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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
UAA icon
151
Under Armour
UAA
$2.88B
$48.2M 0.14%
1,003,758
+55,477
+6% +$2.62M
ORCL icon
152
Oracle
ORCL
$338B
$47.9M 0.14%
1,325,150
-515
-0% -$19.8K
TFCFA
153
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
$47.4M 0.14%
1,757,148
-21,492
-1% -$642K
TXN icon
154
Texas Instruments
TXN
$256B
$47.4M 0.14%
956,927
-124,475
-12% -$6.08M
TSCO icon
155
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$47.4M 0.14%
2,809,015
+78,100
+3% +$1.39M
LEG icon
156
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.47B
$46.7M 0.14%
1,131,358
-64,585
-5% -$3.02M
HAS icon
157
Hasbro
HAS
$12.4B
$46.6M 0.14%
646,515
+210,790
+48% +$16.3M
HPQ icon
158
HP
HPQ
$23.1B
$46.6M 0.14%
4,008,547
-436,115
-10% -$5.66M
BBY icon
159
Best Buy
BBY
$17.9B
$46.6M 0.13%
1,254,410
+117,439
+10% +$4.02M
DUK icon
160
Duke Energy
DUK
$101B
$46.2M 0.13%
642,703
+55,576
+9% +$4.02M
PPL
161
PPL Corp
PPL
$27.5B
$46M 0.13%
1,397,325
+311,532
+29% +$9.75M
AVGO icon
162
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.83T
$45.7M 0.13%
3,657,060
-435,300
-11% -$5.5M
EMC
163
DELISTED
EMC CORPORATION
EMC
$45.1M 0.13%
1,866,902
-676,508
-27% -$17.1M
SCG
164
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$44.7M 0.13%
795,385
+51,760
+7% +$2.78M
CVC
165
DELISTED
CABLEVISION SYS CP NY GRP CL-A
CVC
$44.6M 0.13%
1,374,192
+991,797
+259% +$27M
NTAP icon
166
NetApp
NTAP
$32.6B
$43.6M 0.13%
1,474,593
-37,201
-2% -$1.15M
BSX icon
167
Boston Scientific
BSX
$65.3B
$43M 0.12%
2,621,575
-2,161,388
-45% -$36.9M
CMCSA icon
168
Comcast
CMCSA
$79.3B
$42.9M 0.12%
1,508,292
-192,462
-11% -$5.72M
KO icon
169
Coca-Cola
KO
$351B
$42.6M 0.12%
1,062,510
-119,461
-10% -$4.78M
PEG icon
170
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.1B
$42.6M 0.12%
1,010,465
+46,764
+5% +$1.91M
NXPI icon
171
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$68.8B
$42.3M 0.12%
486,143
+102,755
+27% +$9.26M
DVA icon
172
DaVita
DVA
$15.1B
$42.2M 0.12%
584,038
-247,625
-30% -$19.2M
EQIX icon
173
Equinix
EQIX
$108B
$41.8M 0.12%
152,786
-294,496
-66% -$80.7M
DIS icon
174
Walt Disney
DIS
$164B
$41.4M 0.12%
404,956
+58,601
+17% +$6.38M
WMT icon
175
Walmart Inc
WMT
$865B
$41.3M 0.12%
1,912,644
+284,181
+17% +$6.52M

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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.