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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
BPOP icon
1401
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11B
$1.96M 0.01%
64,881
+20,267
+45% +$606K
PSB
1402
DELISTED
PS Business Parks, Inc.
PSB
$1.96M 0.01%
24,703
+8,631
+54% +$651K
PBF icon
1403
PBF Energy
PBF
$7.29B
$1.96M 0.01%
69,443
-440,406
-86% -$13.4M
SSI
1404
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
$1.96M 0.01%
199,214
+108,281
+119% +$1.55M
HQL
1405
abrdn Life Sciences Investors
HQL
$585M
$1.96M 0.01%
87,005
+15,984
+23% +$448K
BGFV
1406
DELISTED
Big 5 Sporting Goods
BGFV
$1.96M 0.01%
188,555
-20,620
-10% -$249K
VFC icon
1407
VF Corp
VFC
$6.68B
$1.96M 0.01%
30,463
-261,640
-90% -$17.9M
NDSN icon
1408
Nordson
NDSN
$16.5B
$1.96M 0.01%
31,085
+18,918
+155% +$1.33M
FFBC icon
1409
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$3.55B
$1.95M 0.01%
102,148
+36,560
+56% +$679K
DCOM
1410
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.95M 0.01%
115,329
-2,527
-2% -$42.9K
UFI icon
1411
UNIFI
UFI
$117M
$1.94M 0.01%
65,148
+147
+0.2% +$4.47K
DAR icon
1412
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.93B
$1.94M 0.01%
172,697
-25,600
-13% -$327K
SHOP icon
1413
Shopify
SHOP
$148B
$1.93M 0.01%
548,450
+39,600
+8% +$126K
WGO icon
1414
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$870M
$1.92M 0.01%
100,335
+86,310
+615% +$1.83M
HSTM icon
1415
HealthStream
HSTM
$793M
$1.92M 0.01%
+87,801
New +$2.33M
LZB icon
1416
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.59B
$1.91M 0.01%
72,052
+47,346
+192% +$1.26M
BGG
1417
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
$1.91M 0.01%
98,678
-2,733
-3% -$52.4K
ETD icon
1418
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$581M
$1.9M 0.01%
71,986
-16,887
-19% -$495K
CAL icon
1419
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$1.9M 0.01%
62,239
-19,377
-24% -$625K
FOR icon
1420
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.44B
$1.9M 0.01%
144,086
-31,930
-18% -$411K
SMP icon
1421
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$861M
$1.89M 0.01%
54,039
+21,184
+64% +$739K
HF
1422
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
$1.89M 0.01%
55,840
+10,596
+23% +$418K
EVT icon
1423
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
EVT
$2.06B
$1.88M 0.01%
102,361
+880
+0.9% +$17.3K
GFF icon
1424
Griffon
GFF
$4.16B
$1.88M 0.01%
119,271
+79,424
+199% +$1.3M
HHS icon
1425
Harte-Hanks
HHS
$17.7M
$1.88M 0.01%
53,232
+24,323
+84% +$1.1M

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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.