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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
LBTYK icon
1451
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.27B
$1.78M 0.01%
50,102
-56,771
-53% -$2.29M
HTO
1452
H2O America
HTO
$2.67B
$1.78M 0.01%
58,022
-27,816
-32% -$827K
RSTI
1453
DELISTED
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc
RSTI
$1.78M 0.01%
68,762
-31,836
-32% -$808K
FIX icon
1454
Comfort Systems
FIX
$61B
$1.77M 0.01%
64,921
-55,369
-46% -$1.48M
SH icon
1455
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$887M
$1.76M 0.01%
9,796
+81
+0.8% +$14K
TVTY
1456
DELISTED
Tivity Health, Inc. Common Stock
TVTY
$1.76M 0.01%
+158,275
New +$1.93M
FINL
1457
DELISTED
Finish Line
FINL
$1.76M 0.01%
91,060
-54,420
-37% -$1.44M
BLOX
1458
DELISTED
Infoblox Inc
BLOX
$1.76M 0.01%
+109,979
New +$2.4M
LBTYA icon
1459
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.31B
$1.75M 0.01%
46,587
-50,977
-52% -$2.21M
BKMU
1460
DELISTED
Bank Mutual Corp
BKMU
$1.74M 0.01%
227,102
+207,002
+1,030% +$1.51M
ENR icon
1461
Energizer
ENR
$1.44B
$1.74M 0.01%
+44,881
New +$1.8M
JBHT icon
1462
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$27.1B
$1.74M 0.01%
24,315
-70,792
-74% -$5.61M
SCOR icon
1463
Comscore
SCOR
$1.74M 0.01%
1,880
-838
-31% -$907K
BKU icon
1464
Bankunited
BKU
$3.38B
$1.72M 0.01%
48,189
-82,421
-63% -$2.98M
MUB icon
1465
iShares National Muni Bond ETF
MUB
$45.1B
$1.72M 0.01%
15,689
-222
-1% -$24.2K
SHOO icon
1466
Steven Madden
SHOO
$3.12B
$1.71M 0.01%
70,169
+21,485
+44% +$579K
SITC icon
1467
SITE Centers
SITC
$230M
$1.71M 0.01%
86,425
-5,378
-6% -$110K
PLOW icon
1468
Douglas Dynamics
PLOW
$1.07B
$1.71M 0.01%
86,149
-36,865
-30% -$783K
PRAA icon
1469
PRA Group
PRAA
$648M
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
+32,159
New +$1.87M
CUK
1470
DELISTED
Carnival PLC
CUK
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
32,701
-1,138
-3% -$60.1K
NEWP
1471
DELISTED
NEWPORT CORP
NEWP
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
122,736
-7,052
-5% -$111K
CYN
1472
DELISTED
CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
CYN
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
19,152
-4,851
-20% -$430K
PRAH
1473
DELISTED
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
PRAH
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
43,419
+3,361
+8% +$135K
AXE
1474
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
29,147
+1,777
+6% +$111K
PLCE icon
1475
Children's Place
PLCE
$53.6M
$1.67M ﹤0.01%
29,028
-3,422
-11% -$206K

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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.