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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
BCPC
1601
Balchem Corp
BCPC
$5.23B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
21,974
+11,232
+105% +$651K
HIW icon
1602
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.71B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
34,425
-27,549
-44% -$1.11M
HYD icon
1603
VanEck High Yield Muni ETF
HYD
$4.44B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
21,810
+660
+3% +$39.9K
SEM
1604
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
229,377
-31,822
-12% -$236K
NOAH
1605
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$588M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
56,530
-16,878
-23% -$389K
NFJ
1606
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
$1.41B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
103,732
+2,110
+2% +$29.3K
PRFT
1607
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
85,839
-100,682
-54% -$1.63M
PRXL
1608
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
21,371
-9,440
-31% -$635K
CEO
1609
DELISTED
CNOOC Limited
CEO
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
12,828
-3,758
-23% -$450K
SUI icon
1610
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
19,482
-449
-2% -$29.9K
DPLO
1611
DELISTED
DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.
DPLO
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
45,930
+4,140
+10% +$177K
APAM icon
1612
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.79B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+37,385
New +$1.61M
ALOG
1613
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
16,048
+8,409
+110% +$681K
BST icon
1614
BlackRock Science and Technology Trust
BST
$1.57B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
83,822
+1,438
+2% +$24.3K
WNC icon
1615
Wabash National
WNC
$543M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
+123,979
New +$1.52M
OB
1616
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
93,508
+72,899
+354% +$1.06M
ADTN icon
1617
Adtran
ADTN
$798M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
89,855
+1,741
+2% +$27.5K
DMND
1618
DELISTED
DIAMOND FOODS, INC.
DMND
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
42,516
-178
-0.4% -$5.58K
FLEX icon
1619
Flex
FLEX
$43.4B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
165,030
-26,536
-14% -$216K
AMBA icon
1620
Ambarella
AMBA
$2.99B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
22,659
+1,635
+8% +$154K
TG icon
1621
Tredegar Corp
TG
$268M
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
100,048
-51,453
-34% -$859K
ITM icon
1622
VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF
ITM
$2.14B
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
27,683
+1,069
+4% +$49.9K
ALEX
1623
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
38,054
-32,076
-46% -$1.17M
PFS icon
1624
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.11B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
66,657
-7,792
-10% -$150K
GNRC icon
1625
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$11.9B
$1.3M ﹤0.01%
43,063
-9,885
-19% -$317K

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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.