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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
+2.25%
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
$31.1B
AUM Growth
-$7.4B
Cap. Flow
-$6.73B
Cap. Flow %
-21.62%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.54%
Holding
2,405
New
176
Increased
678
Reduced
1,352
Closed
195

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 11.24%
2 Consumer Staples 11.04%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.74%
4 Healthcare 9.7%
5 Communication Services 8.89%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IPCC
1576
DELISTED
Infinity Property & Casualty C
IPCC
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
15,181
-3,841
-20% -$300K
YOKU
1577
DELISTED
YOUKU TUDOU INC.(CAYMAN ISLS)
YOKU
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
44,460
-9,281
-17% -$253K
VCR icon
1578
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
VCR
$5.84B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
9,825
+960
+11% +$112K
SIVB
1579
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
+11,945
New +$1.16M
ICUI icon
1580
ICU Medical
ICUI
$3.93B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
11,660
-14,464
-55% -$1.38M
SEM
1581
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
190,775
-68,089
-26% -$365K
STBA icon
1582
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
47,042
+4,814
+11% +$126K
COHR
1583
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
13,166
-14,330
-52% -$1.1M
LNCE
1584
DELISTED
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
38,316
-36,414
-49% -$1.17M
BNED icon
1585
Barnes & Noble Education
BNED
$412M
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
1,228
+839
+216% +$840K
ESND
1586
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
37,685
-9,792
-21% -$288K
EXPO icon
1587
Exponent
EXPO
$2.98B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
46,988
-5,186
-10% -$125K
NFJ
1588
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
$1.41B
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
97,652
-425
-0.4% -$4.94K
SYNH
1589
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$1.2M ﹤0.01%
29,036
-11,917
-29% -$491K
RT
1590
DELISTED
Ruby Tuesday Georgia
RT
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
221,664
-20,230
-8% -$106K
PETS icon
1591
PetMed Express
PETS
$42.5M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
66,512
+24,483
+58% +$419K
UN
1592
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
26,666
-18,792
-41% -$809K
REXX
1593
DELISTED
Rex Energy Corporation
REXX
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
154,403
-476,039
-76% -$4.22M
WABC icon
1594
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
24,324
-6,641
-21% -$302K
NILE
1595
DELISTED
Blue Nile, Inc.
NILE
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
46,072
-41,121
-47% -$1.2M
VNET
1596
VNET Group
VNET
$2.05B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
59,215
-12,345
-17% -$236K
ECOL
1597
DELISTED
US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
26,781
-29,663
-53% -$1.07M
SNBR
1598
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
60,954
+34,637
+132% +$661K
WB icon
1599
Weibo
WB
$1.9B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
65,717
-13,728
-17% -$221K
ITG
1600
DELISTED
Investment Technology Group Inc
ITG
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
53,290
-96,851
-65% -$1.77M

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First Trust Advisors's Q1 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,405 positions worth $31.1B, down 19% from $38.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors withdrew a net $6.73B in Q1 2016, closing 195 positions and reducing 1,352 holdings. Its most notable exit was First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, an estimated $1.21B position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 11% of assets, up from 10% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary.

Against the trend, First Trust Advisors opened a new position in First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund worth $694M.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q1 2016 buy was First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund: 26,726,348 shares worth $694M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Mondelez International in Q1 2016, an estimated $111M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q1 2016 reduction was Meta Platforms (Facebook), cutting an estimated $232M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund in Q1 2016, selling an estimated $1.21B.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $31.1B portfolio in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 176 new positions and closed 195 in Q1 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value fell 19% quarter-over-quarter to $31.1B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2016, filed 10 May 2016.