1.88M
MATX icon
1290
Matsons
MATX
$6.37B
$2.44M 0.01%
63,532
-18,998
-23% -$750K
POWI icon
1291
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.54B
$2.44M 0.01%
115,934
+15,826
+16% +$317K
EWW icon
1292
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.89B
$2.44M 0.01%
+47,372
New +$2.56M
AIT icon
1293
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
$2.44M 0.01%
63,885
+17,931
+39% +$709K
CYBR
1294
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
$2.43M 0.01%
+48,416
New +$2.64M
AXON
1295
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$40.5B
$2.43M 0.01%
110,156
+42,046
+62% +$1.11M
GGG icon
1296
Graco
GGG
$12.9B
$2.42M 0.01%
108,243
+49,677
+85% +$1.14M
MHO icon
1297
M/I Homes
MHO
$3.83B
$2.42M 0.01%
102,480
-55,779
-35% -$1.38M
MTUS icon
1298
Metallus
MTUS
$873M
$2.42M 0.01%
238,626
-229,793
-49% -$4.15M
VRTS icon
1299
Virtus Investment Partners
VRTS
$1.11B
$2.41M 0.01%
24,018
-2,533
-10% -$292K
AMRI
1300
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$2.41M 0.01%
+138,214
New +$2.81M

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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.