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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
STRA icon
1501
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.71B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
27,343
+21,050
+334% +$1.19M
ATCO
1502
DELISTED
Atlas Corp.
ATCO
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
+103,992
New +$1.63M
PLKI
1503
DELISTED
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.
PLKI
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
28,076
-8,850
-24% -$502K
SMP icon
1504
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$861M
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
43,120
-10,919
-20% -$435K
BAS
1505
DELISTED
Basis Energy Services, Inc.
BAS
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
1,065
+478
+81% +$990K
PRIM icon
1506
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.69B
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
73,799
-10,830
-13% -$230K
NP
1507
DELISTED
Neenah, Inc. Common Stock
NP
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
26,031
+11,548
+80% +$744K
SFUN
1508
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
4,387
+715
+19% +$254K
BBOX
1509
DELISTED
Black Box Corp
BBOX
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
169,850
+43,437
+34% +$534K
HIW icon
1510
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
37,057
+2,632
+8% +$112K
AGX icon
1511
Argan
AGX
$7.98B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
49,825
+3,722
+8% +$134K
CSH
1512
DELISTED
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC
CSH
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
53,871
+5,436
+11% +$169K
PAYC icon
1513
Paycom
PAYC
$6.78B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
42,813
+81
+0.2% +$3.25K
DCOM
1514
DELISTED
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
91,745
-23,584
-20% -$419K
ATHM icon
1515
Autohome
ATHM
$2.43B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
45,927
+8,195
+22% +$276K
CHU
1516
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
132,815
+16,549
+14% +$208K
AIT icon
1517
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.8B
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
39,483
-24,402
-38% -$996K
CAL icon
1518
Caleres
CAL
$396M
$1.6M ﹤0.01%
59,577
-2,662
-4% -$77.5K
CCMP
1519
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
36,394
-3,894
-10% -$164K
MSTR icon
1520
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$33.5B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
+88,740
New +$1.61M
DPLO
1521
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
46,505
+575
+1% +$17.9K
HWKN icon
1522
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.91B
$1.59M ﹤0.01%
88,704
-16,132
-15% -$321K
TCF
1523
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
46,256
+22,346
+93% +$776K
MOMO
1524
Hello Group
MOMO
$869M
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
98,764
-17,956
-15% -$249K
TRS icon
1525
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.43B
$1.58M ﹤0.01%
84,804
+22,397
+36% +$434K

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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.