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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
PSX icon
126
Phillips 66
PSX
$83.2B
$60.6M 0.18%
789,230
+32,030
+4% +$2.55M
SBUX icon
127
Starbucks
SBUX
$120B
$60.5M 0.18%
1,064,260
+40,602
+4% +$2.27M
VTRS icon
128
Viatris
VTRS
$20.1B
$59.9M 0.17%
1,488,980
+168,017
+13% +$9.37M
WOOF
129
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$59.7M 0.17%
1,134,784
+1,024,230
+926% +$57.3M
GE icon
130
GE Aerospace
GE
$370B
$59.5M 0.17%
492,536
-117,110
-19% -$14.4M
P
131
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$59.5M 0.17%
2,789,175
+452,086
+19% +$7.93M
MKC icon
132
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$13.6B
$59.3M 0.17%
1,443,470
+66,730
+5% +$2.71M
PRGO icon
133
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.43B
$57.8M 0.17%
+367,239
New +$67.4M
ZD icon
134
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.95B
$57.1M 0.17%
926,186
+124,933
+16% +$7.57M
BF.B icon
135
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12B
$55.7M 0.16%
+1,796,875
New +$58.6M
ORLY icon
136
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.2B
$55.5M 0.16%
3,328,590
-131,685
-4% -$2.13M
CA
137
DELISTED
CA, Inc.
CA
$54.6M 0.16%
1,998,908
+51,651
+3% +$1.48M
ZTS icon
138
Zoetis
ZTS
$31.5B
$54.5M 0.16%
1,324,683
-472,403
-26% -$21.9M
JNJ icon
139
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$633B
$54.5M 0.16%
583,859
+30,536
+6% +$2.95M
ALGN icon
140
Align Technology
ALGN
$12.1B
$54.3M 0.16%
+957,407
New +$57.1M
RAX
141
DELISTED
Rackspace Hosting Inc
RAX
$51.3M 0.15%
2,080,243
-86,516
-4% -$2.79M
FL
142
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$50.9M 0.15%
707,331
+68,371
+11% +$4.87M
PGEN icon
143
Precigen
PGEN
$1.94B
$50.9M 0.15%
1,614,435
+1,540,628
+2,087% +$75.2M
NKE icon
144
Nike
NKE
$62.2B
$50.9M 0.15%
827,264
+193,942
+31% +$11M
CLDX icon
145
Celldex Therapeutics
CLDX
$2.78B
$50.7M 0.15%
320,659
+31,167
+11% +$8.82M
EW icon
146
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$49.1B
$50.2M 0.15%
2,120,346
-1,542,324
-42% -$37.2M
GME icon
147
GameStop
GME
$9.62B
$50.1M 0.15%
4,862,244
-993,236
-17% -$11M
GT icon
148
Goodyear
GT
$2.05B
$49.7M 0.14%
1,694,243
+697,721
+70% +$20.9M
LLY icon
149
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.07T
$49.4M 0.14%
590,738
+489,742
+485% +$41.3M
QCOM icon
150
Qualcomm
QCOM
$178B
$48.4M 0.14%
899,891
+129,439
+17% +$7.69M

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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.