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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
OLED icon
1301
Universal Display
OLED
$3.71B
$2.36M 0.01%
43,277
-3,041
-7% -$134K
FINL
1302
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$2.35M 0.01%
130,018
+38,958
+43% +$693K
GTLS
1303
DELISTED
Chart Industries
GTLS
$2.35M 0.01%
+130,570
New +$2.62M
PE
1304
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$2.34M 0.01%
+126,999
New +$2.29M
ALGT icon
1305
Allegiant Air
ALGT
$2.64B
$2.34M 0.01%
13,941
-342
-2% -$65.8K
ANDE icon
1306
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$2.65B
$2.34M 0.01%
73,923
-7,520
-9% -$260K
RH icon
1307
RH
RH
$3.3B
$2.33M 0.01%
29,342
+292
+1% +$27.1K
EWW icon
1308
iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
EWW
$1.89B
$2.33M 0.01%
46,728
-644
-1% -$34.3K
NTUS
1309
DELISTED
Natus Medical Inc
NTUS
$2.33M 0.01%
48,387
-17,909
-27% -$829K
QLYS icon
1310
Qualys
QLYS
$4.84B
$2.32M 0.01%
70,155
-21,418
-23% -$755K
FSS icon
1311
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.25B
$2.32M 0.01%
146,386
-23,511
-14% -$371K
TRMB icon
1312
Trimble
TRMB
$12.3B
$2.31M 0.01%
107,471
+7,045
+7% +$146K
FBP icon
1313
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.4B
$2.3M 0.01%
709,041
+45,173
+7% +$167K
HTD
1314
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
HTD
$924M
$2.3M 0.01%
111,968
-5,377
-5% -$110K
TBI
1315
Trueblue
TBI
$234M
$2.3M 0.01%
89,302
+25,794
+41% +$696K
TXRH icon
1316
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$12.7B
$2.3M 0.01%
64,282
-33,353
-34% -$1.18M
KAMN
1317
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$2.28M 0.01%
55,977
+10,707
+24% +$420K
CNK icon
1318
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.82B
$2.28M 0.01%
68,237
+32,824
+93% +$1.13M
POWR
1319
DELISTED
POWERSECURE INTL INC COM STK (DE)
POWR
$2.27M 0.01%
150,583
+16,340
+12% +$219K
VIRT icon
1320
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.2B
$2.27M 0.01%
100,048
+464
+0.5% +$10.7K
SNX icon
1321
TD Synnex
SNX
$19.4B
$2.26M 0.01%
50,338
-26,008
-34% -$1.2M
HNI icon
1322
HNI Corp
HNI
$3B
$2.25M 0.01%
62,275
-26,371
-30% -$1.12M
MIDD icon
1323
Middleby
MIDD
$6.05B
$2.24M 0.01%
20,799
-23,726
-53% -$2.64M
EQY
1324
DELISTED
Equity One
EQY
$2.24M 0.01%
82,524
+56,219
+214% +$1.48M
CVA
1325
DELISTED
Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
$2.24M 0.01%
144,493
+71,312
+97% +$1.17M

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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.