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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
+4.23%
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
$33.6B
AUM Growth
+$98.9M
Cap. Flow
-$672M
Cap. Flow %
-2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.62%
Holding
2,602
New
301
Increased
1,225
Reduced
883
Closed
189

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.21%
2 Financials 9.87%
3 Industrials 9.87%
4 Communication Services 9.15%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
VMW
151
DELISTED
VMware, Inc
VMW
$45.9M 0.14%
583,571
+83,933
+17% +$6.52M
DD icon
152
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.6B
$45.9M 0.14%
316,774
-22,258
-7% -$3.1M
TROW icon
153
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$25B
$45.5M 0.14%
604,243
+205,521
+52% +$14.6M
REGN icon
154
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$68.8B
$45.5M 0.14%
123,856
+37,666
+44% +$14.3M
IONS icon
155
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.35B
$45.4M 0.14%
949,834
-45,260
-5% -$1.79M
SCG
156
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
$45.1M 0.13%
615,472
-118,943
-16% -$8.49M
SYY icon
157
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
$45M 0.13%
813,578
-1,729,239
-68% -$89.8M
WMT icon
158
Walmart Inc
WMT
$871B
$44.7M 0.13%
1,939,773
+15,099
+0.8% +$352K
FSLR icon
159
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$44.5M 0.13%
1,385,171
-35,719
-3% -$1.25M
TRV icon
160
Travelers Companies
TRV
$80.8B
$44.4M 0.13%
363,089
+58,794
+19% +$6.71M
SE
161
DELISTED
Spectra Energy Corp Wi
SE
$44.3M 0.13%
1,077,051
+115,702
+12% +$4.79M
SPB icon
162
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.04B
$44.2M 0.13%
361,480
-626,537
-63% -$80M
CAT icon
163
Caterpillar
CAT
$409B
$44M 0.13%
474,123
-73,924
-13% -$6.7M
CTAS icon
164
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$43.6M 0.13%
1,508,180
+857,776
+132% +$24.1M
TGT icon
165
Target
TGT
$62.1B
$43.4M 0.13%
601,179
-102,029
-15% -$7.39M
CVS icon
166
CVS Health
CVS
$137B
$43.3M 0.13%
548,860
+197,885
+56% +$16M
IDXX icon
167
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$42.9B
$43.2M 0.13%
368,431
+2,107
+0.6% +$240K
CFG icon
168
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$30.4B
$42.8M 0.13%
1,202,423
+165,546
+16% +$5.02M
LYB icon
169
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.5B
$42.6M 0.13%
497,160
-24,439
-5% -$2.05M
EG icon
170
Everest Group
EG
$15.2B
$42.6M 0.13%
196,838
+3,837
+2% +$791K
CLR
171
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$42.2M 0.13%
819,559
-26,568
-3% -$1.37M
WEC icon
172
WEC Energy
WEC
$37.7B
$42.2M 0.13%
719,635
+157,844
+28% +$9.05M
CCOI icon
173
Cogent Communications
CCOI
$594M
$42.2M 0.13%
1,020,577
+993,584
+3,681% +$37.9M
NTGR icon
174
NETGEAR
NTGR
$669M
$42M 0.13%
773,313
+47,341
+7% +$2.53M
TSN icon
175
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.2B
$41.6M 0.12%
674,501
-726,189
-52% -$47.7M

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First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,602 positions worth $33.6B, up 0.3% from $33.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q4 2016 filing shows 301 new, 1,225 increased, 883 reduced and 189 closed positions. Its largest new stake was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M. The largest sale was First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $627M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q4 2016 buy was First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund: 10,845,422 shares worth $571M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q4 2016, an estimated $62.3M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund ETF, cutting an estimated $172M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $627M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $33.6B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 301 new positions and closed 189 in Q4 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.3% quarter-over-quarter to $33.6B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 6 Feb 2017.