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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
GCO icon
1276
Genesco
GCO
$396M
$2.5M 0.01%
43,935
-4,164
-9% -$241K
SSI
1277
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$2.48M 0.01%
272,423
+73,209
+37% +$677K
UFPI icon
1278
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.97B
$2.48M 0.01%
108,768
-79,251
-42% -$1.88M
MPWR icon
1279
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$65.5B
$2.48M 0.01%
38,850
+19,554
+101% +$1.21M
AREX
1280
DELISTED
Approach Resources Inc.
AREX
$2.47M 0.01%
1,342,959
+875,436
+187% +$1.96M
WOLF icon
1281
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.2B
$2.47M 0.01%
92,631
-382,712
-81% -$9.89M
MATX icon
1282
Matsons
MATX
$6.37B
$2.46M 0.01%
57,806
-5,726
-9% -$267K
PRAH
1283
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$2.45M 0.01%
54,199
+10,780
+25% +$453K
KELYA icon
1284
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$526M
$2.45M 0.01%
151,872
+11,462
+8% +$183K
EBS icon
1285
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$375M
$2.45M 0.01%
61,203
-40,156
-40% -$1.4M
LOGI icon
1286
Logitech
LOGI
$15.2B
$2.45M 0.01%
162,467
+127,261
+361% +$1.88M
UVE icon
1287
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.16B
$2.44M 0.01%
105,483
-11,353
-10% -$312K
HTO
1288
H2O America
HTO
$2.67B
$2.44M 0.01%
82,128
+24,106
+42% +$736K
INGN icon
1289
Inogen
INGN
$167M
$2.42M 0.01%
+60,330
New +$2.55M
EGHT icon
1290
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$247M
$2.41M 0.01%
210,510
+61,608
+41% +$657K
AMED
1291
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$2.41M 0.01%
61,231
-22,831
-27% -$913K
SCL icon
1292
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.31B
$2.4M 0.01%
48,259
+13,134
+37% +$658K
WOR icon
1293
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$2.76B
$2.39M 0.01%
128,673
-9,737
-7% -$180K
NTRI
1294
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
$2.39M 0.01%
110,445
-23,791
-18% -$561K
BBG
1295
DELISTED
Bill Barrett Corp
BBG
$2.38M 0.01%
606,935
+237,593
+64% +$1.22M
SNV
1296
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
$2.38M 0.01%
+73,622
New +$2.35M
MTCH icon
1297
Match Group
MTCH
$8.84B
$2.38M 0.01%
+175,785
New +$2.46M
AMSF icon
1298
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$569M
$2.38M 0.01%
46,784
+4,208
+10% +$221K
BURL icon
1299
Burlington
BURL
$22B
$2.36M 0.01%
55,049
+311
+0.6% +$14.4K
VRTU
1300
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
$2.36M 0.01%
57,086
-7,873
-12% -$396K

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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.