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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
+5.57%
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
$33.5B
AUM Growth
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow
+$484M
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
14.81%
Holding
2,486
New
216
Increased
1,148
Reduced
933
Closed
185

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 12.43%
2 Consumer Staples 10.03%
3 Consumer Discretionary 9.72%
4 Communication Services 9.38%
5 Healthcare 9.32%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CEA
1801
DELISTED
China Eastern Airlines
CEA
$832K ﹤0.01%
35,921
-5,884
-14% -$157K
NUV icon
1802
Nuveen Municipal Value Fund
NUV
$1.91B
$831K ﹤0.01%
78,428
-11,538
-13% -$123K
JTD
1803
DELISTED
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
JTD
$828K ﹤0.01%
55,765
+2,222
+4% +$33K
CPLA
1804
DELISTED
Capella Education Company
CPLA
$827K ﹤0.01%
14,242
+10,043
+239% +$586K
HSNI
1805
DELISTED
HSN, Inc.
HSNI
$826K ﹤0.01%
20,761
+10,061
+94% +$457K
GEF icon
1806
Greif
GEF
$4.47B
$820K ﹤0.01%
16,542
-1,432
-8% -$61.3K
REV
1807
DELISTED
Revlon, Inc.
REV
$820K ﹤0.01%
22,292
-14,532
-39% -$506K
MYI icon
1808
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
MYI
$709M
$819K ﹤0.01%
53,843
+5,641
+12% +$87.4K
ESGR
1809
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$816K ﹤0.01%
4,960
-9,600
-66% -$1.58M
BWLD
1810
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$816K ﹤0.01%
+5,798
New +$902K
MUS
1811
DELISTED
BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS QUALITY FUND, INC.
MUS
$816K ﹤0.01%
56,229
+4,824
+9% +$72.2K
CFNL
1812
DELISTED
Cardinal Financial Corp
CFNL
$813K ﹤0.01%
31,177
-1,888
-6% -$47.4K
BDC icon
1813
Belden
BDC
$4B
$812K ﹤0.01%
11,765
+2,189
+23% +$152K
MBI icon
1814
MBIA
MBI
$288M
$810K ﹤0.01%
103,992
-86,841
-46% -$683K
ATRI
1815
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
$807K ﹤0.01%
1,891
-637
-25% -$283K
LMNX
1816
DELISTED
Luminex Corp
LMNX
$806K ﹤0.01%
35,458
-3,032
-8% -$66K
MGLN
1817
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$796K ﹤0.01%
14,808
-449
-3% -$27.1K
LDR
1818
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
$796K ﹤0.01%
17,887
+12,930
+261% +$570K
FORR icon
1819
Forrester Research
FORR
$172M
$794K ﹤0.01%
+20,409
New +$808K
BOI
1820
DELISTED
Brookfield Mtge Opportunity Fd
BOI
$794K ﹤0.01%
52,964
-8,419
-14% -$127K
BMTC
1821
DELISTED
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp
BMTC
$793K ﹤0.01%
24,796
+217
+0.9% +$6.64K
HFWA icon
1822
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.24B
$792K ﹤0.01%
44,149
-923
-2% -$16.5K
CSFL
1823
DELISTED
CenterState Bank Corporation Common Stock
CSFL
$792K ﹤0.01%
44,683
-27,558
-38% -$471K
BEL
1824
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$792K ﹤0.01%
62,276
+26,952
+76% +$307K
TS icon
1825
Tenaris
TS
$29.1B
$789K ﹤0.01%
27,775
+20,728
+294% +$569K

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First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2016, First Trust Advisors held 2,486 positions worth $33.5B, up 5.5% from $31.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

First Trust Advisors's Q3 2016 filing shows 216 new, 1,148 increased, 933 reduced and 185 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M. The largest sale was First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund, an estimated $91.2M.

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

  • First Trust Advisors's largest Q3 2016 buy was Treehouse Foods: 1,132,288 shares worth $98.7M.
  • First Trust Advisors added most to Post Holdings in Q3 2016, an estimated $116M increase.
  • First Trust Advisors's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Rite Aid Corporation, cutting an estimated $85M.
  • First Trust Advisors fully exited First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $91.2M.
  • First Trust Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $33.5B portfolio in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors opened 216 new positions and closed 185 in Q3 2016.
  • First Trust Advisors's portfolio value rose 5.5% quarter-over-quarter to $33.5B.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 1 Nov 2016.