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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
SMB icon
1826
VanEck Short Muni ETF
SMB
$312M
$678K ﹤0.01%
38,502
-1,830
-5% -$32.2K
MSFG
1827
DELISTED
MainSource Financial Group Inc
MSFG
$674K ﹤0.01%
31,935
-5,758
-15% -$120K
DCOM icon
1828
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.75B
$673K ﹤0.01%
22,099
-4,554
-17% -$130K
AZPN
1829
DELISTED
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC
AZPN
$671K ﹤0.01%
18,579
+6,685
+56% +$241K
WPG
1830
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$668K ﹤0.01%
7,818
-201
-3% -$16.3K
BWLD
1831
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
$667K ﹤0.01%
4,506
-29,808
-87% -$4.55M
HTLF
1832
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$662K ﹤0.01%
21,485
-3,653
-15% -$109K
XHR
1833
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.98B
$661K ﹤0.01%
42,341
-1,051
-2% -$15.5K
WIBC
1834
DELISTED
WILSHIRE BANCORP INC
WIBC
$661K ﹤0.01%
64,174
+17,039
+36% +$175K
GABC icon
1835
German American Bancorp
GABC
$1.82B
$660K ﹤0.01%
30,740
-3,828
-11% -$80.7K
WASH icon
1836
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$732M
$660K ﹤0.01%
17,679
-2,977
-14% -$111K
PHG icon
1837
Philips
PHG
$25.4B
$651K ﹤0.01%
31,882
+1,257
+4% +$23.2K
RUN icon
1838
Sunrun
RUN
$2.37B
$651K ﹤0.01%
+100,499
New +$722K
VPL icon
1839
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF
VPL
$8.05B
$651K ﹤0.01%
11,777
-7,607
-39% -$403K
POT
1840
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
$650K ﹤0.01%
38,205
+1,195
+3% +$20.1K
SASR
1841
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$648K ﹤0.01%
23,302
-6,256
-21% -$166K
UBA
1842
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$648K ﹤0.01%
30,927
-32,821
-51% -$653K
SPXC icon
1843
SPX Corp
SPXC
$11B
$647K ﹤0.01%
43,068
-374,119
-90% -$4M
LOGM
1844
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
$645K ﹤0.01%
12,776
-34,717
-73% -$1.79M
SZMK
1845
DELISTED
SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE)
SZMK
$644K ﹤0.01%
+222,087
New +$710K
MED icon
1846
Medifast
MED
$108M
$642K ﹤0.01%
21,265
-2,364
-10% -$69.1K
FTA icon
1847
First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
FTA
$1.38B
$641K ﹤0.01%
15,770
-1,902
-11% -$71.2K
PGTI
1848
DELISTED
PGT, Inc.
PGTI
$641K ﹤0.01%
65,158
-124,169
-66% -$1.21M
CDR
1849
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$641K ﹤0.01%
13,425
+8,912
+197% +$409K
SUPN icon
1850
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.68B
$635K ﹤0.01%
41,628
-124,017
-75% -$1.62M

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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.